Beyond the Trees

2022 - 7 - 6

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President Michael D. Higgins Opens 'Beyond the Trees Avondale ... (WicklowNews.Net)

President Michael D. Higgins today performed the official opening of 'Beyond the Trees Avondale', a spectacular new visitor experience developed in.

Beyond the Trees Avondale said it expects to attract 200,000 to 250,000 visitors within a full year of opening. The Beyond the Trees Avondale experience will be further enhanced in the Autumn when restoration work on Avondale House, the home of Charles Stewart Parnell, will be completed and the house will open to visitors. Visitors to Beyond the Trees Avondale will experience the beauty of Avondale’s tree canopy on the Treetop Walk and enjoy incredible views of the beautiful Wicklow countryside from the spectacular Viewing Tower created for the project by EAK Ireland.

First Look: Ireland's highest slide – a 90m spin for all ages at Beyond ... (Independent.ie)

"You know what I love?” says Gretta Doyle, Sales & Marketing Manager at 'Beyond the Trees Avondale', the redeveloped forest estate around this spectacular, pint ...

Tickets are priced at €14/€11pp for the treetop walk and viewing tower, with slides at €2 extra per go. Annual Coillte Access passes can also be bought for €50, providing parking at multiple sites (coillte.com). My visit starts with a 700m treetop walk made of Irish douglas fir and larch. But there’s no doubting the highlight. Tickets are priced at €14/€11 for the treetop walk and viewing tower, with slides at €2 extra a go. The fully accessible walkway quickly brings visitors to heights of up to 23m, and bird’s eye views of the arboretum.

High hopes for new tower attraction in Wicklow (RTE.ie)

The project, 'Beyond the Trees Avondale', in the Avondale Forest Park includes a 700m treetop walkway and a 12-storey high viewing tower. It also features a 90m ...

Coillte said it is part of its strategy to create more world class visitor destinations and increase recreations spaces. It is hoped it will encourage more international and domestic visitors to stay longer in the county and the wider 'Ancient East' region. A new visitor attraction in Co Wicklow, which officially opened today, is expected to draw 250,000 visitors within its first full year.

Michael D Higgins in Wicklow to open Beyond the Trees Avondale (Wicklow People)

TODAY President Michael D Higgins officially opened 'Beyond the Trees Avondale' at Avondale Forest Park, which includes a stunning 700 metre treetop walk ...

Locally sourced Douglas fir and larch was used for the treetop walk and viewing tower, and the longest spans ever produced from homegrown Sitka spruce are clearly visible in the new Seed Café. ‘Beyond the Trees Avondale’ expects to attract 200,000 to 250,000 visitors within a full year of opening. “Ireland has always been on my list of the most attractive locations for an installation like this.

Get a 360-degree view of Wicklow at this new treetop walk and tower (Lovin.ie)

The Treetop Walk and Viewing Tower at Avondale Park in Wicklow is a must-see attraction for locals and tourists alike this summer.

The Treetop Walk experience at Avondale Park is also family friendly. The below TikTok from @keith.kane shows the journey you take in action, and the incredible views you get from the viewing tower and walk. These are the views you'll see, according to the website:

Spectacular suspended walkway and 12-storey slide opens at ... (The Irish Times)

President Higgins lauds 'responsible tourism' at €19m Beyond the Trees experience in Co Wicklow.

Entry to the Seed Cafe, Walled Garden and Coillte Pavilion is free of charge. Wheelchairs are available for loan on site and a sensory garden in the courtyard area is designed to be a welcoming space for those who have sensory-processing challenges, including autism, physical disabilities and dementia. Orla Carroll, product development director of Fáilte Ireland, said 60 full- and part-time jobs had been created to staff the site to cater for an anticipated 200,000-250,000 visitors in its first full year.

President Higgins opens Beyond the Trees visitor attraction in Wicklow (BreakingNews.ie)

The €19 million project transformed Avondale with the creation of an elevated treetop walk, 12 storey high viewing tower made from locally sourced Douglas ...

New vistas of the surrounding countryside emerge at each level as you journey to the top. The surrounding forest habitat and the natural gradient of the land means that although the Treetop Walk does not climb or descend more than a few degrees, you will see all of the different levels of trees from the forest floor to the canopy. At the end of the walled garden, visitors enter the treetop walk and begin the journey on the elevated boardwalk, which is up to 23m above the forest floor at its highest point, making their way out over the Avonmore River valley.