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Wicklow Gaol Historic Tour
Business Contact Details
Kilmantin Hill,Wicklow Town, CoWicklow
GPS 52.978909, -6.037345
Tel +353 (0)404 61599
Email
Web
Business Contact Emeir O’Connell
Experience Description
1 hour tour. Take an interactive multimedia journey throughWicklow’s
Historic Gaol. Designed to engage all the senses, visitors will step back in time.
Holographic projections of cruel prison guards, the sound of the defiant cries
from the 1798 rebels and the transformation of three prison floors visually
creates over 200 years of Irish history through the eyes of the inmates. The
tour is partially guided. Audio guides also available.
Pricing
Standard Retail Price 2015 €7.90 Adult (>18); €6.70 Student/Senior;
€5.00 Child (<16); €20 Family
Group Bookings/Tour Operator Rates Yes
FIT Yes
Ad-Hoc Group Yes
Tour Series Yes
Group bookings rates contact
Marie Comerford
Email as above
Tel as above
Opening Details
Open year round. Mon-Sat. 1030-1630hrs; Sun. 1100-1600hrs.
Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements
No min. age requirement.Wheel chair access ground floor only. Coffee shop.
Free car parking (up to 2 hours) in public car park in front of Wicklow Gaol.
Coach parking available, 2 bays.
Public Transport
Accommodation Hub
Wicklow Town
Nearest Airport
Dublin (50 mins)
Other Experiences Nearby
Diamond Bowl and Kidzone (8 mins); Mount Usher Gardens (16 mins);
Brittas Bay Beach (32mins)
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Brownshill Portal Tomb in County Carlow
is Europe’s largest dolmen. Its capstone
weighs in at an impressive 150 tonnes!
The original St. Nicholas is said to be
buried at Jerpoint Park, County Kilkenny…
but sssh, don’t tell the small people!