Glen Bus Cancelled
Glen Bus cancelled this weekend, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th January 2025 due to snow and ice conditions.
Category: Glenveagh National Park
Christmas Opening Hours
If you’re visiting Glenveagh National Park over the Christmas Holidays the opening hours of our Visitor Services are: The National Park including the Castle Gardens, footpath and trail network, car park and toilet facilities are open throughout the entire holiday period for you to explore and experience a quiet peaceful moment with nature. The dedicated
Catering Franchise For Restaurant At Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre
Tenders are invited for the operation of the restaurant franchise at Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre. The Park is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. NPWS are seeking to develop a vibrant and exciting catering facility with a suitable applicant. NPWS will work flexibly with
PhD Opportunity – The ecological implications of alternative deer management strategies
Glenveagh National Park are delighted to promote a PhD collaboration with the University of Ulster. As a PhD student on this project you will examine the social and ecological implications of the new deer management strategies implemented in Glenveagh National Park. For further information please follow the link: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/doctoralcollege/find-a-phd/14-geography-and-environmental-studies/1681020
The Derek Hill Foundation – Glenveagh National Park Artists Residency
The Derek Hill Foundation with the Glebe Gallery, Glenveagh National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service) and Regional Cultural Centre are collaborating on a new, exciting opportunity for an artist to spend three weeks immersed in the remote landscapes of Donegal between March/ April 2025. Visual Artists are invited to explore all aspects of Glenveagh
Glenveagh National Park hosts Cartoon Saloon’s new interactive biodiversity exhibition Puffin Rock Habitats
The Puffin Rock Habitats exhibition is based on Cartoon Saloon’s much loved Puffin Rock series with the ambition to inspire a sense of wonder and improve “nature literacy” among families with young children. Through characters including young puffins Oona and Baba, Marvin the otter and Bernie the hermit crab, audiences are invited to listen to underwater communications, observe the rhythm of changes in tidal areas, learn about the role of pollinators in grasslands and explore the composition of wetlands.
Early Closure
Please note the Visitor Services in Glenveagh National Park will close early at 3pm on Tuesday 12th November, 2024 for staff training. This includes the Visitor Centre, Shuttle Bus service and the Castle. Thank you for your understanding.
Christmas At The Castle
Our Christmas at the Castle event is now FULLY BOOKED. Thank you all for your interest and for your understanding. Please note our stand-by list is also now at full capacity.
Puffin Rock Habitats Exhibition Comes to Donegal!
Glenveagh are delighted to be the first National Park in Ireland to host the Puffin Rock Habitats exhibition on its all-Island tour from November 2024 to the end of January 2025. The Puffin Rock Habitats exhibition is based on Cartoon Saloon’s much loved Puffin Rock series and is an educational partnership with the Heritage Council
Minister Noonan launches public consultation on the future of Ireland’s National Parks
‘Your Parks, Your Say’ is the first phase of a national conversation to inform the definition, purpose and management of our National Parks.