What We Offer
What we have on offer.
Pick one to best suit your group:
Burren Lecture
Visit our Burrenbeo Trust centre in Kinvara, the gateway to the Burren, and receive a one hour introductory lecture to the heritage of the Burren by one of our onsite experts. This will include an overview of the geology, archaeology, biodiversity, and unique conservation practices of the region. This is a great way to start a trip into the Burren, as it gives your group an introductory base knowledge on what they might see in the region. The lecture can be catered to the needs and interests of the group. To complement the lecture, you will receive an introductory pack for each individual which includes a map and information sheets on key heritage elements of the area.
Price: Up to 20 individuals (one hour lecture and packs) €120
Price: Up to 40 individuals (one hour lecture and packs) €180
Talk and Guided Field Walk
Visit our Burrenbeo Trust Centre in Kinvara, the gateway to the Burren, and receive a one hour introductory lecture to the heritage of the Burren given by one of our onsite experts. This will include an overview of the geology, archaeology, biodiversity, and unique conservation practices of the region. Lectures can be catered to the needs and interests of the group. This is a great way to start a trip into the Burren, as it gives your group an introductory base knowledge on what they might see in the region.
We will then visit a nearby nature reserve where you will receive a guided walk with information on overall heritage including ecology, landscape management, geology, biodiversity and archaeology. Burren field trips can be catered to the needs and interests of the group.
To complement the talk and the field walk, you will receive an introductory pack to the region including a map, information sheet on key heritage elements of the area and helpful field activity worksheets.
Price: Up to 20 individuals (one hour lecture, two hour field orientation and individual packs) €250
Price: Up to 40 individuals (one hour lecture, two hour field orientation and individual packs) €350
Guided Field Walk
Meet in a Burren nature reserve where you will receive a guided walk with information on overall heritage including ecology, landscape management, geology, biodiversity and archaeology. Burren field trips can be catered to the needs and interests of the group.
To complement this walk your group will receive an introductory pack to the region including a map, information sheets on key heritage elements of the area.
Price: Up to 20 individuals €200
Price: Up to 40 individuals €300
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The Burrenbeo Trust Centre
The Burrenbeo Trust Centre is conveniently located in Kinvara village. Based on the border of the core Burren, it is a key entry village into the Burren. The Centre is located on the main street with nearby access to cafes, restaurants, B&Bs, a hostel, a supermarket and an ATM.
The Centre itself consists of an intimate lecture space for up to 40 people surrounded by information on the Burren and an environmental exhibition. Outside in the garden is a site of a 12th century church giving the groups a sense of heritage immersion before they even reach the core of the Burren.
Where do we go into the field?
Slieve Carron
Slieve Carron Nature Reserve (or Eagle’s Rock as it is known to locals) is state-managed land located in the heart of the north Burren. It has a diversity of habitats including species-rich grassland, limestone pavements, heathland, mature hazel woodland and grazing pastures. This makes it ideal to understand the diversity and abundancy of flora and fauna, and well as the landscape management needed for this area. Aside from its ecological learning value, Slieve Carron NR is also the host to a fulacht fiadh, a holy well, the site of a hermitage cave and a 11th century oratory.
Other sites that can be visited are the iconic Burren mountain Mullaghmore, one of Ireland finest examples of a ringfort Cahercommaun, or the smooth limestone pavements of Blackhead.
As mentioned before, the Burrenbeo Trust is here to help you get the highest learning value out of your excursion. Please contact us for any queries on booking and tailor making your trip for your group’s needs.
A Typical Day out on the Burren
What to Bring:
For those of you who are not familiar with this part of the world, it rains on average 200 days of the year in the Burren – you need to be prepared that the day you visit could be one of these, so bring rain jackets and waterproof or quick dry trousers if you have them. If you are visiting when the weather is warm and hot, don’t forget suncream and a sunhat – there are few trees to shelter under. Much of the Burren terrain is rocky and uneven – good hiking shoes/boots are recommended to best navigate the landscape. It is handy to pop a snack and some water in your daypack, a camera to record your outing, but most of all bring a smile as the Burren is a fascinating place that could quite possibly captivate you but at the very least, charm you into looking a bit further as to what it has on offer!
What to Expect:
As you can see from the numerous photos on this website, the Burren could possibly will be a landscape like none other you have visited. From a distance, it looks just like masses of grey rock, however up close each step you take will open up a new question of discovery; why are so many different types of flowers growing here, how do cattle survive outdoors in the winter, how did so many monuments manage to exist here compared to elsewhere in Ireland, etc etc. It is one of those exciting landscapes that opens up a pandora’s box at each turn.
The Burren is a large region with no ‘centre’. There is a national park (Burren National Park) and three nature reserves (Slieve Carron, Dromore, and Coole Garryland) that are state managed lands and open to the public free of charge. However, roughly 85% of the Burren is privately owned land. Please respect this when climbing over walls and opening gates etc. Leave everything as you found it.
Finally for those of you are dependent on internet and mobile connections, please be prepared that the Burren has limited access to both.
What you said about your trip
We started our three trip into the Burren with a talk at the Burrenbeo Trust, this was a great introduction on what to expect and the variety of different things that existed.
Hans Winkelmann, German Visitor 2011
Through our guided field walk at Slieve Carron, many things were explained to us that we would not have known otherwise .
Megan Duggle, American Visitor 2010
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