Waterford Day Trips
SCENIC PUB TOUR WATERFORD
Waterford City - Woodstown Beach - Dunmore East - Waterford City
Distance: 44 km (28 miles)
Recommended Time: Afternoon Trip
Leaving Waterford City head out the Dunmore Road (R683) in the direction of Dunmore East, a few miles outside Waterford City will be your first stop; Jack Meades Pub.
When you've savoured the delights of Jack Meades we then head off to the Woodstown Beach Area and the Saratoga Pub with Gardens out onto the beach.
A short drive from the Saratoga we head to the beautiful fishing village of Dunmore East and take a stop off at The Spinnaker bar.
On the way home to Waterford City we take a stop off at Kennedy’s Bar in Callaghan.
ROUTE OF TWO CITIES
Waterford City - Kilkenny City - Waterford City
Distance: 146 km (90 miles)
Recommended Time: 1 Day
Waterford City is Ireland's first city with a wealth of fine historic and contemporary visitor attractions including Waterford Museum of Treasures and Edmund Rice Heritage Centre. Leaving Waterford, travel north along the N25 to New Ross, the ancestral home of John F. Kennedy and home of the Dunbrody Famine Ship.
From New Ross, travel north to the picturesque village of Inistioge and visit the wonderfully maintained gardens at Woodstock House. Why not stop off at Circle of Friends Cafe/Bistro for lunch. Staying with the Nore Valley, visit Bennettsbridge and take in the Nicholas Mosse Pottery factory and then on to Kilkenny City, the medieval capital of Ireland. Kilkenny is a treat to explore on foot with many striking 11th and 12th century structures including the magnificent and fully restored Kilkenny Castle. From Kilkenny take the main N10 Waterford road through Mullinavat and into Waterford City.
MOUNTAIN AND WAVE ROUTE
Waterford City - Clonmel - Waterford City
Distance: 196 km (122 miles)
Recommended Time: 1 Day
Leave Waterford City and head South to Dunmore East and then west along the stunning R675 coast road to Tramore. From Tramore travel along one of Ireland's most scenic drives, "The Copper Coast" and visit the European Geo Park en route to Dungarvan, a thriving seaside town and home to Dungarvan Castle and Town Museum.
Cappoquin and Lismore are two picturesque towns close to the scenic Nire Valley with a number of popular visitor attractions. The Vee Pass offers stunning views across the region's rich countryside.
Head onto Clonmel a bustling town and home to the South Tipperary Arts Centre and the Museum of Transport, take the R680 to Carrick-on-Suir and visit Ormond Castle. Continue East and return to Waterford City.
BY HOOK OR BY CROOKE ROUTE
Waterford City - Wexford - New Ross - Waterford City
Distance: 184 km (114 miles)
Recommended Time: 1 Day
This is a stunning route taking in the rugged coastline of the Hook Peninsula. Starting in Waterford City, the cosmopolitan capital of the South East, head east to the pretty fishing village of Dunmore East and take in the towns of Passage East, Ballyhack and Duncannon where you can visit Duncannon Fort, near the popular Duncannon beach front.
From here travel south to Hook Head, home of the famous Hook Lighthouse, one of the oldest working lighthouses in the world. The rugged Wexford coastline takes you around to Fethard-on-Sea with many fine sandy beaches.
North along the R737, Saltmills is home to one of Wexford’s top attractions, Tintern Abbey. From Saltmills travel north to New Ross where the Famine Ship Dunbrody is docked and where the JFK Arboretum and Kennedy Homestead mark the ancestral home of the Kennedy family. Return to Waterford via the N25.
Book a break away in Dooley's Hotel Waterford city centre
