Weekend break: Delphi Resort, Mayo/Galway

Delphi Resort on the Mayo/Galway border has come a long way since it first opened 30 years ago, says Tommy Barker.

SOMEWHERE between the middle of nowhere, and the back of beyond, and if you are very lucky navigating the wondrous, raw and rugged beauty of Connemara’s valleys and back roads, you might just find Delphi Resort, up from the Wild Atlantic Way and Killary fjard near the Galway/Mayo border, up along the rocky tumbles and falls of the salmon-blessed Bundorragha river.

And, if you do happen upon the Delphi Resort, you really, really, should stop off or stay put for a while, for a pampering personal detox (and, digital detox, there’s little mobile coverage or wi-fi and no TVs in bedrooms: hurray!).