Hook Peninsula - Hook Peninsula

Hook Head coast

Hook Peninsula is lying in IrishCounty Wexford; it becomes part of the city New Ross assigned

Regions

  • South peak Hook head.
  • John F. Kennedy Park with the John F. Kennedy Arboretum; this part is chargeable and family-friendly. (Regular admission price: 2.90 EUR)

places

  • Wellington Bridge
  • Arthurstown with ferry service to Passage East
  • Fethard
  • Churchtown

Other goals

background

language

getting there

Ferry ports / sea route

  • The next ferry port is Rosslare Europort
  • Arthurstown has a ferry connection from it Passage East
  • The Hook Peninsula can be reached from the sea by seaworthy pleasure boats.

Airports

Nearest airports are Cork and Dublin Airport.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Hook Head lighthouse
  • Lighthouse, at the Hook head. With Romanesque part of the building, allegedly the oldest operating lighthouse in the British Isles.Open: March to October daily, otherwise on weekends and public holidays.Price: Regular admission is € 6.
  • Kennedy Homestead. Last Irish residence of Patrick F. O'Kennedy, great-grandfather of the assassinated US President. You may be received by a member of the Kennedy clan.Open: October to April and closed on Saturdays and Sundays.Price: Regular entry price € 5.
  • Tintern Abbey. Ruins of a Cistercian monastery.Price: Regular admission € 2.10.
  • Dunbrody Abbey
  • Dunbrody Castle

activities

  • Hike. Dunbrody Abbey and Castle are within walking distance of John F Kennedy Park. In addition, the coastal footpath leads over the Hook Peninsula.
  • water sports

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