Aillwee Cave
| County: | Co. Clare |
| Tel: | 065-707 7036 |
| Fax: | 065-707 7107 |
| Email: | barbara@aillweecave.ie |
Ireland's Premier Showcave is an experience which should be part of everyone’s visit to the Burren. Aillwee Cave welcomes you to its underground surprises. Expert guides will accompany you during your leisurely tour through beautiful caverns, over bridged chasms, under weird formations and alongside the thunderous waterfall. Marvel at the frozen waterfall and explore the hibernation chambers of long-extinct brown bears. Explore Europe's largest rock garden - follow the trail up Aillwee Mountain and discover the ecological wealth and diversity that the Burren has to offer. Take a walk through the Hazel Wood, a working wood where the hazel trees are managed by a technique know as coppicing.
At the Farm Shop, watch the award winning Burren Gold Cheese being made. Burren Birds of award winning Burren Gold Cheese being made. Burren Birds of Prey & Educational Centre, home to largest and most varied collection of Birds of Prey in the country. Flying displays provide a rare opportunity to see many species in dramatic free flight.
General Information
| Address: | Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare |
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| Telephone; | 065-707 7036 |
| Fax: | 065-707 7107 |
| Email: | barbara@aillweecave.ie |
| Website: | http://www.aillweecave.ie |
| Location: | 1 mile south of Ballyvaughan Village |
| Season: | All year. December by appointment only |
| Open Times: | Daily from 10.00 Please note - closing times may vary. Flying Displays: Daily at 12.00 & 15.30 |
| Booking Contact: | barbara@aillweecave.ie |
| Manager: | Barbara Faulkner |
| Average Visit Length: | 2.5 hours |
| Audio Visual: | No |
| Restaurant: | Tearoom (seats 30) Potato Bar Restaurant (seats 60) |
| Picnic Area: | Yes |
| Information Guide: | Yes, Guidebook in English, French, German,Spanish & Italian |
| Coach Parking: | Yes |
| Group Booking Necessary: | Yes |
| Car Parking: | Yes |
| Disabled Access/Parking: | Yes, to building only |
Schools - The Burren Birds of Prey Centre
Hawk Walks at the Burren Birds of Prey Centre. For a truly unique experience, book the Hawk Walk at the Burren Birds of Prey Centre. During your Hawk Walk, you will learn how to handle and fly one of the centre’s Harris Hawks, a species renowned for its easy going temperament and unusually sociable nature. Your instructor will introduce you to your own hawk, and within minutes, you will set off around the magnificent Burren landscape to fly it. This is a unique opportunity to interact with one of nature’s top predators.
Education Contact: tracy(at)aillweecave.ie
Entrance Fees
Save by booking joint tickets online
Cave Only: Adult €12.00 / Child €5.50 / Student & OAP €9.00 / Family €29.00 (2A+2C), €49.00 (2A+3/4C)
Birds of Prey Centre: Adult €8.00 / Child €6.00
Joint Admission Rates: Adult €17.00 / Child €10.00 / Student & Oap €15.00 / Family €39.00 (2A+1C) / €45.00 (2A+2C) / €49.00 (2A+2/3C)
Cheese Tour: €2.00
Group Rates:
Cave Only: Adult €8.50 / Primary Group €5.00 / Secondary Group €5.50
Joint Rates: Adult €12.00
Conference & Incentive
Hawk Walks at the Burren Birds of Prey Centre, Aillwee Cave, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
For a truly unique experience book at Hawk Walk at the Burren Birds of Prey Centre. During your Hawk Walk, you will learn how to handle and fly one of the centre's Harris Hawks, a species renowned for its easy-going temperament and unusually sociable nature. Your instructor will introduce you to your own hawk and, within minutes, you will set off around the magnificent Burren landscape to fly it. This is a unique opportunity to interact with one of natures top predators.
Booking Contact: barbara(at)aillweecave.ie
