Victor's Way

The park, which has been known both as Victor's Way and Victoria's Way,^[4] closed in 2015, with the owner stating that "Too many day-trippers turned it into a fun park for parents with children. It was designed as a contemplative garden for over 28s".^[5] The owner re-opened the garden, in April 2016, with new age restrictions and a higher entrance fee.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2025, the Victor's Way website indicated that the park was no longer open to visitors and had been permanently closed.^[3]

The park is owned and maintained by Victor Langheld. Born in Berlin, he travelled in India,^[6] Thailand, Japan, and Sri Lanka.^[7] A small family allowance made it possible for Victor Langheld to spend most of his adult life travelling to spiritual sites in Asia, before returning to Ireland and constructing the sculpture park.^{[citation needed]} Langheld designed the park's sculptures.^[8]

Many of the park's statues are made of black granite and range in height from 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) to 16 feet (4.9 m).^[9] The sculptures were mainly made by the Indian sculptor D.V. Murugan of Mamallapauram, Tamil Nadu, India.^{[citation needed]}

The first structure by the entrance is a sculpted tunnel based on the idea of vagina dentata.^[4] The first statue to arrive in the park, the "Fasting Buddha",^[4] is a 15ft bronze "copy" of a Gandhara-era sculpture.^[10] The last sculpture, which arrived in January 2025, was the 18ft 7ins sculpture of the Druid Finn.^{[citation needed]}

Eight statues are dedicated to Ganesha, showing the elephant god dancing, reading, and playing musical instruments.^[11] All the Ganesha sculptures were made in Tamil Nadu, India, and each took five craftsmen a year to make.^[8]

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  Fasting Buddha - the first statue in the park
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  The entrance to Victor's Way
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  Lord Shiva
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  Band of Ganeshas