A major new plan to develop the tourism potential of the Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains region, Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan, has been launched.
- Co-ordinated by Fáilte Ireland in collaboration with Coillte, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s National Monuments Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Office of Public Works and Wicklow County Council
- Outlines development of accessible trails, and improved parking and transport facilities
- Roadmap to protect and enhance the monastic site and establish key sustainability objectives for region
The Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan (VEMMP) is a 7-10 year plan designed to provide a phased roadmap to protect and enhance the setting of Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains National Park, and to establish key sustainability objectives against which future projects will be assessed and realised.
With over 1 million visitors to the region per annum, the partnership collectively recognised the need to provide a greater regional and seasonal spread of visitors and to improve the visitor experience.
Tourism Minister Catherine Martin said: “The Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains National Park Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan provides a significant and extensive framework to grow tourism in the region.”
