At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape
How to get here: Coole Park Nature Reserve is located in South County Galway just 4km north-west of the town of Gort. We are easily
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The Waters Of Coole Coole Park is part of the Coole-Garryland Complex Special Area of Conservation (site code SAC 252), which is situated in a
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The National Parks & Wildlife Service has a network of Education Centres around the country. Through these Education Centres we aim to raise awareness of
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There are two waymarked trails at Coole Park Nature Reserve. Maps are located onsite beside the two car parks or can be downloaded below. A
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Keep up-to-date with all the latest information coming from Coole Park. All the details of our public events, news updates and announcements are here.
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Coole Park Tearooms are rapidly gaining a reputation for excellence with delicious local and seasonal meals, scrumptious cakes and a warm, cosy atmosphere, full of
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Coole is at the centre of a rare and complex wetland system that is considered to be of global importance. The system includes underground rivers, seasonal lakes (turloughs), springs and swallow holes. Situated in the low-lying karstic limestone region west of Gort, Co Galway the nature reserve covers an area of approximately 400 hectares (1000 acres) where wetland and woodland meet.
Coole Park, in the early 20th century, was the centre of the Irish Literary Revival. William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge and Sean O’ Casey all came to experience its magic. They and many others carved their initials on the Autograph Tree, an old Copper beech still standing in the walled garden today.
At that time it was home to Lady Gregory, dramatist and folklorist. She is perhaps best known as a co-founder of the Abbey Theatre with Edward Martyn of nearby Tullira Castle and Nobel prize-winning poet William Butler Yeats. The seven woods celebrated by W.B. Yeats are part of the many kilometres of nature trails taking in woods, river, turlough, bare limestone and Coole lake.
At Coole, we invite you to investigate for yourself the magic and serenity of this unique landscape. Although the house no longer stands, you can still appreciate the environment that drew so many here. You will experience the natural world that Yeats captured in his poetry. Through this website, you can learn about this special place and its wildlife, as well as Gregory family history and literary connections.
The Visitor Centre at Coole Park Nature Reserve remains closed to the public but the car-parks, toilets and walking trails are all open. Coole Park Tearooms are open for Takeaway only, Thurs to Sun. Please continue to respect social distancing
National Awareness Campaign launched promoting responsible behaviour outdoors to combat increase in littering Love This Place, Leave No Trace — Government of Ireland in partnership with Leave No Trace Ireland call for the public to care for our countryside, follow
Coole Park Visitor Centre is currently closed for the Winter and will re-open to the public at Easter 2020. We thank you for your support during the 2019 season and look forward to returning with a new programme of events
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Park Grounds
Summer - 8.00 - 19.30
Winter - 8.00 - 18.00
Visitor Centre
Currently closed for winter season
Tea Rooms
Open for Take Away, Thurs - Sun 10:00 - 17:00
Gort, Co. Galway
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