Following the track near the Glendalough monastic settlement leads to the Wicklow Mountains National Park Education Centre, which is open daily throughout the summer and at weekends for the rest of the year. It contains impressive displays about the wildlife and geology of the area, as well as collections of bones, rocks, fungi and many other samples from the outdoors. It caters mainly for school groups but also runs free activities and guided walks for adults.

Read more in Tripatini contributor Anthony Toole´s post Glendalough, Ireland´s Valley of the Two Lakes.