Park Notice
Please note that a section of the walking trails behind the Walled Garden will be temporarily closed to facilitate the removal of invasive species. Please adhere to any signage in place.
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Park Notice – Weather Warning
Please note that due to the Orange Wind Warning for Galway issued by Met Éireann for Friday 3rd October, Coole Park Nature Reserve and all associated services will be closed for the day. The park will reopen on Saturday 4th October once trails have been checked for any issues. We advise the public to adhere to this notice and not enter the the park during high winds for your own safety. We thank you for your cooperation. You can follow...
Coole Park Autumn Edition Newsletter 2025
COOLE PARK AUTUMN NEWSLETTER 2025 Our Autumn Edition Newsletter is ready. Find out what’s been going on in Coole over the summer months and what you can look out for in the reserve this autumn. Click the link above to view.
Park Notice
Please note our Visitor Centre will be closed to the public for a private event on Saturday 27th September.
Park Notice
Please note that improvement works will commence on the car parks in Coole Park Nature Reserve from Monday 29th September and are anticipated to take 2-3 months to complete. The upgrades will begin with the car park closest to the Walled Garden, followed by the middle car park then the main car park, in succession. This upgrade will include installation of EV charging points and new layouts will improve visitor safety as well as increase parking capacity. Please adhere to...
Autumn Gathering 2025
The Annual Autumn Gathering takes place this year from Friday 26th - Sunday 28th September. The magic of this event is to bring people together from all corners of the world - to listen and learn, laugh and share, with academics and artists, local historians and literary figures; to meet descendants of Lady Gregory and Yeats, renew friendships and make new friends – all enjoying and celebrating the prominent role of Lady Gregory in shaping the theatrical, poetic and cultural...
Culture Night 2025 – Wild Songs at Coole
The National Parks and Wildlife Service invite you to celebrate Culture Night 2025 with an immersive, intimate concert in the magical setting of Coole Park Nature Reserve, featuring songs by Brian Patrick Nally, plucked from hollows, meadows, and cracked beauty of the Burren. No curtain. No stage. Just the bare song under the trees of Coole, when the shadows stretch long and the sun dips low. Bring a blanket. Bring a flask. Or bring nothing at all. The rest is...
‘Lady Gregory in America’ – an operatic comedy
The 7 Woods & Gregory - Yeats Autumn Gathering 2025 is shaping up to be a packed weekend of walks, talks and entertainment, with an opening night performance of 'Lady Gregory in America' in the Lady Gregory Hotel in Gort, Co. Galway! 'Lady Gregory in America' is a delightful short opera by Colm Toibin and a score by Alberto Caruso. It tells the funny, alarming, historic tale of Lady Gregory leading the Abbey Theatre Players’ tour of the United States...
Weather Warning
Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow Wind and Rain Warning for Storm Floris on Sunday night and Bank Holiday Monday. Please adhere to any safety notices in place and monitor our social media pages for any last minute updates regarding any impact on Coole Park before you travel. Storm Floris: Sunday night and Public Holiday Monday Important Information: Wet and unseasonably windy weather expected Some Potential Impacts: -Dangerous travelling conditions -Fallen trees, debris and loose objects -Structural damage...
