Ireland day 0420. Tuesday 22 November 2022- Powerscourt Waterfall *

Ireland day 0420. Tuesday 22 November 2022- Powerscourt Waterfall

Today’s summary	Val had a complete day off work so we went down to have a look at the Powerscourt waterfall, the highest in Ireland. Stopped off in Enniskerry to have a look around and to get a cup of tea on the way back.
Today’s weather	Mostly dry with just a bit of drizzle in the morning. Brighter in the afternoon. Light westerly wind. About 7C

Today’s overview location (The blue mark shows the location of our route)		Close-up location (The green line shows where we walked) (Click button below to download GPX of today’s walk as recorded, or see interactive map at bottom with elevations corrected): Powerscourt waterfall

Commentary

(Summary blog only. Last full blog was Day 0368).

Val had a complete day off both the museum and the castle so after a leisurely morning we drove down to the Powerscourt Waterfall – the highest in Ireland (121 m / 397 ft).

It’s a spectacular spot, set in a hollow in part of the Powerscourt estate now owned by the Slazenger family. We had looked down it several times from the Wicklow Way which runs on a gallery high above but never been in. Being privately owned its quite expensive (€5.50 if you’re over 60) to get in but worth it today as we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves.

Only real disappointment is that there is no café – only a kiosk selling hot drinks to take away. So after walking up both side of the Dargle river to the base of the waterfall, we headed down to Enniskerry for a cup of tea in a “proper” café. And had a look in a weird antique shop along the way. Another enjoyable day out.

Today’s photos (click to enlarge)


Site map. Almost incomprehensible	The waterfall. Photos don’t really do it justice

Ruins of an old ice house	Val in Alpine pose



Look at those teeth!