Discover Wicklow’s hidden gems: Sally Gap, Guinness Lake, and more. Explore film locations and lush landscapes on this private tour from Dublin.
Glendalough Monastic Settlement - St Kevin was a hermit Christian mystic and ascetic. He founded Glendalough the monastery, but he also wrote poetry and prose, including rules for Irish monks in verse. The oldest source for St Kevin is an 11th-century text called Latin Lives, written 500 years later, today housed in the amazing Marsh’s Library in Dublin (a library that hasn’t changed in 300 years!). St Kevin was recorded as born in 498 but more reliable Annals of Ulster mark his death as 618 – and there’s no way he lived to 120 in a remote, isolated cave in the early Middle Ages. Therefore, it’s more likely he was born sometime later in the 6th century.
In 1214, the dioceses of Glendalough and Dublin were united. From that time onwards, the cultural and ecclesiastical status of Glendalough diminished. The destruction of the settlement by English forces in 1398 left it a ruin but it continued as a church of local importance and a place of pilgrimage.
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- Admission to the waterfall €8.50 per person
- admission to Powerscourt House and Gardens €9.00 per person
- Powerscourt Distillery €25.00 per person for 1 hour tour
Explore the Landscapes of County Wicklow with Murphy Hidden Ireland
Discover the incredible attractions in Wicklow. The Sally Gap, Guinness Lake (Lough Tay), and Wicklow Mountains National Park are all stunning locations. ‘The Vikings’ and ‘P.S. I Love You’ were filmed here. Keep your distance as you explore Wicklow’s hidden walking gems.
Known as the “Garden of Ireland”, Wicklow historically had the highest percentage of woodlands in the county.
‘Beyond the Trees Avondale’ is a new world-class visitor destination in Ireland’s Ancient East that reopened in June 2022 after a €19 million redevelopment project by Coillte in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and EAK Ireland.
Braveheart
Starring Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, and Brendan Gleeson. The multiple Academy Award-winning film depicts part of the story of the First War of Scottish Independence and features scenes filmed in Wicklow’s Sally Gap!
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