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HOLIDAYS IN IRELAND

Ireland’s South East

– Waterford and Wexford 6 Days from £549
Departures
Enjoy a taste of the real Emerald Isle! A fascinating holiday of Jun and Sep 2021
contrasting attractions, packed full of shamrock delight.

Kilkenny Dunbrody Famine Ship, New Ross
HIGHLIGHTS Day 1 Local departure by coach or Home 18th-century expansion. The parameters of
• Visiti the charming city of Kilkenny Connect service, then to Holyhead for the ferry the 10th-century settlement can be clearly
to Ireland. We then travel onward to our hotel identified in The Viking Triangle. The elegant
• Old Norse town of Wexford
in County Wexford for four nights. D Chamber of Commerce building, the City Hall
Included Excursions Day 2 Day at leisure or Wexford and New and the Bishop’s Palace are prime examples of
• Kilkenny • Wicklow Mountains and Dublin Ross Optional excursion to the old Norse beautiful 18th-century architecture. B,D
Optional Excursions town of Wexford once known as Waesfjord Day 5 Wicklow Mountains and Dublin
(‘the harbour of the mudflats’) with its narrow
We leave our hotel and head north through
• Wexford and New Ross • Waterford winding streets, picturesque harbour, and lively the spectacular Wicklow Mountains. We will
• Dublin sightseeing tour pubs and hostelries. Continue to New Ross, visit the town of ‘Ballykissangel’ fame, Avoca,
Also Includes a town steeped in history, where we will visit and the valley of the two lakes, Glendalough,
celebrated equally for its beauty and for its
the Dunbrody Famine Ship. Actors in period
• 5 nights hotel with Irish breakfast costume narrate the story of the Irish famine historical and archaeological interests. This
and 5 evening meals emigrants on this authentic reproduction of an afternoon we continue to Dublin. The city has
• Porterage at the hotel 1840’s emigrant vessel. B,D plenty to delight even the most familiar visitor.
• Local joining points Day 3 Kilkenny This morning we head to Our optional sightseeing tour is a popular and
(see pages 6 & 7 for your nearest) the charming inland city of Kilkenny, Ireland’s enjoyable way to get to know Ireland’s capital.
We continue to our hotel on the outskirts of
YOUR HOTELS medieval capital on our included excursion. Dublin for an overnight stay. B,D
Above the broad sweep of the River Nore sits
You will stay for four nights at 4-star the castle, while a pretty humpbacked stone Day 6 We journey to Holyhead, then return
Riverside Park or the 3-star Treacy’s Hotel in bridge leads up into narrow, cheerful streets home. B*
Enniscorthy. laced with carefully maintained buildings. Included Meals: B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
Overnight stay in the Dublin area will be in a You have free time to explore the town at
city-style hotel. leisure, perhaps you would like to visit NORTH AND SOUTH DEPARTURES:
Kilkenny Castle or join our optional walking TREACY’S HOTEL Tour Code: W6PWW
tour, a popular and enjoyable way to get May 16 2021 £539 Sep 5 2021 £549
to know the Medieval Capital of Ireland. B,D Aug 16 2021 £549
Day 4 Day at leisure or Waterford Today NORTH AND SOUTH DEPARTURES:
you can join us for our optional excursion to
the charming town of Waterford. Waterford RIVERSIDE HOTEL Tour Code: W6PWW
is the oldest city in Ireland, first visited by Jun 20 2021 £549 Sep 26 2021 £549
the Vikings in 852 AD. The walled city has Optional excursions are at extra cost.
Riverside Park retained much of its medieval character Extras: single room supplement from £199. *Depending on
departure time, breakfast on Day 6 may be on the ferry.
together with the graceful buildings from its
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