tourist attractions wicklow

The Wicklow Mountains National Park initially covered an area of 3,700 hectares centred on Glendalough, but has been considerably extended since and now covers an area of close to 20,000 hectares, including the internationally important Liffey Head Bog. The main park visitor facilities and Education Centre are still located in the Glendalough Valley.
The Park includes the beautiful Upper Lake at Glendalough and most of the glaciated valley in which it lies. It's famous for its woodlands...

Glendalough, famous for its monastic site founded in the 6th century by St. Kevin, has a round tower, stone churches and numerous crosses. The visitor centre houses an exhibition and an audio-visual show.
The centre is fully accessible for visitors with disabilities. There's also a car/coach park close to the site.

The centre is opened daily from 9.30am - 5.00pm during October to March,
9.30am - 6pm during April to September.

The last admission...

The glorious formal gardens at Powerscourt, which boast stunning views of the Sugar Loaf Mountain, is one of the County Wicklow's best loved attractions.
The gardens, spanning 47 acres, began when the house was built for Richard Wingfield between 1731 and 1740. A century later the 7th Viscount Powerscourt decided to expand the family fortunes with the creation of an elaborate garden.

It's certainly worth a visit and features include well-maintained gardens, sweepi...

Russborough was built in the 18th century and designed by Richard Castle for Joseph Leeson, Earl of Milltown. The building of the house began in about 1741 and took nearly ten years to complete.
The house is built of granite in the Palladian style. The front facade has a fine flight of steps, with heraldic lions and urns, a sweep of graceful curved colonnades crowned on the skyline with Baroque urns, and well proportioned solid flanking wings. It has fine examples of plasterwork by th...

This is a major new visitor attraction located in Wicklow town. A two million restoration plan has been carried out by Wicklow County Council to develop the old county Gaol.
There has been a Gaol on this site since 1702 and it remained active until 1924. During this time thousands of prisoners, young and old, men, women and children, guilty and innocent passed through its doors. The story of Wicklow's Historic Gaol is their story.
The exhibition covers such episodes as the 1...

Brittas Bay Beach in County Wicklow is said to be one of the finest beaches on the east coast of Ireland. With a 5km stretch of golden sand it's a haven for any watersports enthusiasts and is also perfect for walking, swimming or just taking in the sea fresh air. It's very popular with day trippers from Dublin....

The Bray Heritage centre is located in the old couthouse. The  exhibitions in the Centre are set around the themes of People, Places and Things and are showcased against a walkaround map of Bray. There are text and artificats from the Cambrian era to the present day, including Bray, drowned forest, the river, the first settlers, new Bray and the coming of the railway. The mezzanine level consists of an Art Exhibition area which is used for a variety of special exhibitions.
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Killruddery House has been the home of the Brabazon family (the Earls of Meath) since 1618. It was completely renovated in 1820 by the 10th Earl. The large and small drawing rooms have particularly fine plasterwork ceilings. There's an Orangery, which was added in 1852, and the house is surrounded by magnificent gardens that date back to the 17th century.
A number of Hollywood movies have been 'on location' at Killruddery House including My Left Foot, Far and Away and Becoming Jane. T...

The National Sea Life Centre on Bray’s Seafront is the perfect destination for a family outing. With over 28 different displays featuring over 90 different species we are swimming with fascinating marine and freshwater creatures this is a very educational trip especially for children, with regular talks and feeds throughout the day.

Species that can be seen in the aquarium range from Moray eels to Black tipped reef sharks, giant Japanese spider crabs, seahorses and stingr...

"Glenroe" set in the foothills of the Sugarloaf mountain in Co. Wicklow, is both a fictional and a real rural community....