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Reginalds Tower

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Siguirit Lopez
Siguirit Lopez
1 week ago
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Incredible place where history feels alive 🏰✨ Reginald’s Tower was one of the highlights of my time in Waterford. Knowing this was the exact spot where the Vikings founded Ireland’s first city made it feel so special. The name Waterford comes from the old Norse word Veðrafjǫrðr(meaning something like windy fjord) 🌊⚔️.Standing there, I truly felt like I was in the middle of that history. The tower is small but powerful. It’s the oldest civic building in Ireland 🇮🇪 and has been everything from a Viking stronghold to a Norman fort, a mint, a prison, and more. You can still see the original stonework, and touching those ancient walls gave me a strange but amazing feeling — like I was connected to the people who stood there centuries ago 🪨🕰️. Deffo, I will go back to take more pictures 😆 My phone died.
Kieran McGuinness
Kieran McGuinness
2 months ago
This is a simple but excellent attraction- affordable, interesting, and great place to start in Waterford! It gives a breakdown of the history, local landmarks, and an overview of the whole city. The spiral stairs in particular is excellent!
THE EXPLORER
THE EXPLORER
2 months ago
We flew to Ireland to join a bus tour of Ireland. Started in Dublin, then toured the island and finished in Dublin. It was a great tour. One of the stops was Waterford where we first toured the glass factory and then had lots of time to walk around the waterfront area. Lots of history here. Reginald’s Tower is a very picturesque 1300th century tower down by the Waterfront. Busy with tourists taking pictures.
Dan Balsdon
Dan Balsdon
3 months ago
We were not sure whether to pay to go in, but we are glad we did, and found that children under about 12 are free. A really helpful and welcoming member of staff when we entered, then after climbing all the way to the top watched a really informative video about the history of the tower and Viking Triangle and Waterford. Plus good views of the waterfront through the small windows! Lots of information boards on the remaining 2 floors - plus I enjoyed the Lego models on the ground floor! There's also a canon ball from 1650 lodged in the outside of the wall. So lots of see - our kids enjoyed it. I guess we had about 30-45 mins there.
Rachel Lam
Rachel Lam
6 months ago
Fantastic historical sight that provides great detail about the history of Waterford. The staff were friendly and helps us to ensure the best experience in the mueseum. At the top floor, there is a 12 minute video about the tower, which basically tells the story of Waterford. Mind the spiral steps if you're tall!

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The Quay, Waterford, Ireland

Hours

  • Monday: 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM
  • Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM
  • Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM
  • Thursday: 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM
  • Friday: 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM
  • Saturday: 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM
  • Sunday: 9:30 AM – 4:45 PM

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(051) 304 220

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