Skip the Line: Hook Lighthouse Entrance Ticket and Guided Tour
Recommended by 99% of travelers
Waterford, Ireland
- 45 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Follow in the wake of lighthouse-keepers through the centuries with admission to the Hook Lighthouse on southeast Ireland’s Hook Peninsula. Travel independently to the building — a beacon for Waterford Harbour for over 800 years — and the world’s oldest working lighthouse. Then, enjoy a tour of the medieval tower: climbing the well-trodden stairs, hearing about past keepers, and admiring panoramic views from the balcony. Includes entry to the visitor center with its exhibits, shops, and café.
- Admission ticket and tour of the Hook Lighthouse in County Wexford
- Explore the world’s oldest operational lighthouse
- Tour the tower and staircase, and absorb epic sea views from the balcony
- Climb the spiral steps and hear tales of the keepers of old
- Includes admission to visitor center with its exhibits, shops, and café
- Choice of departure times to suit your schedule
- Shared small-group tour with five people or fewer
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Food and drinks (available to purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Departure Point
- Hook Lighthouse, Hook Head, Fethard On Sea Y34 KD93 Ireland
What To Expect
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Hook Lighthouse
Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- A maximum of 5 people per booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Visitors are advised to wear comfortable shoes for climbing the 115 steps inside the tower to the viewing balcony
- Service animals allowed
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Martha_G, Jun 2026
First of all eat at the cafe! Great seafood chowder and lovely views from sitting area.
Very interesting tour with a fun, knowledgable guide. He was friendly, funny and included a lot of history on the lighthouse itself as well as other lighthouses around the world. He shared information about the local area and gave ample time to ask questions and answer them. Highly recommended.
The view from the top was amazing! Even on a rainy cloudy day!
Maura_C, Feb 2025
Great tour, very knowledgeable guide, lots to learn about an important part of Ireland's history. Learn and enjoy.
marilyn_s, Sep 2024
This is my highlight of ireland. Our tour guide..John...was so knowledgeable and interesting.
Who knew all this history????
Of course the scenery is amazing.
We had breakfast in the Cafe.. also amazing and great service.
Everyone working there seemed genuinely happy.
We loved it
Noel_C, Aug 2024
The whole experience was wonderful out tour guide was really good and knew her stuff. Lovely lady , she was well spoken and helpful answering questions
Denise_M, Aug 2024
Excellent tour guide! Having a cafe on site for lunch was very nice. The soup was delicious! Really enjoyed the lighthouse.
Ann_C, Aug 2024
Excellent, the guides grandfather is a fisherman which made the tour full of passion and fascinating 😁
Daniel_C, Aug 2024
John was an excellent guide. He was very accomadating to us even though i had booked for the wrong day. Kids had a great time painting in the art room. Great day out highly recommend.
Sarah_P, Jun 2024
John was a very knowledgeable guide and did an awesome job !! He sure knows his stuff. The food at the cafe was wonderful as well. Staff were all amazing !!
Eliz_O, Jun 2024
Fascinating tour, the guide was excellent and so involved and enthusiastic. Would recommend to anyone
Elizabeth_D, May 2024
Unable to rate as was cancelled more than a week ago. Tour provider advises funds were returned to Viator, but no refund has been received to date and Viator has been sending emails about’your tour is in … days’ and ‘please rate your tour’.
Zena_B, May 2024
A good guided tour with an informative guide.
Around 100 steps but you stop off on each level and there's a handrail so it's OK on the knees!
Great view from the top. Free parking, toilets and a nice on site cafe.
Rebecca_G, Apr 2024
Our guide was great! The lady at the gift shop was also really personable. We had the open faced shrimp sandwich at the cafe with the vegetable soup and both were very good!
Robert_S, Aug 2023
We thoroughly enjoyed our guided tour with Paul. I’d definitely recommend this tour. It was very informative.
Cathy_C, Jul 2023
Great tour guide , ans lovely walk.arou d surrounding cliff area. Food in the cafe wasnt great. Easy to find and qorth the drive
Gintare_B, Jul 2023
It was a very lovely and interesting tour!Lots of humour during this great tour.Loved this tour very much!Would go again.
Ruth_G, Feb 2023
I visited the Hook Lighthouse for the first time on Sat 04/02/23 with my hubby & son.
We had an amazing tour guide who knew the history and features of the hook so well and he made the trip fun and memorable.
We were fascinated by the beautiful scenery, rich history and unforgettable features of the lighthouse and its surroundings especially knowing that we were standing on the second oldest operating lighthouses in the world.
Overall, we loved everything about our tour and got value for the money and more, will definitely recommend it to friends and come back again.
Sinead_C, Aug 2022
The tour guide Jason was excellent. Nice day out for all ages. Best on a sunny day when you can see the surroundings clearly.
Helen_D, Jul 2022
From arriving at the Lighthouse, we were met at the ticket desk who had our tickets ready and all staff were so friendly.
The guide then took the tour of the light house. He was so knowledgeable, kind, very helpful and really happy to explain the full story and more about the area and what we looked out from the Lighthouse.
Mary_C, Jul 2022
We had a wonderful tour of Hook Lighthouse.
I was expecting it to be dark inside but it was surprisingly bright.
Tracey our guide was excellent and so open to answering any questions put to her. We would highly recommend it.
Trudy_H, Jun 2022
Guide at the lighthouse was Noel who was really excellent and inclusive of all there. Tour was very informative and we had a lovely lunch alfresco afterwards beside Hook Lighthouse
Sven_J, May 2022
Interesting place,oldest lighthouse in the world and you get to walk around it. Kids play area outside
Siobhan_C, Apr 2022
The tour guides were very friendly,and made the whole experience very enjoyable.We all had a great time.
KimberlyTenerelli, Mar 2022
The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable! You could tell he cared about the subject matter and definitely researched the lighthouse and the history of it. It was an absolutely enjoyable experience. The views from the viewing platform were indescribable. Definitely worth the visit and the tour.
Michelle_F, Jan 2022
Noel was. Wonderful guide who made us feel comfortable straight away. He is very good with children and included them in the tour. A beautiful experience !
JoanneUprichard, Nov 2021
I love lighthouses and try to visit any when I can. The visit to Hook was excellent! We were able walk right round the grounds, ad then the tour inside the lighthouse was really interesting the guide was really enthusiastic, knowledgeable and has inspired us to research of our own. Also had some lovely soup in the cafe with a great sea view. It was a great day out.
mae_t, Nov 2021
We had a brilliant tour guide Noel, He made it all so interesting and so gave us so much information we really enjoyed it also so good to keep the younger children in the group interested
Laree_W, Aug 2019
Everyone should go see the oldest working lighthouse in the world. Original interior building still intact. Go see it worth every cent
Moira_H, Aug 2019
Delighted to finally visit Hook Lighthouse with my two young boys. We had an excellent tour guide in Jon, who gave us the history of the lighthouse, in both a factual and humourous way. The tour lasted 45 minutes and we were delighted that after climbing 115 steps we got to step outside and view the stunning countryside. Visited on World Lighthouse Day which also saw the Official Opening of the Save Our Seas Eco Educational Centre.
Plzer, Jun 2024
Traumhaft, wir hatten auch zusätzlich noch sonniges Wetter. Die Besichtigung ist sehr zu empfehlen. Wir haben die Führung durch den Guide genossen. Man kann vor Ort wirklich verweilen.
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