# Day trip from Dublin to Powerscourt and Enniskerry: gardens, whiskey and the waterfall

Powerscourt's terraced gardens, lunch at the house café, a tour with tasting at the whiskey distillery and Ireland's tallest waterfall.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/powerscourt-and-enniskerry/itineraries/gardens-whiskey-and-waterfall · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 30 min by car (M50 and N11, exit for Enniskerry; without a car, bus 44)
- 09:45 · Powerscourt Gardens (€14 · terraces, Triton Lake, Japanese garden)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:30 · Avoca Powerscourt, the house café (in the house; hot food until 16:30) · Avoca Powerscourt, the house café, €€
  - 5 min on foot
- 14:00 · Tour and tasting at Powerscourt Distillery (Powerscourt Distillery · 1 h with a tasting of three whiskeys · €25) · Powerscourt Distillery, From €25 per person
  - 15 min by car, 6 km
- 15:30 · Powerscourt Waterfall, 121 metres (separate entrance, €7.50)
  - 15 min by car, 8 km
- 16:45 · A walk around Enniskerry, the village of the clock tower (the clock tower and a coffee)
- 17:30 · Vuelta (a good half hour to the centre of Dublin)

A day trip from Dublin to the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains: the gardens of Powerscourt descend in terraces to a lake with winged horses, with the peak of the Sugar Loaf in the background; on the same estate there is a whiskey distillery and, six kilometres away, Ireland's tallest waterfall. The plan is by car, which is what lets you reach the waterfall; without a car, do the gardens, lunch and the distillery using bus 44.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Leave Dublin. Along the M50 and the N11, taking the exit for Enniskerry; a good half hour.

9:45 · Powerscourt Gardens. A good two hours: the terraces, Triton Lake, the Italian garden, the Japanese garden and the pets' cemetery. €14.

12:30 · Lunch at Avoca. The house café, with a terrace over the gardens.

14:00 · Powerscourt Distillery. An hour through the production and the warehouse, with a tasting of three Fercullen whiskeys; €25. Whoever is driving should taste only a little.

15:30 · Powerscourt Waterfall. 121 metres, with meadows and picnic spots below; separate entry, €7.50.

16:45 · Enniskerry. A coffee in the village, by the clock tower.

17:30 · Back to Dublin.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Along the M50 and the N11, a good half hour from the centre (estimated). Free parking at the waterfall.

### Without a car
Bus 44 from O'Connell Street to Enniskerry, or DART to Bray and the 185, and on foot to the gardens. The waterfall is out of reach: swap that stop for more time in the gardens.

## Consejos

### Buy tickets separately
Gardens and waterfall are sold separately on the official website.

### Go on a weekday
On a sunny Sunday it fills up with Dublin families.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can it be done without a car?
Yes, apart from the waterfall: bus 44 reaches Enniskerry and from there you walk up to the gardens.

### How much does it cost?
Gardens €14, waterfall €7.50 and distillery €25, plus lunch.

### Can children go to the distillery?
The tour with pairing is for over-18s only; for the basic tour, ask when you book. With children, swap the distillery for more time at the waterfall.