Lolaido House

Sea Kayaking

Explore the coastline and Skerries Islands by kayak. Guided tours and equipment rental available from Skerries Watersports.

Distance: 1 mile

Hours: Daily during summer, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (weather permitting)

Sailing

Skerries Sailing Club offers courses for beginners and experienced sailors. Boat rentals and day trips available.

Distance: 1.2 miles

Hours: Seasonal, check website for current schedule

Wild Swimming

Enjoy swimming at the Blue Flag South Beach or join the local sea swimming groups that meet daily at the Captains.

Distance: 0.8 miles

Hours: Daily, lifeguards on duty during summer months

Skerries Coastal Walk

A beautiful 4km coastal path from Skerries Harbor to Red Island, offering stunning views of the coastline and islands.

Distance: 0.5 miles to starting point

Difficulty: Easy

Ardgillan Demesne Trails

Explore over 200 acres of woodland, meadows, and coastal paths with spectacular views across the Irish Sea.

Distance: 3 miles

Difficulty: Easy to moderate

Baldongan Church & Tower Walk

A historic walk to the ruins of a 13th-century church and tower with panoramic views of the countryside.

Distance: 2.5 miles

Difficulty: Easy

Skerries Golf Club

Established in 1905, this championship 18-hole parkland course beckons with undulating fairways, strategically placed bunkers, and a lush canopy of mature trees. From the medal tees, it stretches an impressive 6116 meters, challenging golfers of all levels,and boasts one of Ireland’s most awe-inspiring finishing holes.

Distance: 0.75 miles to starting point

Difficulty: Challenging

Balbriggan Golf Club

Founded in 1945, our premier parkland course has been expertly redesigned by Eddie Connaughton, featuring USGA-standard greens and strategic water hazards that offer both a challenging and enjoyable experience for golfers of all levels.

Distance: 3 miles

Difficulty: Challenging.

Swords Open / Roganstown Golf Clubs

Roganstown Hotel and Country Club boasts two Championship golf courses, Roganstown Golf Course and Swords Open Golf Course.

Distance: 9 miles

Difficulty: Moderately difficult.

Hollywood Lakes Golf Club

Welcome to Hollywood Lakes Golf Club, Leinster's hidden gem 2022 as awarded by the Golfer Guide to Ireland .A course that is both challenging and enjoyable to all levels of golfer. Founded in 1991 and designed by Mel Flanagan, Hollywood Lakes is a 6,707 m Par-72 with a standard scratch of 72 off the back tees. The sand based greens are durable and playable year round. The mature woodland and natural lakes, as the name suggests, provide the course with its unique character and wonderful landscape and stunning views of Dublin city and Lambay island..

Distance: 10 miles

Difficulty: Moderately difficult.

Corbillas Golf Club

Welcome to Corballis Links, a course with a century-old history. A gem in the Irish Links family, with breath-taking coastal views along the North Dublin coastline, this special par-66 offers a unique golfing challenge to test all levels. The course has seen major improvements over the past couple of years particularly with four magnificent new holes being introduced along the coastline. The breathtaking views are always a welcoming distraction from the golfing challenge ahead and at the same time, fantastic enjoymen.

Distance: 12 miles

Difficulty: Challenging.

Donabate Golf Club

Donabate Golf Club is a member-owned club which was founded in 1925 and moved to its present location in 1939. Donabate Golf Club is now a 27 hole mature parkland course in North County Dublin just 12 minutes from Dublin Airport, that offers varying challenges on each nine created by a combination of water hazards, undulating greens and mature trees. All of the greens are sand based which makes them playable all year round.

Distance: 11 Miles

Difficulty: Challenging

Skerries-Loughshinny Loop

A scenic 15km cycling route along quiet country roads with beautiful coastal views.

Distance: Starting from Lolaido House

Difficulty: Moderate

Bicycle Rental

We can advise our guests information in exploring the local area. Electric bikes are also available for rental in Skerries town.

Note: Please reserve bicycles in advance