Based in Tramore
A visit will take about one to two hours depending on your interests, our guided re-enactor led tours take 45 minutes and you are free to roam the
museum after the tour. The Bishop's Palace is usually less crowded on weekdays. A visit will take about one to two hours depending on your interests, our guided
re-enactor led tours take 45 minutes and you are free to roam the museum after the tour. The Bishop's Palace is usually less crowded on weekdays.
Based in Tramore
The magnificent curved façade of the warm butter-coloured stone building draws in the visitor. The eye-catching giant sculpture on the gable
was inspired by a tiny 13th century belt mount found in Waterford. It is Ireland’s only purpose-built medieval museum and the only building on the island to
incorporate two medieval chambers, the 13th century Choristers’ Hall and the 15th century Mayor’s Wine Vault. Don't miss the stunning Heavens' Embroidered Cloths, Waterford's cloth-of-gold 15th century vestments.
Based in Tramore
Reginald’s Tower is Waterford’s landmark monument and Ireland’s oldest civic building. It has been in continuous use for over 800 years.
The first tower on the site was built by Vikings after 914 and formed the apex of the triangular settlement, an area known to this day as the Viking Triangle.
Re-built by the Anglo Normans in the 12th century the top two floors were added in the 15th century. Until about 1700 the tower was the strongpoint of
the medieval defensive walls that enclosed the city. The tower now houses an exhibition on Viking Waterford and is managed by the Office of Public Works.
Based in Tramore
The Mall is a beautiful walk, about 200 yards long facing it stands the Bishop’s Palace, which not only adds a considerable beauty
the Palace is a fine building of hewn stone, with two fronts, that next to the Mall is beautifully ornamented with a handsome portico.'
This exquisite architectural jewel, now a museum, continues to delight over 250 years later, the ground and first floors furnished as a very elegant 18th century townhouse.