Page 133 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Ireland

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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Shankill 0 kilometres 5
Shankill
Glencullen
Glencullen Start/finish Enniskerry to Mount
0 miles 5 Usher Gardens.
Bray Bray Number of days: 3–4 days.
ENNISKERRY
GLENCREE ENNISKERRY
GLENCREE
Bray Head
Bray Head Distance: 100 km (62 miles).
POWERSCOURT
POWERSCOURT Cable Rock Road conditions: Roads are mostly
Cable Rock
ESTATE good although unclassified roads are
ESTATE
Kilmacanoge narrow and have no central markings.
Kilmacanoge
Templecarrig
Templecarrig
Mountain roads may be impassable in
Greystones
Powerscourt Greystones bad weather; check the fore cast and
Powerscourt
Waterfall
SALLY GAP Waterfall make sure you have enough fuel.
SALLY GAP
Delgany
Delgany
When to go: Spring, summer and
s s autumn are the best times to visit.
n n Kilpedder
Kilpedder
Kilcoole
Lough Kilcoole
Lough
i i Tay Tay Opening times: Most shops and
a a Newtown attractions open 9 or 10am–5 or 6pm.
Newtown
The Breaches
Mount Kennedy
t t Vartry Mount Kennedy The Breaches Shops open Mon–Sat; in large towns
Vartry
Reservoir
n n Reservoir also 12–6pm on Sun. Convenience
Newcastle
u u Lough WICKLOW Newcastle stores in villages open 8am until late.
WICKLOW
Lough
Six Mile Point
Dan Dan Six Mile Point
o o Main market days: Enniskerry: 2nd
Roundwood
M M Roundwood and 4th Sun; Glendalough: Crafts and
Country Market, 2nd Sun; Arklow: Sat
Ir ish
Killskey Ir ish am; Aughrim: Farmers’ Market, Sat.
Killskey
Glenmacnass
Glenmacnass
Annamoe
Annamoe
Vartry
Vartry Shopping: Buy colourful woollen
Sea
Annamoe
Annamoe Sea
scarves, throws and rugs at Avoca
Ashford
GLENDALOUGH
GLENDALOUGH Ashford Handweavers, or browse Enniskerry’s
MOUNT USHER GARDENS quaint crafts and antiques shops.
MOUNT USHER GARDENS
Laragh
Laragh
Broad
Broad
Rathnew
Lough
Parkroe Rathnew Lough Major festivals: County Wicklow:
Parkroe
w w Gardens Festival, May–Sep; Wicklow
WICKLOW TOWN
o o Avonmore WICKLOW TOWN Town: Regatta Festival, Jul–Aug; Arts
Avonmore
Barnbawn
l l Barnbawn Glenealy Festival, May.
Glenealy
WICKLOW HEAD
Clara Lara
k k Clara Lara WICKLOW HEAD
Funpark
Funpark
c c DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Drumgoff
Drumgoff
Beehive
i i Ballinderry Beehive
Ballinderry
W W Avonbeg Take the R115 over the dramatic
Avonbeg
Rathdrum Wicklow Mountains or down the lush
Rathdrum
Magherabeg
Greenan Kilbride Magherabeg Vale of Avoca. Gardeners may want
Greenan
Kilbride
Ardmore Point
Ardmore Point
to focus on Powerscourt and Mount
AVONDALE HOUSE
AVONDALE HOUSE Usher. Beach lovers should head for
AND FOREST PARK Brittas Bay. For full details, see p137.
AND FOREST PARK
Ballinaclash
Ballinaclash The Castle
The Castle
Kilmacoo
Kilmacoo
Redcross
Macreddin
Macreddin Meeting of the Redcross Ballynapark Below Monument to Wicklow’s lost seafarers,
Meeting of the
Ballynapark
Waters
Waters
BRITTAS BAY
BRITTAS BAY Wicklow Harbour, see p137
Aughrim Mizen Head
Aughrim
Mizen Head
Avoca
Roddenagh Avoca
Roddenagh
VALE OF AVOCA
Aughrim Aughrim Woodenbridge
VALE OF AVOCA
Woodenbridge
Johnstown
Ballinaheese
Ballinaheese Johnstown
Kilpipe
Kilpipe Avoca
Avoca
Ballinagore
Ballinagore
Arklow
Arklow
Johnstown
Johnstown
Arklow Head
Arklow Head
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