Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre
Set 4.8 km southeast of Dunmore East, Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre is a museum. The site offers a café and guided tours. Loftus Hall, 3 km away, leads the 6 other places within 15 km.
Museum near Dunmore East
Just outside Dunmore East
Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre is 4.8 km southeast of Dunmore East. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Highs of 18–19°C mark June to September in Dunmore East.
Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 4.8 km southeast of Dunmore East
- Official site
- hookheritage.ie
When it is open
Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre and what surrounds it
Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Where to base yourself
The largest of the 8 towns is Tramore, with 11,277 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
- 1Dunmore East
- 2Fethard
- 3Duncannon
- 4Passage East
- 5Arthurstown
- 6Ballyhack
- 7Tramore
- 8Grantstown and Ballinakill
Dunmore East
Fethard
Duncannon
Passage East
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore East | 4.8 km northwest of it | 1,731 | 2 |
| Fethard | 9.6 km northeast of it | 363 | 2 |
| Duncannon | 11 km north of it | 281 | 2 |
| Passage East | 13 km north of it | 634 | 3 |
| Arthurstown | 13 km north of it | 149 | 5 |
| Ballyhack | 14 km north of it | 211 | 5 |
| Tramore | 16 km west of it | 11,277 | 8 |
| Grantstown and Ballinakill | 16 km northwest of it | 9,571 | 29 |
Each has its own page of things to do.
After Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre
Choose from 6 places within 15 km, such as a historic house, an abbey or priory and a castle.
Historic houseLoftus Hall3 km away2
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey14 km away3
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle14 km away4
MuseumDuncannon Fort Tour11 km away5GardenGardenColclough Walled Garden14 km away6ChurchChurchSt. Dubhan's Church1.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre
Where is Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre?
Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre is 4.8 km southeast of Dunmore East, Waterford.
What is Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Dunmore East, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre?
Within 15 km: Loftus Hall (3 km), Tintern Abbey (14 km), Ballyhack Castle (14 km) and Duncannon Fort Tour (11 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Loftus Hall: irpix.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhack Castle: Alanna Milbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncannon Fort Tour: Brian Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).