Parks & Gardens in Donegal

OURganic Gardens is an outdoor educational garden focused on Food, Wellbeing, Biodiversity , Holistic Connections and Community . Using Permaculture Design Principles and Hands-On Learning they have been running onsite workshops since 2016 and off site community garden classes since 2013. Visit the ornamental garden or head off to see the kitchen garden with living walled area, or stroll on to th…

Oakfield Park is located near the Heritage town of Raphoe, Co Donegal and is a privately owned estate and home to Ireland's longest miniature gauge railway. Nestled in a lush landscape consisting of award winning walled gardens to ponds, lakes, a lakeside Nymphaeum, a hedge maze, heritage trees and sculptures. Our crowning glory is a 4.5km miniature gauge railway with a diesel and steam train ope…

Close to the coast in scenic west Donegal and surrounding a traditional farmhouse, this garden was established in 1979 in a valley on a rocky hillside surrounded by four acres of native hazel woodland with blackthorn, juniper, burnet rose, ash and oak. Native primroses, bluebells, orchids and varied ferns abound. Emphasis has been placed on the blending of nurture with nature and the provision o…

The country estate garden of Glenalla is a hidden world surrounded by native woods and moorland. Established in the late 18th century with extensive landscaping by the Franklin family since 1913. Beyond the house and walled kitchen garden are the formal elements of the rockery, rose beds, arbour and stone edged lily pond. There are collections of rhododendrons together with summer and autumn flow…

Shy By Nature Farm is a certified organic market garden in Inver, set on a hillside overlooking Donegal Bay and the Bluestack Mountains. Rooted in community, we grow seasonal vegetables in harmony with nature using regenerative methods, supplying organic veg boxes across Donegal and working with local restaurants, cafés and shops. Shy By Nature is delighted to be joining the Donegal Garden Trai…