Galway City Karting

In Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, the Galway City Karting lays out a covered karting track set in a vast hall of nearly two thousand square metres, in the Liosban Industrial Estate along the Tuam Road. People drive petrol Honda karts there: junior models of one hundred and sixty cubic centimetres and adult models of two hundred, open from the age of seven. The covered format lets you drive under cover, whatever the Atlantic weather.

Beyond the track, the site brings together a virtual reality world, arcade games and pool tables, with stands for spectators. It lends itself to birthdays, stag and hen parties and corporate team-building outings, with lap-time tracking and a leaderboard. Open all week, afternoon and evening, it welcomes families as well as groups out to measure themselves against the clock. Petrol driving, with the engine noise and the smell of fuel, gives a real taste of racing, and the covered hall shelters from the western wind and rain, which makes it a reliable outing all year, right in the centre of the city.

Galway is a lively city of the Atlantic coast, the cultural capital of Connacht, famous for its Latin Quarter, its music scene and its closeness to Connemara and the Aran Islands. Galway Bay and the coastal Wild Atlantic Way route stretch close by. At the heart of Connacht, the Galway City Karting adds a dose of covered driving, open all year round.