Immerse Yourself In
World-Class Beauty

Named 3rd Best Garden in the world by National Geographic, lose yourself in 47 acres of carefully curated and maintained gardens. With so many wondrous features to explore and the stunning Powerscourt House listed as one of the top 10 globally (Lonely Planet), there is something to take everyone’s breath away.

Simply Stunning Surroundings

AT POWERSCOURT ESTATE

If you enjoy the finer things in life, step into the magical world of Powerscourt Estate, conveniently located just 30 minutes from Dublin. Explore our 47 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and experience the grandeur of the magnificent mansion house. Then, indulge in the very best of Irish design and dining to round out your day.

Beautiful aerial view of Powerscourt House and Gardens
Powerscourt Garden View
Beautiful scene of the Japanese Gardens.
Gardens
About Tickets
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Tickets
€14.00
About Opening Times
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Opening Times
09:30 - 17.30

You’ll discover a wealth of variety in Powerscourt Gardens, including a blend of perfectly manicured formal gardens, sweeping terraces, striking statues, charming ornamental lakes, secret hollows, and rambling walks. Take in the wonder of nature, curated by world-class gardeners. Discover the 3rd best garden in the World

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WORLD’S TOP TEN GARDENS

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ACRES OF GARDENS

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VISITORS EACH YEAR

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Triton Lake, centerpiece of the 47-acre landscaped gardens at Powerscourt Estate, House & Gardens.
Flowerbed in Powerscourt Gardens.
View of majestic steps leading up to Powerscourt House.
Winter scene of the Powercourt Gardens.
Into The House
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Opening Times
09:30 - 17.30

Take in the breath-taking beauty of the house’s elegant facade and enjoy the jaw-dropping views from the Avoca Terrace Café as you indulge in a spot of delicious dining. When you’ve taken in the grandeur and luxury of the mansion, maybe sample leading Irish design in one of our exciting boutiques.

Powercourt Waterfall shot while looking through the tree foliage.
Hikers heading towards the Powerscourt Waterfall.
View of Powerscourt Waterfall taken in the summer.
Wonder At The Waterfall
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€7.50
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09:30- 19:00 last admission 18:00

The dramatic waterfall at Powerscourt is the highest in Ireland, set in beautiful parkland rich in local wildlife. With great amenities and loads of space to walk or play, it provides the perfect setting for a picnic and a stroll to enjoy the wonders of the natural world.

Outside seated area of Avoca's self-service cafe.
Summer flowerbed in Powerscourt Gardens.
Family having fun on the cafe terrace.
Display of various Avoca Handweaver products.
Eat, drink, explore

Dive into the wealth of delicious things to eat and drink at Avoca, as you take a restful pause in your explorations at Powerscourt. When you’ve finished your mouth-watering meal, you’ll discover a wealth of exciting Irish design available at Avoca, Neptune and Design Loft. Perfect for gifts or a special something to remember your visit.

Plan your visit

Powerscourt is readily accessible by road and rail, just 30 minutes from Dublin City Centre. There are a host of high quality facilities to make your visit more enjoyable

Car From Dublin City Centre / M50
GPS Coordinates: 3°11’05”N 6°11’13”W / 53.18472°N 6.18694°W

Take the N11 southbound (Wexford). At approximately 19km , take exit 7 for Bray south, Enniskerry, Powerscourt Gardens. Turn left at roundabout, over flyover and rejoin N11 heading north. Take first left for Enniskerry Village (Exit 6a). Continue along road to Enniskerry Village. Take the road to the left of the clock tower, in the village square, continue up steep hill for 600m. Powerscourt entrance is on the right-hand side opposite church entrance.

The closest public transportation to the estate is the 185 and 44 bus services which take visitors to Enniskerry village in County Wicklow. Buses run every hour. 

The 44 bus travels direct from City centre to Enniskerry village and takes approx 45 mins to an hour. 

The L15 bus connects Bray to Enniskerry. 

The village is a short walk from the Estate, approximately 20 minutes and we’d advise you to wear comfortable shoes as part of the walk is also uphill.  Be prepared to make your stroll a pleasant one!  

Bus timetables are available here. 

The nearest DART station (rail) to the Estate is Bray, County Wicklow which connects the L15 bus with Dublin City Centre. The rail line runs along the coast of Dublin, from Malahide and Howth southwards as far as Greystones, County Wicklow.

Full timetables for the DART are available here.

You can book to join a group on a bus from Dublin City center to visit Powerscourt Gardens. Hilltoptreks offer Award-winning Guided and Self Guided tours in Wicklow. One of their most popular tours is a day tour which includes Powerscourt Gardens and Glendalough. Booking details are below.

Book Powerscourt & Glendalough Tour here.

You can also book with VIP Tours where you enjoy the comfort of a luxury coach as you journey through The Garden of Ireland, visiting Powerscourt Gardens with a friendly and knowledgeable guide.

 

Irlanda en Espanol offer Spanish speaking day tours to the Wicklow mountains which include a visit to Powerscourt Gardens.

Book Spanish speaking Wicklow Day Tour here.

 

 

If you travel by hire car and use an environmentally friendly electric car you can recharge onsite at our EV charging stations using the EasyGo app.

Find us on EasyGo Location map here

Download EasyGo app here.

 

Map showing how to get to Powerscourt Estate.
See for yourself

Sustainability & Biodiversity

At Powerscourt, we’re blessed with a stunning setting amid the unspoiled Wicklow landscape, a constant reminder of our role as responsible custodians of the natural world. Powerscourt has become Ireland’s first premier visitor attraction to be certified by Sustainable Travel Ireland. We are constantly working on becoming more sustainable, looking to become net zero by 2025 and to protect our rich biodiversity, supporting native flora and fauna for the generations to come.

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Estate Attractions

Experience one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions and a destination like no other. Beyond the entrance gates to the Estate you enter a world full of beauty with 47 acres of gardens to explore, a magnificent House to dine and shop in. An award winning Distillery and golf club and if you want to stay longer you can even stay at Powerscourt Hotel.

Powerscourt Golf Club

Both our East and West Courses are open to visitors 7 days a week and we look forward to welcoming you here.

Powerscourt Distillery

Discover the traditional whiskey making process and sample award-winning Fercullen Irish whiskeys at Powerscourt Distillery.

Powerscourt Hotel

Turn a magical day at the Powerscourt Estate into a memorable mini break, with a luxurious stay at the 5* Powerscourt Hotel, part of the MHL Hotel Collection.

Working with Nature Awards - Recognition of Nature Protection

Celebrating people all over Ireland who are working to protect and restore nature.  The “Working with Nature” Awards aims to recognise nature protectors all over Ireland who are having impact across four (4) selected award categories including Pollinators, Biodiversity & Rewilding, Nature Media and Nature Education & Wellbeing. The esteemed panel of judges for the awards include biologist and environmental consultant Éanna Ní Lamhna, Environmentalist Duncan Stewart and Alex Slazenger head gardener at Powerscourt Gardens. All judges are passionate protectors Read More

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What’s Happening At Powerscourt

News, Event and Experience

Keep up to date on all that’s Happening at Powerscourt Estate and all the wonderful nature-based summer events and experiences.

26 Mar 2026

Working with Nature Awards – Now Open

01 May 2026

Slow Mornings – Month of May

Give Amazing Experiences

Powerscourt gift cards have something for everyone, from family-friendly fun to tailored presents for the garden lover or discerning shopper. Treat your favourite family and friends to an experience they’ll remember forever.

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WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY

This place is amazing. Soo beautiful. We’ve been many times and each time we love it. We chose to come in May but maybe next time we’ll head over in June hopefully to see all the flowers blooming. The walks are soo relaxing and the view is just amazing. This time we stayed for lunch and cannot praise enough their food. Such fresh and tasty soup and sandwiches and yummy desserts. Cannot wait for our next visit as even if it’s far away from where we live and takes almost 3 hours to drive, it’s just soo beautiful ?

We visited Powerscourt gardens for the first time in late October. The walled gardens still had a colourful display of flowers and shrubs, the trees were in wonderful autumn shades and the Japanese gardens were delightful with the Acers looking very attractive. Powerscourt is certainly worth travelling to see if you are in the area.

I’ve been here many years ago and the grounds are just as beautiful as I remembered. The new addition of shops, Avoca cafe, nursery and distillery just adds even more things to do. This is a great place to stop and spend sometime.

This garden was incredible. We went on a very rainy day and it was difficult to really enjoy the beauty that was there. We quickly walked thru the formal gardens, Japanese garden and tower house. The collection of trees were magnificent but it was raining too hard to read all the labels Would definitely go back if we get a chance.

The walled gardens are the most amazing flowers I have ever seen. I could have looked at them for hours. The rest of the grounds are very beautiful and peaceful when there aren’t large tour groups. The lunch at Avoca is very good, fresh and reasonably priced. You can even have some retail therapy at the stores. Again, the most amazing flowers!!!

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Coming To Powerscourt?
WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY

This place is amazing. Soo beautiful. We’ve been many times and each time we love it. We chose to come in May but maybe next time we’ll head over in June hopefully to see all the flowers blooming. The walks are soo relaxing and the view is just amazing. This time we stayed for lunch and cannot praise enough their food. Such fresh and tasty soup and sandwiches and yummy desserts. Cannot wait for our next visit as even if it’s far away from where we live and takes almost 3 hours to drive, it’s just soo beautiful ?

We visited Powerscourt gardens for the first time in late October. The walled gardens still had a colourful display of flowers and shrubs, the trees were in wonderful autumn shades and the Japanese gardens were delightful with the Acers looking very attractive. Powerscourt is certainly worth travelling to see if you are in the area.

I’ve been here many years ago and the grounds are just as beautiful as I remembered. The new addition of shops, Avoca cafe, nursery and distillery just adds even more things to do. This is a great place to stop and spend sometime.

This garden was incredible. We went on a very rainy day and it was difficult to really enjoy the beauty that was there. We quickly walked thru the formal gardens, Japanese garden and tower house. The collection of trees were magnificent but it was raining too hard to read all the labels Would definitely go back if we get a chance.

The walled gardens are the most amazing flowers I have ever seen. I could have looked at them for hours. The rest of the grounds are very beautiful and peaceful when there aren’t large tour groups. The lunch at Avoca is very good, fresh and reasonably priced. You can even have some retail therapy at the stores. Again, the most amazing flowers!!!