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Reginald's Tower

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#7 of 46 things to do in Waterford
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m4ttieh
London, United Kingdom341 contributions
Helps set the scene for history of the city
Mar 2022
When in Irelands oldest city you must visit the oldest civic building in the country too.
With Covid restrictions in place the displaces have been removed so that there is only an informative film left for you to watch on the top floor along with the building itself. As such its currently free to enter.
The staff are a wealth of information , just watch your head on the low ceilings and stone work
Written 9 June 2022
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Sue J
Bath, UK52 contributions
Interesting experience
May 2022
Currently many of the old artefacts are not housed here so it's free entry. We turned up just as they were closing but they kindly let us in so we dashed up to the top and had a quick look at everything.
It's quite a tough climb to the top on windy, steep steps
Written 7 June 2022
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tmmoore52
Caledonia, IL38 contributions
A lot of history
Sep 2021 • Couples
Very Cool place, amazing history. This was our first historical stop in Ireland. Very late post, actually visited in Sept 2017
Written 22 May 2022
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Barbara O
Rochester, IL25 contributions
Great history lesson!
May 2022 • Family
So glad we went. While the artifacts were not there (having conservation work done), we still enjoyed exploring the tower. The OPW had waived the admission fee because of that. Very enjoyable! Video gave a nice concise history of the settlement.
Written 22 May 2022
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Andre H
Cape Town, South Africa353 contributions
Imposing Landmark
Apr 2022
We visited Reginald's Tower in April as part of our 2 week Ireland holiday . Named after the Viking ho founded Waterford , it is an imposing structure that you cannot really miss if you strolling around the waterfront.

There is a parking area across the road , so easily accessible along with a few other well known landmarks like the Clocktower.

Worth a quick short visit especially if you into Viking history
Written 14 May 2022
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Chelsea A
Columbus, OH174 contributions
Cool building
Apr 2022 • Couples
Currently interest is free because most of the artifacts in the building are in Dublin for preservation. The building is certainly very old and very cool to go through. The video on the top floor is informative. Even with the artifacts present I don’t know that I would separately pay five euros to visit but I think as part of the bigger museum package it is well worth it. All staff were very friendly during our visit
Written 29 April 2022
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Philip O
Dublin, Ireland5 contributions
Very interesting site
Mar 2022
While many of their displays were on temporary at the national museum (and entry was temporarily Free for that reason), the building itself is well worth visiting.
Written 11 April 2022
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motorcar1
Dublin, Ireland7,963 contributions
Reginald’s Tower Waterford
Mar 2021 • Couples
Reginald’s tower is a landmark in Waterford and unfortunately it’s closed due to Covid restrictions at present. It’s a great photo opportunity and you can read the history of the Tower.
Written 14 March 2021
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Ana L
Navan, Ireland2,701 contributions
City symbol
Aug 2020
Not open at the time I was there but this is a very beautiful defensive tower, and also the landmark in Waterford. It is possible to visit inside.
Written 6 August 2020
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland8,427 contributions
Beautiful and a Symbol of the City
Jul 2020 • Friends
Reginalds Tower is a stunning defensive tower at the apex of the Viking Trianlge in Waterford. As other reviews have said here already it is currently closed for renovations but it is still absolutely worth visiting just to see it's exterior and of course the wooden boat monument beside it.
I fully intend to come back and see the interior when it reopens but don't let the fact that you cant climb ut stop you from walking along to where the quays turn to see it.
Written 18 July 2020
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