Powers court and glendalough
 

In May we plan to pick up a car in Dublin in the morning and drive to. Powerscourt and then to Glendalough. Is it doable to both inthe same day. both are open daily from 9:30 and till 6 PM for Glendalough. Looks like Powerscourt is about 45 minutes from Dublin and then another 45 minuets to Glendalough. It appears doable but i do not have any idea how long people usually stay at each.(I know that varies on interest).

I think it's doable. We spent several hours at each--but the way our itinerary worked, we saw them on separate days. There's a very good cafeteria at Powerscourt (the weather was perfect, so we ate outside) and we picnicked at Glendalough (the weather was lousy, so we ate in the car).

We rented a car from Hertz and picked it up at the South Circular Rd location, so we were already headed south. The website said they opened at 9; we got there a little before that and they were already open.

Yes - very doable. The grounds at Powerscourt Estate are very nice for a stroll but take notice that the waterfall is on a separate site. There isn't a huge amount of things to see at Powerscourt, but the self-service restaurant is good.

Glendalough is a favourite place of mine and if you get good weather is a gorgeous place for a walk. I'd spend a lot more time there than in Powerscourt. Perhaps plan to visit the waterfall, have lunch in Powerscourt Estate and then walk off the calories in Glendalough?

Very helpful . Thanks much

We picked up rental car in Dun Laoghaire and went to both in a leisurely day. Got lunch in Powerscourt cafeteria and took it to the waterfall for a picnic.

We were staying at a B&B very near Glendalough. Mid-afternoon on a Sunday there was absolutely no parking so we went to the B&B and would have walked back down the river but Granny didn't think she could ford the river on the stepping stones so we waited a bit and drove back when the crowds had thinned out.

I agree that both are very doable in a day and that I would spend more of my time at Glendalough than Powerscourt even though I mightily enjoyed the gardens there.