Skip the Line: Hook Lighthouse Entrance Ticket and Guided Tour
Description
Located at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford in Ireland's Ancient East, the Hook Lighthouse is the oldest operational lighthouse in the world, and has marked the entrance to Waterford Harbour for over 800 years. Enjoy a 45-minute guided tour of this purpose-built, fully operational lighthouse. The visitor center features a gift shop, an art workshop, exhibits and a café. The Hook Lighthouse truly is one of a kind. This shared guided tour is available for groups of no more than 5.
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Itinerary
Your admission ticket allows for a guided tour of the lighthouse starting at your chosen late-morning time. Your guide will walk you through 800 years of the history of light-keeping at Hook Lighthouse, giving you insight to how its keepers lived throughout the ages. You will meet St Dubhan and William Marshall (the greatest Knight) on your journey, while your guide regales stories from the lighthouse's past. The tour will culminate in spectacular views from the Balcony of the Lighthouse. In clear weather you can see for miles, and in a storm the spray often reaches the top of the lighthouse!
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A maximum of 5 people per booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Visitors are advised to wear comfortable shoes for climbing the 115 steps inside the tower to the viewing balcony
Reviews(514)
Fantastic experience. Great knowledge and passion from our guide. Would thoroughly recommend!
We had a fantastic visit to Hook. The tour guide John (Up the Dubs!) was full of information and was really friendly and fun. We learned so much about the beautiful lighthouse and its beginnings right through to the most recent keepers in 1996. So many amazing facts and stories! We were lucky to have had a glorious sunny day so we have lots of photos to look back on and remember a perfect day.
very entertaining and funny narration
Beautiful views ,our Tour guide John made the the whole experience extra special!! Very passionate and informative and humbled us with his perspective on Irish history👏 A absolute gentleman.
Lisa was great! Very informative and you could tell she really loved her job!
We absolutely loved our visit to Hook Lighthouse! It’s a beautiful place, and the guided tour was excellent — really interesting, engaging and full of great stories about the history of the lighthouse and the people who lived and worked there. Climbing all the way to the top was a highlight, and the views are absolutely spectacular. The whole experience is very well organised, with a lovely atmosphere and plenty to explore around the lighthouse as well. Definitely worth the trip!
Myself, Wife and kids did a tour with Jane, the Tour Guide. From start to finish it was amazing. Jane was very knowledgeable about the Lighthouse and the surrounding area. The kids really enjoyed the tour as did the adults!!
Had a fantastic day at this last in the world working light house tickets not a bad price guide was very helpful Emma I think was her name. We were there for 3 hours lots for the kids, good cafe food was lovely. I went to the top of hook very high but the view was amazing. Lots of people but tour was keep to just 10 people.
Loverly tour, very professional and informative but done with some humour (Jane), groups kept to a nice size, I’d highly recommend and what fabulous views!
We had an amazing experience at the hook lighthouse. The weather was fantastic so the views were unreal.We walked around the lighthouse first and then had the tour.Molly the tour guide was so good .I would highly recommend this tour.
