Please note we will be operating winter hours from 1st September 2023
Inishowen Maritime Museum
Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium is located at the Old Coast Guard station over looking Greencastle Harbour on the banks of the beautiful Lough Foyle. It is situated beside the Lough Foyle ferry entrance; this passenger/car ferry service runs between Greencastle and Magilligan, Co. Derry
If you wish to contact us or have any queries on our new full-dome digital theatre please do not hesitate to call the museum on (00353) 074 9381363.
Note: During winter hours, planetarium shows are not presented at pre-set times. As long as a staff member is present to run the shows, they are available anytime on a walk-in basis. (min 6 persons for unscheduled shows during winter opening hours)
For information or bookings, call 074 938 1363.
From N.I. & U.K.: 00 353 74 938 1363
Family and group rates available. School groups especially welcome!
Open All Year Round
Summer Opening
April – 1st September
Monday – Saturday
10.00am – 5:30pm
Sunday
12.00pm – 5pm
Last admission 4.00pm
Winter Opening
1st September – April
Monday – Friday
10.30am – 4.00pm
Last admission 3.30pm
Other times by appointment
A night not to be missed of amazing music by string quintet group Donegal Camerata, who will be playing at the Inishowen Maritime Museum on the 3rd of November at 19:30pm. Tickets are €15 and can be bought by clicking the following link, Eventbrite.ie or down in the museum
We are proud to showcase a number of films from Greencastle’s past, which includes the Foyle Warrior and Northern Celt arriving in Greencastle for their official Launch, Sea Angling in Greencastle in the 1950’s, Opening of Inishowen Maritime Memorial by President Mary Robinson, 6th of June 1997, The Blessing of The Boats in Greencastle 2001 and much more. To watch these films please visit our YouTube page Inishowen Maritime Museum or click on this link YouTube.com/@inishowenmaritimemuseum . We would Like to thank Hugh McHenry for donating these films to the Maritime Museum
A concert not to be missed at the Inishowen Maritime Museum in Greencastle Donegal. The amazing Folk singers Jimmy Crowley & Eve Telford will be playing on the 29th of September at 19:30pm. Tickets can be bought in the Maritime Museum or online at www.eventbrite.ie/Jimmy-Crowley-&-Eve-Telford
We are proud to announce that Inishowen Maritime Museum will be holding “Music at the Maritime”, a series of music concerts being played by a number of different bands/groups. Tickets are being sold for €15 each on www.eventbrite.ie , just search for the the names and follow the instructions.
Here is the line up for the concert.
Sick & Indigent Song Club – 18th August
Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne – 1st September
Jimmy Crowley & Eve Telford – 29th September
Donegal Camerata – 3rd November
Here is the eventbrite link for the first concert by Sick & Indigent Song Club, the links for the other concerts will be posted the closer we get to them. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/music-at-the-maritime-the-sick-and-indigent-song-club-concert-tickets-678738594407?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
For more information please email us at greencastlemaritime@outlook.com