Top rated Tourist Attractions in Waterford, Ireland to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Tourist Attractions in Waterford

Experience the best that Waterford has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 71 places from Tourist Attractions category.

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Mayfield Birds Of Prey

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Willie is an amazing human being. With a great love for birds of prey. He explained with great passion about the birds and he gave us an unforgettable experience of a lifetime

4.90 (173 reviews) (~20.91 km from centre)

Newtown Cove Swimming Beach

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Now Ladies and Gentlemen this is a must see location if you happened to be in the area. It`s basically a cliff. The view is fantastic , for photographers a must and for swimmers a little place which is not easy to be found by tourists -but if you just follow the copper coast route past Tramore beach...

4.90 (128 reviews) (~8.07 km from centre)

Velocity Virtual Reality

Leisure centre

👍👍 Brought my 2 daughters here aged 14 and 7. It took awhile to get the hang of it but when they did they loved it. Friendly staff good parking also.

4.90 (74 reviews) (~5.41 km from centre)

Bonmahon Beach View Point

Tourist attraction

👍👍 A lovely view can be had from here, but carry on walking west until you reach the secret beach of Trá Na mBó!

4.90 (50 reviews) (~20.08 km from centre)

Hook Lighthouse

Historical place

Guided tours of a 800-year-old lighthouse building with on-site shop, cafe and sweeping area views.

4.80 (7.5K reviews) (~14.58 km from centre)

An Uisce Beatha

Bar

Dine-in · Takeaway · Delivery

$ $$$

4.80 (333 reviews) (~6.8 km from centre)

Waterford Greenway

Hiking area

👍👍 The Waterford Greenway is an excellent path for walking and cycling, perfect for families. I took a 10km route, which became a 20km round trip, and used TFI cycle hire for my journey. I found this option to be the most cost-effective, with a rental fee of only 10.50 euros for 5 hours. Although the T...

4.80 (303 reviews) (~7.8 km from centre)

The Doneraile Walk

Memorial park

👍👍 A perfect walk with a lovely scenery. Long way around - mostly on the side of the road, but all the way you're walking on the top of the cliff:)

4.80 (300 reviews) (~6.43 km from centre)

Colclough Walled Garden

Garden

Restored 1800s Georgian walled garden split into 2 sections, an ornamental & a kitchen garden.

4.80 (224 reviews) (~17.81 km from centre)

Ballyvoyle Tunnel

Historical landmark

👍👍 Absolutely stunning location. My parents have health issues so we just walked from local car park, perfect if you have a pram or elderly people with you, east gradient. Its a stunning, very peaceful location. I loved all the fairy doors in the lead up too.

4.80 (195 reviews) (~29.17 km from centre)

Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity Within

Catholic cathedral

Grand, restored Catholic cathedral built in 1793 with a 19th-century organ & 10 crystal chandeliers.

4.80 (120 reviews) (~6.5 km from centre)

Benvoy Beach

Beach

👍👍 A beautiful beach with dramatic cliffs surrounding a hidden gem

4.80 (97 reviews) (~14.52 km from centre)

Waterford Suir Valley Railway Car Park

Tourist attraction

👍👍 A simple and handy car park with a lot of space, very close to the railway station and cafe. Very easy to notice even from car and by driving by. Great to have!

4.80 (62 reviews) (~11.1 km from centre)

Leac an Scail, Kilmogue Dolmen

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Stone of the Warrior or Hero. One of the tallest portal dolmen in Ireland (4 metres). The portal entrance is North East facing. This place is well worth a spin to. Very well kept, with interpretive signage and access along a grassy pathway. It's an incredible feat of engineering considering the too...

4.80 (62 reviews) (~24.82 km from centre)

Dunmore East Woods

Park

👍👍 Nice walk with great views and a variety of tracks. Quite pretty.

4.80 (57 reviews) (~9.02 km from centre)

John F Kennedy Arboretum

Arboretum

Huge area with 4,500 trees & shrubs from around the world, plus a lake, playground & hilltop views.

4.70 (1.4K reviews) (~17.24 km from centre)

Waterford Castle Hotel & Golf Resort

Hotel

Old-world quarters in a luxe resort offering an 18-hole golf course, sleek dining & a playground.

4.70 (1.1K reviews) (~6.04 km from centre)

Tintern Abbey

Historical landmark

Restored ruins of a 13th-century Cistercian abbey, featuring guided tours & a tearoom.

4.70 (928 reviews) (~18.16 km from centre)

Theatre Royal Waterford

Performing arts theater

Georgian theatre hosting amateur productions as well as dance, music and drama on national tours.

4.70 (686 reviews) (~6.27 km from centre)

King Of The Vikings

Cultural center

👍👍 This is a hidden gem of tourism in Ireland let alone Waterford. It is a virtual reality experience where you go into a replica of a viking longhouse, sit down and put on a VR headset and headphones. Then it becomes absolutely outstanding. You find yourself sailing along with viking ships and having...

4.70 (392 reviews) (~6.34 km from centre)

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Top rated Tourist Attractions in Waterford, Ireland