Wexford Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places To Visit
Planning to visit Wexford? Check out our Wexford Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Wexford.
Top Places to visit in Wexford (Ireland):
Hook Lighthouse, Curracloe Beach, Irish National Heritage Park, Colclough Walled Garden, Duncannon Fort, Ferns Castle, Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, Irish Agricultural Museum & Johnstown Castle Gardens, Tintern Abbey, Saltee Islands, Wells House & Gardens, Kennedy Homestead, The National 1798 Rebellion Centre, Kilmore Quay Harbour, Loftus Hall
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Enniscorthy Tourist Attractions: 6 Top Places To Visit
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Top Places to visit in Enniscorthy (Ireland):
Ferns Castle, The National 1798 Rebellion Centre, St. Aidan's Cathedral, Vinegar Hill, Enniscorthy Castle, Curracloe Beach
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Visit Wexford
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Sheila O'Connell, Ireland tour guide
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Ireland is an island in north-western Europe which has been divided politically since 1920. Most of the island is made up of Ireland (Irish: Éire, also known as Poblacht na hÉireann = the Republic of Ireland). The remainder is Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
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Blarney Castle - Located in County Cork This historic castle is known for its Blarney Stone. Tradition is that if the Blarney Stone is kissed, one will be blessed with great eloquence, better known as the gift of the gab. One kisses the stone by lying back and being held by an employee of the castle. Photographers are there to capture the moment!
Cliffs of Moher - Located in County Clare One of Ireland's biggest and most visited tourist attractions. The Cliffs are 230 meters in height and tower over the Atlantic Ocean. This attraction, whilst beautiful in the Summer, can be a bit of a tourist trap. If you intend to take your own transport, the over-priced car park is your only option (since the road is too narrow to park on) and to purchase your 'pay-and-display' parking ticket, you will need to go all the way through the gift shop (on the opposite side of the road), before returning to place it in your car.
Kilkenny - One of Ireland's favourite tourist spots, this Medieval Capital just 1 hour 40 minutes train out of Dublin City is a must see. Its beautiful buildings and of course imposing Norman Castle - not to mention the numerous festivals including the Arts Festival and Rhythm and Roots Festival - make Kilkenny a most desirable location.
Co. Donegal - An amazing area to see if you have your own transport, as bus services can be fairly limited. This part of the country is very traditional and you can expect to see plenty of low stone walls, thatched roof houses, rugged hills, cliffs and golden sand beaches. Best visited during Spring or Summer, there are plenty of hills walks and photo opportunities waiting to be discovered.
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Bus Tours - For travellers wishing to experience Ireland on a budget, there are a variety of inexpensive bus tours in almost every part of the country. These tours can range from hop-on hop-off busses in major cities such as Dublin and Cork to 5-day trips through some of the most scenic parts of the country. The bus drivers/guides are generally well informed about Irish history and enjoy sharing local legends and songs with anyone happy to 'lend and ear'.
Botanic garden Glasgow Scotland, part:1 this video is 14 minutes
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In 1817 about 8 acres (32,000 m2) of land were laid out at Sandyford, near Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, and run by the Royal Botanic Institution of Glasgow (founded by Thomas Hopkirk of Dalbeth), and were intended to supply the University of Glasgow. William Hooker was regius professor of botany at Glasgow University, and contributed to the development of the Botanic Gardens before his appointment to the directorship of Kew Gardens in London.The Gardens moved to its current location in 1842. The gardens were originally used for concerts and other events, and in 1891 the gardens were incorporated into the Parks and Gardens of the City of Glasgow.
The site was once served by a railway line, and Botanic Gardens Railway Station remains today in a derelict state as a remarkable example of a disused station. It is hidden behind some trees and a metal fence blocks access to the platforms. Kirklee railway station also lies just inside the gardens.
Kibble Palace.
The Kibble Palace is a 19th-century wrought iron framed glasshouse, covering 2137 m2. Originally designed for John Kibble by architects James Boucher and James Cousland for his home at Coulport on Loch Long in the 1860s, the components were cast by Walter Macfarlane at his Saracen Foundry in Possilpark. Eventually brought up the River Clyde by barge to the Botanic Gardens, it was fully erected at its current location in 1873 by Boyd of Paisley.
The building structure is of curved wrought iron and glass supported by cast iron beams resting on ornate columns, surmounted on masonry foundations. It was initially used as an exhibition and concert venue, before being used for growing plants from the 1880s. Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone were both installed as rectors of the University of Glasgow in the palace, in 1873 and 1879 respectively - its last use as a public events venue, before becoming wholly used for the cultivation of temperate plants. The main plant group is the collection of New Zealand and Australian tree ferns, some of which have lived here for 120 years and which now form the national tree fern collection.
In the 1920s a statue was added in the palace to King Robert of Sicily a figure from the works of Longfellow. This is by the Scottish sculptor George Henry Paulin.
In 2004 a £7 million restoration programme was initiated to repair corrosion of the ironwork. The restoration involved the complete dismantling of the Palace, and the removal of the parts to Shepley Engineers' Shafton Works, South Yorkshire for specialised repair and conservation. The plant collection was removed completely for the first time ever and the ironwork was rebuilt over a rearranged floorplan, giving the Palace a prolonged life. It re-opened to the public in November 2006.
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The building contains a large collection of orchids, carnivorous plants and tree ferns.
Wexford Tours - Exploring the county's intriguing past and heritage
Wexford excursions - Explore Wexford's Heritage
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Wexford Heritage Tour's main point is to advertise County Wexford's hidden treasures and heritage hotspots and to show visitors the many things to do in Wexford. Found in Gorey, Co. Wexford, Wexford Heritage Tours are a family run business. Our mission is to supply the most effective Wexford excursions experience to regional folk and also travellers from all parts of the globe.
Our fleet of buses are created for your comfort adding to your experience a pleasant and relaxing day out. Wexford Heritage Tours takes pride in the service and our bus tours are very carefully planned out in order to please people of all ages as well as impart a great understanding of the history of County Wexford.
The Hidden Gems Trail includes a guided bus tour with a local history chronicler. This breathtaking tour travels across North Wexford and shows off some of the beauty the area which is quite out of the ordinary. At Croghan our tourist guide remembers the renowned evictions and also tells their tale, while our tourists have the chance to appreciate the vistas Croghan Mountain has to offer.
The '98 bus tour with a local historian tour guide has a 1798 defiance theme ranging from the start. With stop offs at Gorey Hill, where you are presented to the infamous Yoeman Half-Hanging Hempenstall. Clogh, the hanging bridge where several rebels were carried out by British forces during the uprising. Boolavogue, at the Fr. Murphy Centre, a museum committed to the life of the rebel leader Fr. John Murphy. Oulart Hill, the site of one of the battles won by the rebels during June of 1798. Vinegar Hill, one more battle site, this being the place where both fights took place.
The excursion wraps up with a visit to Ferns Castle where our excursion quick guide will clarify the historic value of this castle.
Our departure point for the exploration of South Wexford's wealth of early Norman history and also the Nineteenth Century scarcity as well as emigrant tale is the ancient Viking city of Wexford.
Our initial stop is a mile up from the quaint village of Wellington Bridge which sits apart the Bannow River. We will base on the place on the beach of Bannow of Bay where in 1169 three Norman ships packed with soldiers and also horses made landfall for the initial time and also would transform entirely the fate of our Island.
Pushing on we will certainly view Clonmines the finest example of the deserted middle ages district in Ireland with the remains of Abbeys, churches, its proverbial seven castles and also a rattling great love story ahead to finish it off.
Tintern Abbey may laying only hundred lawns off the road however there is an unique atmosphere around these lovely Cistercian wrecks. After the dissolution of the monasteries our home entered the ownership of the Colcough family members, a name famously associated with the 1798 Rising. The OPW has actually carefully restored parts of the structure and you are certain to be amazed by their superb assisted excursion of the jobs.
Now we directly go to the much loved corner of Ireland, the untamed and also stunning Hook Head Peninsula. We will certainly stop off at Bagibun to view the unlikely spot where Raymond le Gros and also a simple eighty Knights landed in May of 1170.
We complete our trip of the peninsula with a stop in Templetown residence to the charming damaged fortified church built in 1340 on the view of an older Templar chapel. Constructed in 1588 and consistently broadened it has actually played a significant part in The Nine Years War, the Wars of the Confederacy, the Cromwellian war as well as right up to 1798 as well as the Napoleonic Wars. Today it provides an excellent excursion of the fort as well as a wonderful guided tour to get a sense of the reality of trench life throughout the Great War.
For centuries a ferryboat has actually plied its way across the tidewater of the 3 sisters from Ballyhack in Wexford to Passage East in Waterford and it is in the beautiful fishing Village of Ballyhack that our Migrant Tour actually starts. We will have our guide show the Tower residence built in the fourteen hundreds by the Knights Hospitiallers and also among one of the most influential of its type in the country. Our next stop is the perfectly recovered Georgian Rectory at Kilmokea Country House and Gardens.
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Belfast Botanic Tropical Ravine Reopened- Our Visit
The famous listed, 1887 Victorian, Tropical Ravine in Belfasts' beautiful historic Botanic Gardens, was officially reopened on Wed 11th April 2018. The painstaking refurbishment we now enjoy, had taken almost 3 years and had cost £3.8 million. This amazing historic and botanically significant project was jointly funded by Belfast City Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Found a stones' throw away from the back of the Ulster Museum the Ravine is sure to become an immediate major tourist draw. Entry into Botanic Gardens, the Ulster Museum, the Palm House and visits to the Tropical Ravine remain free to the public.
The 131-year-old Tropical Ravine building has been restored with the utmost care. Many of its original Victorian features are reinstated or preserved. Alongside the old we have new features- interactive and digital exhibits. Helpful explanatory notice boards are all around the gallery walk. The history of plant collecting, the Ravine and famous Belfast botanists/gardeners, architects and inventors associated with Belfast is not neglected. eg Wardian Case Inventor Dr Nathaniel Ward and Charles McKimm 1st Superintendent Belfast Parks.
The building features an open reception area on the ground floor and has been made more energy efficient to retain heat, ensuring plants have the right environment to grow. Many of the plants are over 100 years old. Some of them are extremely rare.
The Victorians had a particular fascination for all kinds of ferns and there are many examples growing away here. Tropical fruit
include starfruit, custard apples, pineapples, bananas and ginger.
The Ravine is divided into two main areas, the Temperate Zone and the Tropical Zone. The Tropical zone has a high humidity factor. In both zones be prepared for glasses and camera lens steam up.
NB Opening Times-Closed on Mondays ( except public holidays ) opening times are 10am until 4pm , last admissions are 3.45pm
Galway, Ireland Tour Guide - May 2010
Galway, Ireland Tour Guide - May 2010
The Fern Garden at Blarney Castle and Gardens
The Fern Garden and Waterfall at Blarney Castle and Gardens.
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Visit Singapore's Stunning Grove of Man-Made Trees
In the center of Singapore, a manmade horticultural haven blooms. Supertree Grove is a man-made forest meant to enhance greenery and flora in the bustling city. The grove consists of 18 “trees” acting as vertical gardens, with trunks covered with over 200 varieties of orchids, ferns and climbing plants. Each tree reaches 80-160 feet high, and is connected by walkways that allow visitors to view the city from the treetops.
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