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The Sliding Rock

The Sliding Rock is a pub on Newcastle Road in Galway, County Galway, 959 m west of Eyre Square. Newcastle Barbers, Gourmet Tart Co. and Paddy Power are within 21 m.

Kind
Pubs
Street
37 Newcastle Road
From Eyre Square
959 m west
Phone
+353 91 722 131
Website
theslidingrock.ie
Email
info@theslidingrock.ie
Wheelchair
Accessible
Parking
Car Park 4, 76 m away
Bus stop
Newcastle Rd (UHG Main Gate) (Bus Éireann), 42 m away

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Plan of the streets around The Sliding Rock, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around The Sliding Rock, 340 metres across

Getting to The Sliding Rock

By car
Park at Car Park 4, 76 m away, paid, 35 spaces.
By bus
The nearest stop is Newcastle Rd (UHG Main Gate), served by Bus Éireann, 42 m away, with a shelter.
Directions from where you are
Open the model above, tap the pin and choose “Directions here”; the route is drawn from your own position.

While you are there

11 places to eat and drink within 300 m: Gourmet Tart Co. (18 m), Abrakebabra (26 m), Supermac's (31 m) and Zambrero (33 m) and more.

3 shops within 300 m, including Londis, Tesco Express and The Gourmet Offensive.

Newcastle Road itself has 23 named places on the map, and 2 car parks along it.

Within a short walk

  1. Newcastle Barbers
    Hairdressers
    11 m
  2. 18 m
  3. Paddy Power
    Bookmaker
    21 m
  4. Abrakebabra
    Takeaways
    26 m
  5. Supermac's
    Takeaways
    31 m
  6. Zambrero
    Takeaways
    33 m
  7. Jalan Jalan
    Restaurants
    39 m
  8. 40 m

Also on Newcastle Road

  1. Abrakebabra
    Takeaways
  2. Apache Pizza
    Takeaways
  4. Coolavalla B&B
    Guest houses
  6. Doctor 365
    Doctors
  8. Jalan Jalan
    Restaurants

Everything on Newcastle Road (23 places)

Other pubs in Galway

  1. Cooke’s Thatch Bar
    Newcastle Road
    369 m
  2. College Bar - Sult
    O'Shaughnessy Bridge
    402 m
  3. Galway Arms Inn
    Dominick Street Lower
    642 m
  4. M.P. Walsh
    Dominick Street Lower
    660 m
  5. Bierhaus
    Henry Street
    671 m
  6. Sally Long’s
    Abbeygate Street Upper
    672 m
  7. Massimo
    William Street West
    678 m
  8. The Universal
    William Street West
    679 m

All 75 pubs in Galway

Questions people ask

Where is The Sliding Rock?
On Newcastle Road in Galway, 959 m west of Eyre Square; the nearest car park is 76 m away.
How do I contact The Sliding Rock?
By phone on +353 91 722 131, or through theslidingrock.ie.
Are there other pubs nearby?
74 other pubs in $Galway; the closest is Cooke’s Thatch Bar, 369 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap way/211933639, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.