GlendaloughGlendalough fills a glacial valley, with a round tower, a gateway and two lakes above it.
National park
Wicklow Mountains National Park
Laragh, County Wicklow
Over 20,000 hectares of blanket bog, heath and upland woodland across the middle of the county.
Set off on a hike through the striking scenery and check out the leafy forests, stark bogland and wide-open expanses.
- Where
- Laragh, County Wicklow
- Official site
- nationalparks.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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GlendaloughGlendalough fills a glacial valley, with a round tower, a gateway and two lakes above it.
Powerscourt WaterfallIreland's highest waterfall drops 121 metres, in parkland a few kilometres from the main estate.
GlenmalureGlenmalure runs long and straight under Lugnaquilla, with a waterfall at the head of it.
Great Sugar LoafThe quartzite cone stands over the N11. You can be up and down inside an hour from the car park.
Powerscourt House and GardensTerraced gardens stepping down from a Palladian house towards the Sugar Loaf, with a walled garden and a pet cemetery.
Mount Usher GardensTwenty acres along the Vartry river, planted informally in the wild garden style.What’s on nearby
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