Knit and Crochet in the West of Ireland

With our flight inclusive package, meet Carol and your Tour Manager at London airport for your flight to Shannon. We'll visit the stunning Cliffs of Moher on route to the hotel.

If you have booked our join direct package, meet us at the hotel.

This morning's excursion takes us to Galway where we will visit Knitwits, Galway's largest yarn store, and enjoy a guided walking tour through the historic winding streets of this colourful and cultural city. We will return to the hotel this afternoon for our first workshop.

We will travel to Ros a Mhil and catch the ferry to Inis Oírr this morning. It is the smallest of the Aran Islands, renowned for their preservation of the traditional ways of life. After a wandering wagon tour of the island, we meet with a local knitting expert to knit a simple project with an Aran design inspired by the Inis Oírr landscape

A full day of knitting or crochet under the guidance of our expert with both morning and afternoon workshops at the hotel

Beyond Galway lies the cultural region of Connemara. Here we will visit Kylemore Abbey and the Leenane Sheep and Wool Centre for an insight into the importance of textiles to Connemara's past. Discover the history of sheep farming and learn about the methods of spinning and weaving as you see wheels and looms dating back to the turn of the last century.

We enjoy our final workshop with our expert at the hotel this morning.

In the afternoon, if you have booked our flight inclusive package, transfer to Shannon airport for our return flight to London.

If you have booked our join direct package, your tour ends after the morning workshop.