Designed to create a world-class heritage and visitor experience, the project combines culture, history, landscape, biodiversity and storytelling within a single destination. The development is projected to attract an additional 1.1 million domestic and international visitors over a ten-year period and generate approximately €113 million in additional visitor spending for the local and regional economy. It is also expected to support 226 jobs annually, both directly and indirectly, across tourism and related sectors.

Key elements of the redevelopment include:

• Wild Realms – a 34-acre nature and landscape experience featuring three interconnected outdoor environments inspired by the Irish mythological Tree of Life. Designed by award-winning landscape designer Mary Reynolds, the attraction will be created using exclusively native planting to support biodiversity and habitat restoration.

• Westport House – a significantly enhanced visitor experience that will tell the story of the estate and its 350-year history through modern interpretation and storytelling. The redevelopment will also make the house universally accessible for the first time and reopen the restored Italianate gardens to the public.

• Coach House Visitor Centre – a new central visitor hub incorporating reception, orientation, retail and café facilities.

• Ireland’s Pirate Queen: The Grace O’Malley Story – a fully immersive 360-degree cinematic experience with multi-sensory effects, bringing the story of Mayo’s most famous historical figure to life for visitors.

The redevelopment forms part of Fáilte Ireland’s strategy to develop high-impact visitor attractions capable of attracting new visitors, encouraging longer stays and dispersing tourism benefits across regions. It also builds on the Hughes family's ongoing investment in the estate since acquiring the property in 2017.

For the wider Clew Bay destination, the project represents a major strategic milestone. The delivery of the Westport Estate redevelopment has been identified as a catalyst project within the Clew Bay Destination and Experience Development Plan (DEDP) and has been welcomed by the Michael Lennon and Chris McCarthy, Co-Chairs of the Clew Bay Tourism Network.