Hook Lighthouse, Province of Leinster, Ireland

4.5 (1.747 reviews) Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Price Range: from $9.89 Ranking #1 in Province of Leinster Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • Lighthouses

A visit is best when the weather is quite dramatic

Hook Lighthouse, the oldest operational lighthouse in the world. 800 Years of lighthouse keeping. The Visitor center at Hook Lighthouse offers guided tours of the lighthouse tower, a 13th Century Norman structure, built by William Marshal, the Earl of Pembroke, as part of the development of his Lordship of Leinster, Guided tours of the lighthouse, culminating with the spectacular view from the balcony, operate every day, the visitor centre houses a first class gift shop and there is a cafe which has seafood specials and home baking. There is a free to view Maritime Exhibition centre with Coast Guard memorabilia and information on the Whales and Dolphins which are often spotted from the Coastline.Parking is free and The Lighthouse grounds have picnic tables and free games for all to enjoy and Relax by the Sea. In clear weather you can see for miles and in a storm the spray often reaches the top of the lighthouse! Social Enterprise Community Tourism Project Thank you for your reviews
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Address

Hook Head Lighthouse Hook Head New Ross, Fethard On Sea Y34 KD93 Ireland

Mobile

+353 51 397 055

Website

http://www.hookheritage.ie

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Thursday, May 09, 2024, 6:32

Price range

from $9.89

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5TheCatShouter 5:00 PM Aug 25, 2021
Striking Views
We had booked to see the lighthouse at 2pm although we knew tours of the actual inside of the lighthouse were not happening due to Covid. We arrived far earlier then that and mentioned this to the guy organising parking and he had no problem letting us for a walk around etc. The lighthouse itself is very impressive and dominates the landscape. Below it is a wide open green space for people to walk around, have a picnic or for kids to play on the playground with pirate ship. After taking in the views we decided to walk around the outside and onto the rocks around the lighthouse. This was a highlight as while quite safe to walk on the views were dramatic and interesting with a number of blow holes (which we stayed away from) shooting up spray. Considering the whole thing was free and entailed a really pleasant drive to get to Hook Head is well worth a trip.
5C_and_H_11 5:00 PM Feb 29, 2020
Well Worth a Visit!
We decided to take the guided tour to the top of Hook Lighthouse & our guide Noel, gave us some very interesting information. Noel is a natural, & he built up a great rapour with the children on the tour so they'd feel very included. There are lots of steps to reach the top but we stopped on each floor where Noel gave us much information & history, so it made the climb very easy. It was a very windy day so the seascape was fantastic & the tour is well worth a visit! We also dropped into the great local cafe next door (see seperate review under 'Fabulous Chowder') so we'd definitely recommend making time to drop in here too, as they go hand-in-hand!