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Through the Sally Gap
Shankill
Shankill
County Wicklow is known as the Garden of Ireland, and with its forests, Glencullen
Glencullen
lakes and waterfalls, and its country estates, it lives up to its reputation.
As you enter the county from Dublin to the north, abundant trees Bray Bray
ENNISKERRY
GLENCREE
give way to the rolling Wicklow Mountains. Two notable valleys – GLENCREE ENNISKERRY
Bray Head
Glendalough, one of the loveliest in the country, and the Sally Gap, Bray Head
a remote pass flanked by heather and blanket bog – are wildly POWERSCOURT Cable Rock
POWERSCOURT
Cable Rock
ESTATE
beautiful. In contrast are the formal gardens of Powerscourt, the ESTATE Kilmacanoge
Kilmacanoge
romantic gardens of Mount Usher beside the River Vartry and Templecarrig
Templecarrig
the lush farmland in the Vale of Avoca. The coastal part of the drive Powerscourt Greystones
Greystones
Powerscourt
takes in the sweeping beaches of Brittas Bay and rugged Wicklow SALLY GAP Waterfall Delgany
Waterfall
SALLY GAP
Head topped by its three lighthouses. Delgany
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n n Kilpedder
Kilpedder
Kilcoole
Lough Kilcoole
Lough
i i Tay Tay
a a Newtown
Newtown
Mount Kennedy
The Breaches
t t Vartry Mount Kennedy The Breaches
Vartry
Reservoir
n n Reservoir
Newcastle
u u Lough WICKLOW Newcastle
WICKLOW
Lough
Six Mile Point
Dan Dan Six Mile Point
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Roundwood
M M Glenmacnass Roundwood
Ir ish
Killskey
Killskey Ir ish
Glenmacnass
Annamoe
Annamoe
Vartry
Vartry
Sea
Annamoe
Annamoe Sea
Ashford
GLENDALOUGH
GLENDALOUGH Ashford
MOUNT USHER GARDENS
MOUNT USHER GARDENS
Laragh
Laragh
Broad
Broad
Rathnew
Lough
Parkroe Rathnew Lough
Parkroe
w w
WICKLOW TOWN
o o Avonmore WICKLOW TOWN
Avonmore
Barnbawn
l l Barnbawn Glenealy
Glenealy
WICKLOW HEAD
Clara Lara
k k Clara Lara WICKLOW HEAD
Funpark
Funpark
c c
Drumgoff
Drumgoff
Beehive
i i Ballinderry Beehive
Ballinderry
W W Avonbeg
Avonbeg
Rathdrum
Rathdrum
Magherabeg
Greenan Kilbride Magherabeg
Greenan
Kilbride
Ardmore Point
Ardmore Point
AVONDALE HOUSE
Above Powerscourt House, a Palladian mansion famous for its garden, see p132 AVONDALE HOUSE
AND FOREST PARK
Ballinaclash AND FOREST PARK The Castle
Ballinaclash
The Castle
Kilmacoo
Kilmacoo
ACTIVITIES Macreddin Redcross
Redcross
Macreddin
Meeting of the
Meeting of the
Ballynapark
Waters Ballynapark
Waters
BRITTAS BAY
Picnic by Powerscourt Waterfall, the highest BRITTAS BAY
waterfall in Ireland
Aughrim
Aughrim Mizen Head
Mizen Head
Avoca
Trek through the foothills of the Wicklow Roddenagh Avoca
Roddenagh
Mountains on horseback VALE OF AVOCA
Aughrim Aughrim
VALE OF AVOCA
Hike into the hills above Glendalough or walk Woodenbridge Johnstown
Woodenbridge
Johnstown
beside its lakes KEY Kilpipe Ballinaheese
Ballinaheese
Kilpipe
Let the kids run wild at the Clara Lara Funpark, Drive route Avoca
Avoca
Ballinagore
an outdoor adventure centre for under-12s Ballinagore
Arklow
Tee off at Woodenbridge Golf Course, noted for Arklow
its scenic setting Johnstown
Johnstown
Arklow Head
Arklow Head
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