amenities include free off-street parking, a carvery restaurant, and a cosy bar with a snack menu and live music on weekends. . the airy rooms feature en suite bathrooms, 22-inch flat-screen tvs and free wifi, as well as tea and coffeemaking equipment. a 5-minute walk from ballybricken green, this humble guesthouse is also an 11-minute walk from both the history museums in the viking triangle and factory tours at the house of waterford crystal Cork Airport 1 hr 46
The Kennedy Homestead (26 min) Home to 5 generations of the Kennedy dynasty, with Irish-American history exhibits & memorabilia. Dunbrody Famine Ship and Irish Emigrant Experience (25 min) Reproduction 1840s emigrant vessel with exhibits, guided tours & costumed interpreters, plus a cafe. House of Waterford Crystal (11 min) Guided factory tours of the high-end crystal makers with a large store selling their products. Reginalds Tower (14 min) Circular 13th-century waterside defence tower with a large collection of archaeological artefacts. Hook Lighthouse (55 min) Guided tours of a 800-year-old lighthouse building with on-site shop, cafe and sweeping area views. Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum (Treasures of Medieval Waterford) (11 min) Striking museum housing a 13th-c. choristers' hall & 15th-c. wine vault, with costumed reenactments. Mount Congreve Gardens (13 min) Formal historic garden & woodlands open seasonally, with a plant shop selling coffee & ice cream. Curraghmore House (30 min) Historic mansion with a preserved interior on 2,500-acre grounds, including a grotto made of shells. Tintern Abbey (41 min) Restored ruins of a 13th-century Cistercian abbey, featuring guided tours & a tearoom. Hook Peninsula (53 min) Lighthouse, beach, and architecture John F Kennedy Arboretum (29 min) Huge area with 4,500 trees & shrubs from around the world, plus a lake, playground & hilltop views. King Of The Vikings (12 min) Waterford Treasures: Bishop's Palace (Treasures of Georgian Waterford) (11 min) Historic palace offering tours by costumed guides & local artifacts dating to the 17th century. Christ Church Cathedral (11 min) Elegant, neoclassical Georgian-style cathedral with an ornate stained-glass window & a gift shop. Loftus Hall (51 min) A 14th century residence open for spooky tours with a climbing wall and zip wire for kids. |