Light up your day at Hook Lighthouse, 800 years of light keeping. Purpose built as a lighthouse 800 years ago, and still fully operational today, Hook Lighthouse truly is one of a kind!
Visit Loftus Hall and take a tour of this abandoned haunted house with a dark and troubled history.
Take this stunning scenic coastal drive passing by some of the county’s most important historical sites.
Heritage Tours Wexford has been in operation for over 10 years. During the summer season we make it possible for you to visit some of the flagship attractions on the Hook Peninsula with our Hook Highlights Bus Tour. It is the only bus tour to the Hook bookable on a seat by seat basis. Taking in The Dunbrody Famine Ship in New Ross, as well as the iconic Hook Lighthouse and also including Tintern Abbey or Loftus Hall.
Light up your day at Hook Lighthouse, 800 years of light keeping. One of the Oldest Lighthouses in the World, a favourite with Lonely Planet and Tripadvisor. Marking the entrance to Waterford Harbour at the mouth of the Three Sisters river system for over 800 years.
A Cistercian Abbey, founded c. 1200 by William, the Earl Marshall, and named after Tintern Abbey in Wales. The remains consist of nave, chancel, tower, chapel and cloister.
Dunbrody Abbey was founded for the Cistercian Order by Herve de Montmorency in the years following the Norman invasion of Ireland circa 1170.
The Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience is one of the premier tourist attractions in the South East of Ireland. Centred on an authentic reproduction of an 1840’s emigrant vessel, it provides a world-class interpretation of the famine emigrant history.
Visit Loftus Hall and take a tour of this abandoned haunted house with a dark and troubled history. The house remains in its abandoned state since the departure of its previous owner. Let our tour guides take you through the ground floor of Loftus Hall on an interactive tour.
Duncannon Fort is an impressive presentation of a bastioned fortress perched on the side of the stunning Hook Peninsula, County Wexford, part of Ireland’s Ancient East. Duncannon Fort is now open for bookings. Tickets can be purchased online or in the Hook Tourism office at Duncannon.
A must see National Treasure, featuring 15 large panels which provide the setting for a dramatic presentation of the Norman experience in Ireland. Discover the inspiring and romantic story of William Marshal & his wife Isabel de Clare, daughter of Strongbow and their combined effects on the shaping of Leinster & Ireland as a whole.
The Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F. Kennedy’s great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy, celebrates the story of five generations of the Kennedy dynasty which is still farmed by his descendants.
Ballyhack Castle is located on a steep slope in a commanding position overlooking Waterford estuary. The castle, a large tower house, is thought to have been built circa 1450 by the Knights Hospitallers of St. John, one of the two great military orders founded at the beginning of the twelfth century at the time of the Crusades. The Castle can be seen from the Passage East Car Ferry.
