Glenveagh Castle

Over het museum

Glenveagh Castle was built between 1867 and 1873 for John George Adair, who had created the Glenveagh estate in 1857. The architect John Townsend Trench designed it as a castellated mansion modelled on early Irish tower houses and built it of local granite. Its remote mountain setting beside Lough Veagh reflected the Victorian ideal of a romantic highland retreat, and Adair's wife Cornelia maintained and extended the castle and gardens after his death.

The last private owner, Henry McIlhenny from Philadelphia, sold the estate to the State in 1975 so that a national park could be created. He gave the castle and its gardens to the nation in 1983, and the castle opened to the public in 1986. It is run today by the National Parks and Wildlife Service as part of Glenveagh National Park.

Visitors take a shuttle bus or walk from the visitor centre to the castle, where they can tour the furnished rooms on a self-guided tour with information in several languages, or book a guided tour in advance. The gardens, which date from the Victorian period, can be walked on signposted trails. The visitor centre has free exhibitions on national parks in Ireland, the reintroduction of golden eagles and the Derryveagh Evictions.

Hoogtepunten

• Furnished Victorian castle of 1867 to 1873 on Lough Veagh
• Self-guided castle tour, with guided tours available by booking
• Historic castle gardens with marked trails
• Free visitor centre exhibitions on the park, golden eagles and the Derryveagh Evictions
• Shuttle bus from the visitor centre to the castle

Vaste collectie

• Glenveagh Castle – The furnished rooms of the Victorian castle, toured with a booklet or guide.
• Glenveagh Visitor Centre exhibitions – Free exhibitions with short videos on national parks in Ireland, the golden eagle reintroduction project and the Derryveagh Evictions.

Opgericht

1986

Beheerder

National Parks and Wildlife Service (Glenveagh National Park)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are for the self-guided castle tour. Entry to the national park and the visitor centre exhibitions is free. The castle tour cannot be booked in advance for a specific time, except for guided tours.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Dogs are not allowed in the visitor centre or castle except service dogs. The self-guided tour has information in several languages and in braille. An electrically assisted wheelchair can be hired through the bike hire provider.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops

The park runs family events and a children’s film about native woodlands, and children under 6 enter the castle free.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From Letterkenny take the N56 through Kilmacrenan and then the R255 towards Gweedore. A shuttle bus runs daily from the visitor centre to the castle and gardens (first bus 09:30, last return from the castle 17:15), except on Good Friday and during Christmas week.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

The Castle Tea Rooms are open daily from 10:00 to 17:00 and Nellie’s restaurant is in the visitor centre (closed over winter). There is a gift shop at the visitor centre.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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