Glenveagh National Park is the second largest national park out of six in Ireland encompassing some 16,000 acres in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains.
Set within the park is Glenveagh Castle, a 19th-century castellated mansion that was built between 1867 and 1873. Its construction in a remote mountain setting was inspired by the Victorian idyll of a romantic highland retreat, as typified by Balmoral Castle It was designed by John Townsend Trench, cousin of its builder and first owner, John George Adair, with whom he had been raised in Co. Laois.
There are a wide range of walking routes, suitable for varying capabilities, which guests are free to explore.