My sister and I are going on a tour of Ireland's southwest area then to Dublin. Which of these daytrips out of Dublin do you recommend? This is our 1st time to Ireland, and we want to see beautiful scenery and hopefully castles.<BR><BR>1. Co. Wicklow w/ Glendalough, Wicklow Gap, Blessington Lakes and RussboroughHouse. (7hrs.)<BR><BR>2. Co. Wicklow w/ Wicklow mountains, Glenroe Open Farm, Avoca, and Glenmacnass Waterfall. (7 hrs.)<BR><BR>3. Powerscourt House & Gardens, Glendalough historic site, and Roundwood. (7 hrs.)<BR><BR>4. Co. Wicklow w/ Dublin foothills, Sally Gap, Lugalla, Powerscourt Watherfall, and Powerscourt House & Gardens. (7 hrs.)<BR><BR>5. South Coast, Enniskerry, Dun Laoghaire Harbour, James Joyce Tower, Killiney Bay, Powerscourt House & Gardens. (4 1/2 hrs.)<BR><BR>Thanks!<BR>

Definitely #3!!!!!!!!! Powerscourt and Glendalough are the best of the best in the area.

Sharon, are these tours through a tour company or on your own? If it is through a tour company could you provide their net address? We will be in Dublin the end of November and we looking for a couple day tours.<BR>Thanks!

Ron,<BR> These day trips are from:<BR>www.irelandexpert.com<BR> I got it from a post on this site. And there are many more trips listed as day trips from Dublin.<BR> Sharon

I would go for #1 as Russborough house is definitely worth a trip it's in the news at the moment as some of its paintings have just been stolen)

Sharon,<BR><BR>Powerscourt is lovely but probably not as great in the winter, The waterfalls are beautiful as well. Forget number 5 I would not reccommend at all (I live in Dublin!) I would go for 1 or 4. I think rossborough house was in the news the other day for being robbed of a Reubens painting by the local Gangsters in Dublin as it was previously done by the General (a famous now deceased gangster) Get the film the General out and it should be the same house!<BR>Enjoy<BR><BR>

Hi Sharon,<BR>Just for your information: it's just been announced that Russborough House is set to close early this year, due to the recent robbery there. So, unless you're intending to go there in the spring, it probably won't be included in your daytrip options..<BR>Have a nice trip<BR>JO

Another place that we found to be very interesting, though we are not horse people, is the Irish National Stud and Japanese Garden in the same general area of Wicklow.