Things to see or do
Amenities
- Directions: 24km North-West of Letterkenny. Kilmacrennan/Termon to Dunlewey road or Churchill to Dunlewey Road.
- Admission Prices: Castle: Adult: €3.00 Group & Senior Citizen: €2.00 Child/Student: €1.50 Family Rate: €7.00 Bus Prices: €2.00 Concession: €1.00 Admission to the Park and Visitor Centre is Free.
- Guided Tours: Guided Tours: Access to the Castle by guided tour only. (Videos/cameras not permitted on tour). Max. No: 20 Duration: 45 mins. Audio Visual Presentation: "Glenveagh" Seating: 90 Duration: 35 mins. Languages: English, Irish, French, German and Italian.
- Facilities: Exhibitions, toilets, toilet for visitors with disabilities, car/coach park, self-guiding trails, gardens, shuttle bus service to the castle (€2.00 return)
- Opening Times: All year round, Daily 10:00-18:00 Last admission at 17.00 Average Length of Visit: 3-4 hours
- Restaurant: Restaurant/Tearooms: Tearoom (Castle) - Open all year round. Reduced opening hours in Winter. Seating capacity: 50 Restaurant (Visitor centre) Open Easter - end September. Seating capacity 90
- Forest Walks: Most of the Park is mountainous and is suitable for properly prepared hikers only. If you intend walking on the hills, please leave details of your planned route and expected time of return at the Visitor Centre. Guided Walks: Guided nature walks are held weekly in July and August and there is a 6-hour guided hill walk every month from May to October. There are two guided tours of the gardens each week in July and August.
Glenveagh National Park and Castle
Letterkenny Donegal - Ireland WestGlenveagh Castle is a 19th century castellated mansion and was built between 1867 and 1873. Its construction in a remote mountain setting was inspired by the Victorian idyll of a romantic highland retreat. John Townsend Trench, a cousin of its builder and first owner, John George Adair, with whom he had been raised in County Laois, designed it. Although not a professional architect, Trench had a hand in at least one other building: he designed the Gothic town hall in Arklow, built in 1878. Some 16,500 hectares of mountains, lakes, glens and woods with a large heard of red deer. The central feature is a 19th century castle surrounded by the famous Glenveagh Gardens. The visitor centre is accessible for visitors with disabilities. The ground floor of the Castle is partially accessible for people with disabilities. Access to the castle by guided tour only (max 20).
Contact
Telephone+353 (0)74 913 7090Fax:+353 (0)74 913 7072
Email: talcorn@duchas.ie
Website: www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie
Address: Glenveagh, Churchhill, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Activities
Glenveagh National Park and Castle
