{"id":1475,"date":"2018-12-24T16:23:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T16:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2022-05-30T10:59:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:59:02","slug":"5-fun-outdoor-ideas-for-st-stephens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/5-fun-outdoor-ideas-for-st-stephens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"5 fun outdoor ideas for St Stephen’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting into your Christmas Planning? Sometimes it\u2019s hard to see past the ‘Big Day’ itself, so we\u2019re here to help you with ideas for St Stephen\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got 5 gentle plans to get you out of the house and shaking down that turkey on Stephen\u2019s Day. You\u2019re all probably getting a little stir crazy at this point. Nothing a good walk in the fresh air and a mini adventure won\u2019t fix.<\/p>\n

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  1. Cycle the new Section of the Connemara Greenway. Drive to the parking spot near to the entrance for Ballynahinch Castle. Park your car and get peddling. The new section is about 6km. The surface is pristine, so it won\u2019t take too much effort to complete the 12km. If you\u2019re short of a bike, it\u2019s also a wonderful walk too. Don\u2019t forget to pack turkey and stuffing sambos.<\/li>\n
  2. If the energy levels only stretch to a relaxing amble, then head to Glassilaun Beach. This stunning beach is at the mouth of Killary Fjord, and is overlooked by Mweelrea. Take a gentle stroll on the beach and listen to the waves. Afterwards head to Coyne’s of Tullycross and enjoy a pint of Guinness by the open fire. This pub is Christmassy anytime of the year, but for St Stephen\u2019s Day will be just perfect.<\/li>\n
  3. Climb Diamond Hill in the Connemara National Park. This is the most taxing of you suggestions for the day. More of a small mountain than a large hill some might say. You\u2019ll pop up and down in 2 hours. You\u2019ll feel positively virtuous for the rest of the day spent on the couch watching Harry Potter and eating quality street!<\/li>\n
  4. Drive to Dog\u2019s Bay. Park in the car park and go for a gentle jog on the beach. The sand will be easy on your knees, and the stunning views will take your mind off the running. Follow along Dogs Bay and up around the headland. You can continue onto Gurteen beach and then loop back to where you started. Why not pop to Roundstone when you\u2019re done and enjoy a bowl chowder in O\u2019Dowds.<\/li>\n
  5. Take a quick dip in the sea at the Coral Strand. A plunge into the icy Atlantic is good for any little aches and pains, and clear your head. The swimming is great here at mid to high tide.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Getting into your Christmas Planning? Sometimes it\u2019s hard to see past the ‘Big Day’ itself, so we\u2019re here to help you with ideas for St Stephen\u2019s Day. We\u2019ve got 5 gentle plans to get you out of the house and shaking down that turkey on Stephen\u2019s Day. You\u2019re all probably getting a little stir crazy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-picks"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"title_trimmed":"5 fun outdoor ideas for...","thumbnail":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Diamond-hill-1.jpg","date_formated":"24 Dec 2018","term_items":[{"term_name":"Top picks","term_link":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/category\/top-picks\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3028,"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475\/revisions\/3028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realadventures.ie\/connemara\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}