Join us at Glenveagh Castle this bank holiday weekend to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde or St Brigid’s Day by making St Brigid’s Crosses. The making of St Brigid’s Crosses on the eve of St Brigid’s Day is customary in Ireland to gain St Brigid’s protection. Keep up the tradition with a free drop-in activity and
Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre will be closed for essential maintenance from Monday 12th January. This is to complete the final stage of the ongoing work to improve the building’s roof. The closure may last for up to three weeks. Any updates will be posted here. In the meantime, the shuttle bus service to the
The castle Tea Rooms will be closed for essential maintenance on Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th January. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Due to the hazardous weather conditions, the last shuttle bus to the castle today will be at 2.45pm. The final bus from the castle will be at 3.30. All other services will close at 4.00pm On Monday 5 January, services will run between 10.00am and 4.00pm (last bus from castle at 3.30). This is subject
The Visitor Centre and Castle will close and there will be no shuttle bus service operating from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day inclusive. The car park and walking trails will remain open during this period. The Castle Tea Rooms will remain open (10am – 4pm) but will close on 24th and 25th of December.
Glenveagh National Park are pleased to announce the winners of the recent Wainfest Children’s Art Competition, in partnership with Donegal County Council Biodiversity Office and Climate Action Team, along with wildlife illustrator Robert Vaughan. Staff at the Park have been overwhelmed with the huge response to the competition and quality of entries from all across
Coordinator and Wildfire Management Officer — Glenveagh National Park PEAT+ is a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). Two new posts are being recruited to help deliver the PEAT+ project at Glenveagh National Park: a Peatland Restoration Project Coordinator and a Wildfire Management Officer. Both posts will be
If you have passed Glenveagh National Park recently, you may have noticed some changes close to the park entrance. Works progressed last week to remove stands of non-native conifers along the main road (R251) passing Glenveagh National Park. The non-native conifer trees have been removed as part of the Glenveagh Woodland Management Strategy and they
The Derek Hill Foundation with the Glebe Gallery, Glenveagh National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service) and Regional Cultural Centre are collaborating on an exciting opportunity for two visual artists to spend three weeks immersed in the remote landscapes of Donegal in the spring or autumn 2026.
Works will begin to remove non-native conifers on Monday 1st of December to Thursday 4th of December 2025 along the main road (R251) between the staff entrance and main entrance of Glenveagh National Park. Traffic management stop/go system will be in place for the duration of the works and small delays will be expected. We