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Reginald's Tower

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#8 of 34 things to do in Waterford

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| The Quay, Waterford, Ireland

Open today: 09:30 - 17:30

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VivienneR811

Reno, Nevada

31483

Reviewed 6 days ago

Fascinating

Great old tower, easy to get to and great explanations of its history. Interesting part of Waterford

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northsidelass

1411

Reviewed 1 week ago

Awesome!!!!!!!

So much history, so much information!! Even climbing up the narrow stairs brought me back in time!! The mini movie on the top floor gave so much insight into the history, lives and development of the town. Brilliant, absolutely a must when in that part...More

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paullegate

Arlesey, United Kingdom

1120912

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Iconic historic tower along the Quay in Waterford City

Reginald's Tower is an iconic historic tower along the eastern side of the quay in the area of the Waterford Viking Triangle. It was built as a part of the city’s defences originally built at the beginning of 13th Century with further development in 15th...More

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Tony W

Worcester, United Kingdom

5948

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Could be a great view

Reginalds Tower is situated in an area known as the Viking Triangle, We visited the day it free entry. It is has several floors giving its history as garrison,barracks & women's prison. The disappointing thing was that there was no access to the roof which...More

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Howard M

407

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

very well done; interesting

right downtown. my husband is a history buff and was pretty impressed with artifacts and presentation. There are stairs to climb so..... Excellent intro to city's history

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Eurotraveller5

Baltimore, Maryland

3215

Reviewed 10 October 2018 via mobile

for the Viking in all of us

If there is only one thing to see in Waterford, it is the tower. Thirty minutes and €5, and you ascend 3 floors on a stone spiral staircase and learn of the Viking settlement and integration in medieval Ireland. There is a Viking longship replica...More

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tfitz812016

Pennsburg, Pennsylvania

508

Reviewed 2 October 2018

Very nice local museum

We enjoyed learning about the history of Waterford at this museum. The structure of the tower makes for a great setting

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Peter G

131

Reviewed 1 October 2018

Ancient history right in downtown Waterford!

We used our OPW card to visit this historic tower. Well worth climbing the steps to different levels to explore the history and the role Reginald's Tower played in Waterford.

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mccarthy2010

Cork

2814

Reviewed 28 September 2018 via mobile

Educational

Educational and interesting visit. Good to see part of the Waterford Viking Triangle, the tower is an icon for the city.

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Christy F

208

Reviewed 23 September 2018 via mobile

A must see if you visit Waterfors

This is a must see!!!! An old tower built by Vikings that is still intact over 1000 years later. The history of the Vikings in Ireland was not was I was expecting to learn about when I visited , but it was very interesting to...More

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TCM62

How does this bode with someone who is claustrophobic? Thank you!

30 January 2017|

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Hi, as mentioned it depends on how your claustrophobic tolerance is. The stairwell is narrow and round, each of the floors are wide open, so no problem there.

Tazkatza

Do you need to purchase tickets in advance, and also how long is the tour?

1 July 2016|

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Hi, you cannot purchase tickets in advance for Reginald's Tower, you can for the Medieval Museum and the Bishop's Palace. The tour of Reginald's Tower takes about 45 minutes.