Glenveagh National Park is pleased to announce a new annual festival ‘Le Chéile don Dúlra – Together for Nature’ which will run during Biodiversity Week from 16 – 24 May 2025. The festival will celebrate Glenveagh’s biodiversity through creativity, conversation and community. There will be lots of events throughout the park that will appeal to
For operational reasons the Castle will be closed to tours every Monday and Friday from the 1st June 2025, with the exception of bank holidays.
Our temporary exhibition titled: AE Russell: Glenveagh and Donegal has now been extended to Easter Sunday April 20th. This exhibition celebrates the life and work of the renowned AE Russell, a regular guest of Arthur Kingsley Porter here at the castle in the 1930s. The exhibition has been put together in collaboration with the AE
Our brand new restaurant named in honour of the legendary Nellie, the renowned cook of Glenveagh Castle. Inspired by her legacy, we’re serving up hearty homemade dishes with a touch of old-world charm right in the heart of the park. Locally sourced coffee & fresh bakes Wholesome meals with a nod to Nellie’s classic recipes.
Join us at Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre on Saturday 29th March for a series of three fascinating talks on the renowned AE Russell, a regular guest of Arthur Kingsley-Porter at Glenveagh Castle in the 1930s.
Bí linn deireadh seachtaine saoire bainc na Féile Pádraig le haghaidh ceol agus gníomhaíochtaí spraíúla saor in aisce sa Pháirc.
Join us this St Patrick’s bank holiday weekend for some free, traditional and fun activities in the Park.
Join us at Glenveagh Castle this month to see our temporary exhibition titled: AE Russell: Glenveagh and Donegal. This exhibition celebrates the life and work of the renowned AE Russell, a regular guest of Arthur Kingsley Porter here at the castle in the 1930s. The exhibition has been put together in collaboration with the AE
Glenveagh National Park are delighted to have been awarded Tourist Attraction of the Year at the Highland Radio Hospitality Awards 2025. All the staff at Glenveagh love to give a big welcome to all our visitors from Ireland and the rest of the world and we are thrilled to receive this recognition. Thank You.
With St Patrick’s Day approaching, we have a beautiful Irish harp for this month’s object. Originally part of Henry McIlhenny’s collection, it was made in Dublin in the 1820s and stands in the Music Room at Glenveagh Castle. The significance of the harp as an instrument in Ireland goes back as far as pre-Christian times
Writer Eimear Ryan will read from her novel-in-progress, Arcadia, based on the life and death of Glenveagh owner, Arthur Kingsley Porter this Sunday 23rd of February at 3:00 PM in Glenveagh National Park Visitor Centre. She will discuss the process of writing and researching the novel, what first drew her to the subject, and the