The heart of the Wild Atlantic Way, Mayo is a west-coast winner when it comes to weddings and holidays. A seductive mix of beaches, chic towns and mountains, it’s wild beauty stretches from the shores of Achill Island to the soaring summit of Croagh Patrick with charming colourful towns like Westport and Castlebar in between. Choose from elegant castles in rural settings (Mount Falcon, Ashford Castle) to beach weddings at Mulranny Park Hotel or the buzz of a town celebration in Westport (Knockranny House Hotel, Westport House) where you can expect regular singsongs in some of the country’s best pubs. Guests can make a few days of it and take to two wheels on the Great Western Greenway cycling route and flake out on some of the country’s best blue flag beaches.