All Parks and Gardens in Co. Wicklow

The Festina Lente non-profit Walled Victorian Gardens have been loving restored by Festina Lente to their original Victorian design and plans surrounded by the original walls built in the 1780’s as part of the grounds of Old Connaught House. It is one of the largest working Victorian Walled Garden in Ireland and contains many beautiful features and stunning fauna and Read more...

“The Glen of the Two Lakes” – A must in any visitors itinerary. This early Christian settlement, founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century, in this beautiful valley is one of the most important of such sites in Ireland. In spite of raids by the Vikings and centuries of neglect, the monastery, with its simple and austere buildings (notably Read more...

5km from the formal Gardens is Ireland’s Highest Waterfall tumbling 135 metres into the Dargle Valley. Powerscourt Waterfall has been a major attraction since the 1760’s and has been a favourite family picnic spot for years. It falls into a hollow cut out by ice over 10,000 years ago. The Waterfall is fed by waters from blanket bog on top Read more...

This is an arboretum particularly famous for its conifers and calcifuges, planted during the 19th century by Thomas Acton in conjunction with David Moore and his son, Sir Frederick Moore, curators of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. It was a time of great botanical and geographical explorations with numerous species from around the world being brought back to Ireland Read more...