School Groups
School Groups
Lough Gur offers schools a unique opportunity to explore over 6,000 years of Ireland’s rich history in a captivating, hands-on environment. Students can discover ancient stone circles,, medieval ruins, and fascinating folklore all set within beautiful natural surroundings. Visits support curriculum learning across history, archaeology, geography, and science by bringing textbooks to life through real-world experience. Guided tours and interactive exhibits encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper appreciation of Ireland’s cultural heritage, making it an inspiring educational outing for learners of all ages.
To book your school group visit, please contact the Visitor Centre at least two weeks in advance. You can email info@loughgur.com or call +353 61 385186 to arrange your tour, discuss group size, preferred dates, and any special requirements.
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Our student’s group had a great trip to Lough Gur on Monday. We listened an interesting talk about this place’s history from Stone Age to modern times at Lough Gur Visitor Center. After with tour guide Brian we had short walk around area. It was gorgeous! It’s a one of the most beautiful places Ireland! There is a lake, hills, small forest, castle’s ruins. Finally, we visited Great Stone Circle, which was built several thousand years ago. I’m really grateful to Kate and Brian for this amazing day! My classmates and I had a great time and have taken a lot of pictures.
Lough Gur is an amazing archaeological site where people have lived for over 6,000 years. It is well maintained and offers an excellent Visitors' Centre describing the periods of occupation in fascinating detail as well as local history. Replicas of artefacts discovered here are also on display. Advisable to Google in advance to grasp the magnificence of this site. The largest Stone Circle in Ireland is in the area. Coffee and biscuits are available but no cooked meals. Go to Reardon's pub restaurant nearby for that.
Lough Gur is just the most amazing place to visit it's wheel chair accessable and just excellent for kids lots of picnic benches lots of walks and loads to explore you could spend the day here easily and time will fly there's a small playground also and a little shop on site and toilets at entrance well worth a visit highly recommend for a lovely family day out.
A wondrously tranquil spot, which would be worth visiting for its beauty even if it had no archeological significance. But its unique role in the history of human colonisation of Ireland is a fascinating tale, brought alive to our group by a young local volunteer who, while obviously immensely knowledgeable about the area, wore his learning lightly as he told his tale with panache and humour. In my view, one of Ireland's must-see experiences.
What a beautiful, non commercialised, tranquil heaven with well maintained pathways, wheelchair friendly. Free ample parking, plus an information centre which is non intrusive to the ambient nature 😀 Rest rooms are positioned at the (entrance, exit) and are well maintained. Monitored security is clearly evident providing a level of comfort even for solo visitors. Please never allow any "profit body" marshal this sanctuary of peace as has been done with the "Cliffs of Moher" to name just one. Well done to the custodians of this natural Treasure.
