County Wicklow - Towns

Situated on the banks of the river Slaney, Baltinglass is a market town with many unique and interesting hill forts bearing testament to human occupation of the area from prehistoric times.

Baltinglass lies in a pleasant part of the Slaney valley, with Baltinglass Hill (1,258 feet) rising steeply in the east and slightly lower hills beyond the river to the west. On the summit of the hill are the remains of a large cairn containing a group of Bronze Age burial chambers. From the summit there is a very fine view over the surrounding country.

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Blessington, a pleasant village of one wide tree-lined street, was built in the second half of the seventeenth century. It was granted a charter by Charles II and was once a place of importance on the mail coach route from Dublin to Waterford.

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Bray is one of Ireland's biggest and longest-established seaside resorts. It has a safe sandy beach which stretches for well over a mile, and a setting dominated by Bray Head which overlooks the town. Fronting the length of the beach is a spacious esplanade - a favourite strolling place for locals and tourists alike. Mini-golf and other amusements border the esplanade. Bray is an excellent centre for touring the beauty spots of County Wicklow, and is near the cross-channel ferry ports of Dun Laoghaire and Dublin city. The town is within the Dublin commuter belt and is served by the DART electric train service and a regular bus service from the city.

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Six miles (10 km) to the south of Wicklow is Jack's Hole, a secluded little seaside place with wide smooth sands. Just beyond is Brittas Bay, where there is a 3-mile (5 km) stretch of sandy beach backed by dunes, very popular with Dubliners.

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The old 17th century O' Toole castle has been modernised and is privately owned. A British garrison occupied the castle during the 1798 rebellion and there is a memorial to 36 rebels who were executed following the uprising.

The Croghan Valley is a very scenic drive which dips into Wexford and runs below Croghan Mountain to Coolgreany while Holt's way Drive runs through the village.

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