Cork Airport 1 hr 47
Loftus Hall (1 hr 2) A 14th century residence open for spooky tours with a climbing wall and zip wire for kids. Mount Congreve Gardens (14 min) Formal historic garden & woodlands open seasonally, with a plant shop selling coffee & ice cream. Christ Church Cathedral (18 min) Elegant, neoclassical Georgian-style cathedral with an ornate stained-glass window & a gift shop. Hook Lighthouse (1 hr 5) Guided tours of a 800-year-old lighthouse building with on-site shop, cafe and sweeping area views. Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens (9 min) Waterford Suir Valley Railway (15 min) Seasonal Tramore Amusement Park (9 min) Hook Head (1 hr 6) Rocky promontory with one of the world's oldest working lighthouses & rich migratory birdlife. Reginalds Tower (16 min) Circular 13th-century waterside defence tower with a large collection of archaeological artefacts. Waterford Treasures: Bishop's Palace (Treasures of Georgian Waterford) (15 min) Historic palace offering tours by costumed guides & local artifacts dating to the 17th century. Hook Peninsula (1 hr 3) Lighthouse, beach, and architecture Tramore Beach (12 min) Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum (Treasures of Medieval Waterford) (16 min) Striking museum housing a 13th-c. choristers' hall & 15th-c. wine vault, with costumed reenactments. The Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark (26 min) SE Ireland coastal area listed as a UNESCO Geopark for its 19th century copper mining heritage. House of Waterford Crystal (15 min) Guided factory tours of the high-end crystal makers with a large store selling their products. |