What to do · Powerscourt and Enniskerry
Powerscourt Gardens
Information
- From
- €14 adult
- Duration
- 2 h
- Season
- All year, 9:30 to 17:30; shorter hours in winter
- Who it's for
- All ages; there are slopes and steps on the terraces
The gardens descend from the house in stone terraces to Triton Lake, with its water lilies and two winged horses on the shore, and in the background the silhouette of the Great Sugar Loaf. The terraces were designed by Daniel Robertson in the 1860s. Around them are corners to fill a whole morning: the Italian garden, the Japanese garden with pagodas and bridges, the stone tower in the valley, the walled garden with hundreds of old roses and the pets' cemetery of the Wingfields and the Slazengers, the families of the house.
Allow two hours. The garden entrance, €14 according to the official website, is bought online or at the ticket office; the waterfall is separate. The Avoca shop and café, inside the house, can be visited without a ticket.
As a family
