Tuesday, November 17, 2009

99 Things To Do In Dungarvan

Things to do without a car…

1- Swimming on Abbeyside beach or Clonea Blue flag beach

2- Kite surfing

3- Surfing

4- Kayaking along the Cunnigar River or on Clonea beach

5- Hill walking, the Cruchan Walk

6- Playgrounds in both Dungarvan and Abbeyside

7- Visit Dungarvan Bridge financed by William, Duke of Devonshire in 1808

8- Visit Walton Causeway Park in Abbeyside

9- Dungarvan bandstand located in Dungarvan Park

10- Bird watching

11- Gallows hill, the remains of the first Norman settlement in Dungarvan.

12- Explore Dungarvan and surrounding area by hiring bikes.

13- A game of tennis in the Abbeyside Tennis Club

14- Running

15- Attend Hurling/Football/Rugby/Soccer matches

16- Walking tours of Dungarvan

17- Visit Clonea blue flag beach

18- Sand castle building

19- Crab Fishing

20- Relax with a coffee or a drink along the Quay

21- Shell Cottage

22- Walk around Grattan Square constructed between 1806-1826

23- Golfing at Dungarvan Golf course or Goldcoast Golf course

24- Walk along the old Dungarvan railway track.

25- The Famine walk

26- Events in the town Hall

27- The Farmers Market, each Thursday from 9.00am-2.00pm

28- Trout fishing

29- Visit garden centres

30- Sailing courses

31- Walk along Abbeyside Strand

32- Fishing

Things to do with a car…

33- Surfing lesson in Tramore

34- Lismore art gallery

35- Copper coast mini farm

36- Copper coast geo-park

37- An Rinn, official Gaeltacht area near Dungarvan

38- Visit the Cunnigar, a sand spit across the mouth of Dungarvan Bay

39- Stradbally, another pretty Waterford village.

40- A stroll through Colligan Wood

41- Copper Coast Drive

42- Tramore amusement and leisure park

43- Mount Congreve Gardens, Kilmeaden

44- Work House Studios, Kilmacthomas

45- Mahon falls

46- Camping, in one of the many campsites located around Waterford

47- Horse riding, Colligan Equestrian Centre, Dungarvan

Things to do in the rain…

48- Catch a film at SGC Dungarvan cinema

49- Stroll around the Dungarvan Shopping centre

50- Attend a book reading in Dungarvan Library

51- Ardmore pottery and craft gallery

52- Cookery schools (day course) in the Tannery, one of Irelands leading restaurants

53- Leisure/gym facilities

54- Perks Amusements, Youghal

55- Greyhound racing

56- Play Loft

57- Waterford and Suir Valley Railway Company

58- Bowling

59- Ardmore Gallery Art School

60- Kids club, Clonea Leisure Centre

Day trips….

61- Fota Island

62- Michelstown Caves

63- Middleton Distillery

64- Tramore

65- River Cruise on the Suir

66- Irish National Heritage Park, Wexford

67- Hook lighthouse, Wexford

68- Dunmore East Adventure Centre

69- Dunmore Angling Charters

70- Paintballing

71- Off road carting and rally driving

72- Cahir Castle

73- Dunbrody, New Ross

74- Kilkenny Castle, Roth House, Brewery

75- Cahir Castle

76- Walking tours of Waterford City

History and Heritage…

77- St. John’s Castle, Dungarvan

78- The Moresby Buoy, monument to the tragic sinking of the Moresby ship

79- Augustine Church and Abbey, Abbeyside

80- St Mary’s Church of Ireland, Dungarvan

81- St. Declans round tower, Ardmore

82- Ardmore cliff walk

83- Knockeen Dolmen, Tramore

84- Lismore Castle gardens

85- Mount Mellerary Abbey

86- Ballysaggartmore Towers, Lismore

87- St Carthaghs Cathedral, Lismore

88- Waterford City, Reginals Tower, Museums/Galleries

89- Dungarvan Old Market House

90- St Mary’s Parish Church Dungarvan

91- Curraghmore House, Portlaw

92- Waterford County Museum, Dungarvan

93- Touraneena Heritage Centre, Ballinamult

94- Cappaquin house and gardens

95- Fairbrook house gardens museum, Kilmeaden

Nightlife….

96- Traditional Irish music, in local pubs

97- Award winning restaurants

98- Live Opera at Dungarvan Cinema

99- Davitts nightclub/Creation Nightclub