Tintern Abbey (Wexford)
Tintern Abbey
A 13th-century Cistercian abbey in the woods of the Hook Peninsula, later converted into a manor house, with quiet forest trails nearby.
Tintern Abbey was founded by William Marshal around 1200 as a thanksgiving offering. It takes its name from Tintern Abbey in Wales, home to the monks who settled here. After the Reformation it was granted to the Colclough family, who converted it into a residence and lived there until the 1960s. As a result, the medieval church and later domestic architecture are strangely fused together. The surrounding woodland of about 100 hectares has walled gardens, small bridges and stream trails. The site is managed by the OPW. It opens for guided tours in summer, and the woodland is free to visit year-round. It can be visited on the same day as the Hook Lighthouse.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 10:00–17:00 (woodland open all day)
Nearby sights
- Hook Lighthouse
- Dunmore East
- Dunbrody Famine Ship
- Saltee Islands
- Reginald's Tower
- House of Waterford Crystal
- Medieval Museum
- Christ Church Cathedral