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Feile Samhain

Hook Lighthouse Hook Head, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

Discover the history and mystery of Samhain from October 31st to November 2nd. At 2 pm and at 3 pm daily, a free Féile Samhain ritual will be showcased at Hook where age-old tales of Samhain will be shared by ‘Druids’  in the graveyard of one thousand ships, along with children’s entertainment with Captain Hook…

Spooky Tours

Hook Lighthouse Hook Head, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

Special ghastly lantern-lead Halloween tours only for those who like the ghoulish and ‘sphooky’ will be on offer at 5.30 pm, 6 pm, 6.30 pm, and 7 pm. Venture into darkness as you ascend the 115 steps of the 800-year old lighthouse amid the graveyard of 1,000 ships and explore the ancient original keepers’. NOT…

€10

Daisy Day

Hook Lighthouse Hook Head, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

A day of fun with a free ‘Daisy Hunt’ and games from 2 pm to 4 pm. Local history records show the old New Year custom of ‘penny for a daisy’ was carried out by children and large numbers of children collected the first flower and received pennies for them. Come and find a Daisy…

New Year Sunrise Tour & Food Experience

Hook Lighthouse Hook Head, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

Enjoy the first Sunrise of the year from the tip of the Hook Peninsula on a special Sunrise Tour and Food Experience. Visitors will be welcomed with a fresh bucks fizz and delicious breakfast buffet and then taken on a bespoke guided tour experience. Tours culminate in the enclosed glass watch-room with spectacular panoramic views…

€45

New Year’s Day Arrow Ceremony

Hook Lighthouse Hook Head, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

A centuries-old tradition will take place on New Year’s Day at the 800-year-old Hook Lighthouse as the Dunbrody archers, will take part in a traditional “arrow ceremony”. The Dunbrody Archers and the Chairman of New Ross Council will participate in the ceremony. The age-old tradition dates back to 1687 when the Mayor and the corporation…

The Kitchen Garden

Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange, New Ross, Wexford, Ireland

Few things give as much pleasure as being able to harvest and cook your own vegetables and herbs directly from the garden. Whether your growing space is only a few pots on the patio or a half acre plot, we will show you how to produce a variety of edibles without the use of chemicals.…

€160

The Garden through the Season (May)

Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange, New Ross, Wexford, Ireland

One of the great pleasures of gardening is observing the constant changing patterns of colour and form as plants move through their growing cycle. This class which will run one…

€45

One-Day Kitchen Garden

This workshop is aimed at both ‘newbies’ and those of you with some experience but wanting to up your game a bit. In the productive plot here at Green Road…

€100

Willow in the Garden

Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange, New Ross, Wexford, Ireland

Willow is an extremely useful and versatile plant in the garden. In this workshop you will learn how to propagate, grow and harvest the willow. We will then work on…

€100

Compost Making

Green Road Gardens Battlestown, Ramsgrange, New Ross, Wexford, Ireland

‘Look after the soil and the plants will look after themselves’. The cornerstone to productive gardening is good soil. All soil types can be improved upon by the addition of…

€60