Jurassic Newpark
Jurassic Newpark farm and adventure trail
Set on 25 acres of landscaped gardens & parkland, Newpark Hotel is already a resort-like destination with so many on-site attractions meaning you don’t have to leave the hotel unless you want to.
Introducing one of Ireland's only dinosaur-themed parks right here on the Newpark grounds in Kilkenny features an interactive walk-through dinosaur experience with life-sized (robotic) dinosaurs that move and roar. Dinosaurs are once again roaming the land at the luxury 4-star Newpark Hotel.
Jurassic Newpark is located at the rear of the Newpark Hotel, through the back carpark.
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Dinosaur Park
Featuring seventeen life-size, moving dinosaurs, you will come face to face with some of the mightiest beasts to have ever lived.
Hear the roar of the Tyrannosaurus, see the size of the Brachiosaurus and marvel at the cunning of the Velociraptor. Alongside our prehistoric pals, you will get to meet many modern-day farm animals, from lovable llamas to incredible Emus!
Follow our Fairy Trail, where you can see the wonderful houses and homes of the wood fairies, and learn all about the park’s animals from Leafy, the talking tree! You can wrangle our ride-on baby T-rex, before looking straight into the enormous teeth of his mother from our treetop walkway!
Whiz around our Go-kart track, grab some Cretaceous Cuisine at the Jurassic Snack Shack, and have a blast at our Prehistoric Playground. There is plenty of ferocious fun to be had at Jurassic Newpark.
Mini-wildlife Park
Another highlight of any visit to the Newpark is a visit to the mini wildlife farm where you can make friends with llamas, alpacas, emus, highland cattle, goats, sheep, ducks, and guinea fowl enjoy ‘feeding time’ on the farm, and the very popular adventure playground offering fun for all the family.
Back-to-School Jurassic Newpark Opening Hours
Our Dinosaurs are taking a very well deserved nap after the busy season we had! We will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays to non-hotel residents and open 10am-5pm (last entry 4pm) on weekends
Please note residents will still have access to the park on Mondays and Tuesdays but the park will not feature dino den shows, snack shack or fossil box gift shop. Jurassic Bounce will be available for limited periods.
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Reviews from Visitors
"Visited today with my kids aged between 6 and 12. Very reasonably priced and we really enjoyed it. My dinosaur obsessed 6 year old was amazed by the dinos, the playground had lots to do for all ages and the animals are gorgeous. Staff were very friendly and helpful, and the food we got was great also. Would highly recommend for a fantastic family day out!"
"Great place to spend a day with a family. Playground, dinosaurs. Is there anything that kids need more? They were running on fumes afterwards"
"We absolutely love the Newpark hotel and have been numerous times. For us the added Newpark Jurassic experience is a fantastic addition and our three kids aged 8, 5 and 2 had a fabulous time. The staff were all friendly and it’s lovely to have an exciting new place to bring the kids. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day and we spent hours there"
