Silent Valley Mountain Park is open daily (see opening times below) with admission only £5.00 per car.
Is Silent Valley open tomorrow?
Opening hours will be 9.30am – 6pm daily. There is currently capacity for 63 cars – this will be on a first come first served basis and no access will be permitted once the site is at capacity. If anyone parks in an unsafe manner on public roads, they may get ticketed by the police.
Is Silent Valley opened?
Ecotourism activities have resumed at the park and visitors are being allowed by following COVID-19 protocols. Visitors can take a jeep from Mukkali to Sairandhri and trek four km on foot up to Keerippara.
Who owns the Silent Valley?
The Silent Valley is administered by Northern Ireland Water which is a Government Owned Company. We use more water every year because of rising living standards and more leisure facilities. On average, each person in Northern Ireland uses 145 litres of water every day.
Are dogs allowed in Silent Valley?
Dogs should be kept on a lead. The Silent Valley is administered by Northern Ireland Water (NIW). Northern Ireland Water organise annual family fun days throughout the year at the Silent Valley Mountain Park. The scale of activities organised for these events will ensure that there is something to suit everyone.
How long is Silent Valley walk?
As you start to move slightly downhill you will come across a section of the Mourne Wall to your right – a stunning piece of engineering, this took 18 years to build and spans 18 miles.
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What is the Silent Valley Co Down?
The Silent Valley is a Mountain Park situated in the high Mournes in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty features a dam ringed by dramatic Mountain panoramas and the famous Mourne wall located in the U-shaped valley of the Kilkeel river.
Can we go to Silent Valley?
Best Time to Visit Silent Valley The rich biodiversity beckons many a traveller almost all year round. However, the best time to visit the park is between October to February to get the best chance to view wildlife in all its glory. The park remains closed for visitors between March to May.
Why is it called Silent Valley?
It was the British who coined the name ‘Silent Valley’ in 1847 because of a perceived absence of noisy Cicadas. Another story attributes the name to the Anglicization of Sairandhri and a third story, refers to the presence of many Lion-Tailed Macaques, Macaca silenus.
Who built Silent Valley?
Pearson and Sons for just over one million pounds, a sum later renegotiated to £983,250. The first sod on the construction of Silent Valley was cut by Lord Carson on 10th October 1923 and within weeks ‘Watertown’ as it is known today, was emerging.
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