Activities in County Waterford
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Splashworld
Roaring rapids, splash slides and pirate ships are all part of the water park Splashworld, as well as ‘balmy temperatures all year-round’. It’s open for about three hours a day during the week, and six at weekends.
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International Light Opera Festival
Waterford's International Light Opera Festival takes place in the last fortnight in September. It's cheaper and more easily accessible than the more famous Wexford Festival Opera but booking is still advisable.
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Freedom Surf School
Also runs lessons in 'blokarting' (sail-powered beach buggying).
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Walks
A 5km, cobweb-banishing cliff walk leads from St Declan's Well. On the one-hour round trip you'll pass the wreck of a crane ship that was blown ashore in 1987 on its way from Liverpool to Malta. The 94km St Declan's Way mostly traces an old pilgrimage route from Ardmore to the Rock of Cashel (County Tipperary) via Lismore. Catholic pilgrims walk along it on St Declan's Day (24 July).
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Tannery Cookery School
Looking like a futuristic kitchen showroom, best-selling author and chef Paul Flynn's cookery school adjoins a fruit, vegetable and herb garden. Some courses include foraging for ingredients, while others cover market gardening. Other topics include seafood, advanced topics and France.
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Lake Tour Stable
To saddle up, contact Tramore's pony trekking and riding centre.
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Jack Burtchaell's Guided Walking Tour
Jack's 'gift of the gab' brings Waterford's nooks and crannies alive, effortlessly squeezing 1000 years of history into one hour. Tours leave from near the tourist office (confirm the exact location there), picking up walkers from the Granville Hotel en route.
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Dunmore East Adventure Centre
Hires out equipment for kayaking, surfing and snorkelling, and also runs sailing courses and land-based activities like archery and rock climbing.
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Ardmore Adventures
There's always something going on at this action-packed place: kayak tours of the coast (€45), surfing, climbing and more.
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