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Name: Hook Lighthouse
Item: Hook Lighthouse
Author: Christina

Light up your day at the Hook Lighthouse, with 800 years of lighthouse keeping it is the oldest intact working lighthouse in the world.

Part of Ireland’s Ancient East, Hook Lighthouse is situated in the South West corner of County Wexford bordering County Waterford. It has marked the entrance to Waterford Harbour at the mouth of the three sisters river system for over 800 years. The Visitor centre at Hook Lighthouse offers guided tours of this wonderful Medieval lighthouse tower, built by William Marshal, the Earl of Pembroke.

Known as the Greatest Knight and the most famous Knight of his time, Marshal built the tower as part of the development of his Lordship of Leinster, to protect and develop the important shipping trade in the 13th Century. Purpose built as a lighthouse 800 years ago, and still fully operational today, Hook Lighthouse truly is one of a kind!

Guided tours take you through the lighthouse with fascinating insights, stories and facts of this unique building. Enjoy the spectacular view from the balcony then visit the watchtower where lighthouse keepers kept watch up to 1996 when Hook lighthouse became automatic.

Hook Lighthouse offer bespoke Sunrise & Sunset Tour Experiences; watch the colourful skies as you enjoy local foods and drinks from the region. Pre-booking is essential.

The Visitor Centre, located in the former keepers houses, includes a first class gift shop and café and bakery, where friendly staff are happy to help with any tourist information you require. Here, you can relax by the sea with a coffee and homemade scone and keep an eye out for seals, dolphins and even whales!

In clear weather you can see for miles and in a storm the spray often reaches the top of the lighthouse!

Highlights include:

800 years of lighthouse keeping
The oldest operational intact lighthouse in the world
Built by William Marshal, Lord of Leinster and known as ‘The Greatest Knight’
The phrase ‘by hook or by crook’ is said to have originated here
Relax by the Celtic Sea
Open Year Round
Daily 09:30 – 17:00
Tours every half hour from 09:30 to 17:00 and later during peak season

During extreme weather the lighthouse may close.

Closed: December 18 to 25. Open December 26 to January 2, 10:00 – 17:00

Guided tours from 11:00 to 16:00 every half hour.

Last admission: 30 minutes before closing time

Approx. visit duration: Allow 30 minutes for tour. To fully enjoy the site, allow up to 2 hours.

Photography by Colin Shanahan.

ADMISSION PRICES 2019

Adult: €10.00
Concession: €9.00
Child (under 5): Free
Child (age 5 to 18) €6.00

Assisted Visitor €9.00 (for 2 tickets with carers card)
Family (1 adult + 1 child): €14.00
Family (1 adult + 2 children): €18.00
Family (2 adults + 1 child): €24.00
Family (2 adults & 2 children): €28.00
Family (2 adults & 3 children): €30.00

SUNRISE & SUNSET TOUR €45.00pp

DINING / REFRESHMENTS

Café and Bakery, seats 50 indoors, with full menu including seafood chowder, soups, sandwiches, paninis, and snacks. Fish n chips, mussels, seafood specials, vegetarian specials and desserts. Daily specials. Speciality coffees, teas and hot chocolate. BBQs during summer on weekends.

SUNRISE & SUNSET TOUR EXPERIENCE

Enjoy local food and drinks while watching the colourful skies. Pre-booking is essential

PICNICS

Picnic tables are provided and picnics are welcome on the grounds, however BBQs are not permitted.

SHOPPING

Gift Shop with nautical gifts, local goods and local interest books

PARKING

Free car and coach parking

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

Visitor Centre, café and gift shop are accessible. The lighthouse, by its nature, is not accessible for mobility impaired. Wheelchair accessible toilet.

GROUPS

Groups welcome. Pre-booking required for groups of 15 or over.

WI-FI

Free Wi-Fi available in visitor centre.

ACCOLADES & AWARDS

Tripadvisor Certificate of excellence 2015

MAP LOCATION

Hook Lighthouse is a two and a half hour drive from Dublin using the M9 motorway to Waterford or the Coastal route using the N11 to Wexford. This part of Ireland is best explored by car with lots of villages, attractions and scenic opportunities within short distances.

50 km from Wexford via Wellington Bridge and Fethard-on-Sea
29 km from Waterford via the Passage East Car Ferry and Ramsgrange
38km from New Ross via Campile or Fethard-on-Sea

Contact us today

Address: Hook Head, Fethard-on-Sea, Hook Peninsula, New Ross, Co. Wexford
Tel: +353 (0)51 397 054
Email: info@hookheritage.ie
Web: www.hookheritage.ie

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