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Reginald's Tower

Set in Waterford City Centre, Reginald's Tower is a museum. Around it, within 5 km, are 11 more places on our list. It is a national monument of Ireland.

Photo: Reginald's Tower, Nmwalsh (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Waterford City Centre

inside the neighbourhood

How well known

Top 5%

#73 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Waterford City Centre

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#73 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside Waterford City Centre

Reginald's Tower is inside Waterford City Centre’s neighbourhood, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

National monument of Ireland

On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

Expect highs of 18–20°C in Waterford City Centre from June to September.

Jan9° / 3°96 mm

Feb10° / 3°73 mm

Mar11° / 4°71 mm

Apr13° / 6°71 mm

May16° / 8°65 mm

Jun19° / 11°71 mm

Jul20° / 13°72 mm

Aug20° / 12°81 mm

Sep18° / 11°79 mm

Oct15° / 8°114 mm

Nov12° / 5°110 mm

Dec10° / 4°106 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Waterford City Centre, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Waterford City Centre (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Waterford City Centre’s full climate →

About

Reginald's Tower

Articles on it exist in 11 languages. The first name on our list around it is Christ Church Cathedral, 200 m away.

Reginald's Tower on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Waterford City Centre
Official site: heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/reginalds-tower

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Address and hours

AddressThe Quay

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where it sits

Orange shows Reginald's Tower; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Reginald's Tower

Home to 9,571 people, Grantstown and Ballinakill is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Waterford City Centre

9,031 people · 30 places to visit

2 · 500 m northeast of it

Ferrybank

5,766 people · 30 places to visit

3 · 500 m southwest of it

Poleberry

4,875 people · 29 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km west of it

Cleaboy

3,454 people · 31 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Reginald's Tower is	People	Places to visit
Waterford City Centre	It’s in town	9,031	30
Ferrybank	500 m northeast of it	5,766	30
Poleberry	500 m southwest of it	4,875	29
Cleaboy	1.2 km west of it	3,454	31
Lisduggan	1.2 km southwest of it	6,216	32
Grange	1.3 km south of it	4,109	28
Grange Upper	1.4 km southeast of it	2,510	28
Grantstown and Ballinakill	1.5 km southeast of it	9,571	29

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 11 places within 15 km, such as 6 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.

CathedralChrist Church Cathedral200 m away 2MuseumMuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Museum of Time100 m away 3

MuseumWaterford Treasures: Medieval Museum100 m away 4

MuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum100 m away 5

MuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Wake Museum – Rituals of Death200 m away 6

MuseumWaterford Treasures: Splendour & Scandal at the Bishop's Palace200 m away 7MuseumMuseumWaterford Treasures Museums: Freedom Pass100 m away 8Historic houseHistoric houseTheatre Royal Tours100 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Reginald's Tower

Where is Reginald's Tower?

Reginald's Tower is in Waterford City Centre, Waterford, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

What is Reginald's Tower?

Castle in Waterford, Ireland.

How well known is Reginald's Tower?

Reginald's Tower has 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #73 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Reginald's Tower?

June to September are the warmest months in Waterford City Centre, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Reginald's Tower a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Reginald's Tower?

Within 15 km: Christ Church Cathedral (200 m), Waterford Treasures: Irish Museum of Time (100 m), Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum (100 m) and Waterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum (100 m).

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 (6)

Reginald's Tower: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Christ Church Cathedral: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum: Luistxo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum: Luistxo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waterford Treasures: Irish Wake Museum – Rituals of Death: さえぼー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waterford Treasures: Splendour & Scandal at the Bishop's Palace: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).