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regional road · R864 · $Galway, County Galway

Newcastle Road

Newcastle Road is the R864, a regional road in Galway, 930 m west of Eyre Square. It runs 541 m from Saint Helens Street to University Road, about 7 minutes on foot end to end. It has 23 named places on the map: 5 takeaways, 2 pubs, 2 guest houses and 2 doctors and more.

Type
Regional road (R864)
Length
541 m of mapped road
From Eyre Square
930 m west
Joins
Ashgrove Road, Costello Road, Lower Newcastle Road, Presentation Road, Saint Helens Street, Saint Mary's Road, Shantalla Road, University Close, University Road
Runs
from Saint Helens Street to University Road
Bus stops
Newcastle Rd (UHG Main Gate); UCH Galway; Unnamed stop
Parking
2 car parks on the street: Car Park 1 and Car Park 4
Density
23 named places over 541 m, 4.3 per 100 m
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Plan of Newcastle Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

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Plan of the streetPlan of Newcastle Road and the streets around it, with its named places marked

A walk along Newcastle Road

Start at the Saint Helens Street end and walk towards University Road: 5 takeaways, 2 pubs, 2 guest houses, 2 doctors, 2 cafés and 2 restaurants and more share the 541 m. 8 of the 23 places on the street have opening hours on record, and 6 of them open on Sundays. Buses stop on the street itself at 3 stops. There is parking on the street: Car Park 1 and Car Park 4.

What is on Newcastle Road

5 takeaways, 2 pubs, 2 guest houses, 2 doctors and 2 cafés and more, each with its own page.

Restaurants · 9

  1. Abrakebabra
    Takeaways
  2. Apache Pizza
    Takeaways · hours on record
    +353 91 586 888
  3. +353 91 376 401
  4. Jalan Jalan
    Restaurants
  5. Kawa Asian Street Food
    Restaurants · hours on record
  6. MixGreens
    Cafés
  7. Subway
    Takeaways
  8. Supermac's
    Takeaways · hours on record
    +353 91 522 300
  9. Zambrero
    Takeaways · hours on record
    +353 91 863 763

Pubs · 2

  2. +353 91 722 131

Shops · 1

  1. The Gourmet Offensive
    Delis · hours on record
    +353 91 865 924

Hairdressers and beauty · 1

  1. Newcastle Barbers
    Hairdressers

Supermarkets · 1

  1. Londis
    Convenience stores · hours on record

Pharmacies · 2

  1. Moughans
    Pharmacies
  2. University Late Night Pharmacy
    Pharmacies · hours on record
    +353 91 520 115

Doctors · 3

  1. Doctor 365
    Doctors · hours on record
    +353 91 353 535
  2. +353 91 520 340

Schools · 1

Hotels · 2

  1. Coolavalla B&B
    Guest houses
  2. +353 91 585 064

Other places · 1

  1. Paddy Power
    Bookmaker

Streets it joins

  1. Ashgrove Roadresidential street · 1 place
  2. Costello Roadresidential street · 1 place
  3. Lower Newcastle Roadregional road · 10 places
  4. Presentation Roadlink road · 3 places
  5. Saint Helens Streetresidential street · 1 place
  6. Saint Mary's Roadregional road · 2 places
  7. Shantalla Roadlink road · 2 places
  8. University Closeresidential street
  9. University Roadregional road · 8 places

Questions people ask

Where is Newcastle Road?
In Galway, County Galway, 930 m west of Eyre Square, joining Ashgrove Road, Costello Road and Lower Newcastle Road.
How long is Newcastle Road?
541 m, measured along the mapped centre line; about 7 minutes on foot end to end.
What is on Newcastle Road?
23 named places: Abrakebabra, Apache Pizza, Cooke’s Thatch Bar, Coolavalla B&B, Desota House Bed and Breakfast and Doctor 365 and others listed above.
Is there a bus stop on Newcastle Road?
Yes: Newcastle Rd (UHG Main Gate), UCH Galway and Unnamed stop.
Where can I park near Newcastle Road?
On the street: Car Park 1 and Car Park 4.

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Geometry, names and places from OpenStreetMap, read on 2026-09-18. Length is the sum of the mapped segments carrying this name; distances are straight lines from the street's midpoint.