Attractions & things to do in County Wicklow
Beyond the walks — historic houses, ancient monastic sites, world-class gardens and the most photographed estate in Ireland. Pair any of these with a walk from the directory for a perfect day out.
Glendalough Monastic City
Founded by St Kevin in the 6th century, Glendalough is one of the most important early medieval monastic sites in Ireland. The Round Tower, Cathedral,…
Powerscourt Estate & Gardens
One of Ireland's great historic estates, Powerscourt was built in the 1730s on lands first granted to Sir Richard Wingfield in 1603. The Palladian hou…
Avondale House & Forest Park
Avondale was the ancestral home of Charles Stewart Parnell, the 19th-century Irish political leader. The 500-acre estate became Ireland's first forest…
Wicklow Gaol
Known as 'Ireland's Alcatraz', Wicklow Gaol operated for over 200 years — from 1702 until 1924. It witnessed the famine, the 1798 Rebellion, the Great…
Mount Usher Gardens
Twenty acres of Robinsonian-style gardens on the banks of the Vartry River. Created by four generations of the Walpole family between 1868 and 1980, a…
Russborough House
Russborough is the longest Palladian house in Ireland — over 200 metres end-to-end. Built between 1741 and 1755 for Joseph Leeson, it became famous in…
Hidden Valley Holiday Park
A 100-acre family-run holiday park on the Avonmore River, set deep in the Wicklow valley. Camping, glamping, fishing, paintball, kayaking — one of Ire…
Clara Lara Funpark
Ireland's original outdoor fun park — 100 acres of rivers, lakes, rope bridges, a kamikaze water slide and rowing boats. A rite of passage for generat…
Killruddery House & Gardens
Seat of the Brabazon family since 1618, Killruddery has Ireland's oldest surviving formal gardens — laid out in 1682 in the French Le Nôtre style. The…
Kilmacurragh National Botanic Gardens
The quieter country cousin of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin — 52 acres of rhododendron, magnolia, ancient conifers and a ruined 17th-centu…
National Sealife Centre, Bray
Ireland's largest aquarium on Bray seafront. Home to sharks, rays, seahorses, jellyfish and over 100 other species in 30+ displays — all housed in a p…
Huntington Castle & Gardens
A 17th-century castle at the very start of the Wicklow Way in the village of Clonegal. Home to the Durdin-Robertson family for 400 years — and also th…
Greenan Farm Museum & Maze
A working Wicklow hill farm that opens its barns, fields and hedge maze to visitors. Four generations of family farming equipment, a traditional Irish…
Avoca Handweavers
Ireland's oldest surviving working woollen mill, founded in 1723. The Avoca brand is now a nationwide food and homewares empire — but the original wea…
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