Wicklow Heather

Glendalough


This long-established rustic family restaurant serves breakfast through to dinner amid the honeyed glow of polished wood. The globe-trotting menu ranges from Wicklow lamb, wild venison, Irish beef and fish (including excellent trout) to satay dishes, Cajun chicken, and tomato and basil arancini. Its Writers Room houses a display of Irish literary memorabilia; there's also a well-stocked whiskey bar.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Glendalough attractions

1. Glendalough Visitor Centre

1 MILES

The visitor centre beside the Glendalough monastic site has a high-quality 20-minute audiovisual presentation called Ireland of the Monasteries.

2. Monastery Gatehouse

1.1 MILES

The stone arch of the monastery gatehouse at the Glendalough monastic site is the only surviving example of a monastic entranceway in the country. Just…

3. St Kieran's Church

1.12 MILES

There are but scant remains of St Kieran's Church, the smallest at the Glendalough monastic site. It's to the east of St Mary's Church.

4. Cathedral of St Peter & St Paul

1.12 MILES

The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul, just southeast of the Round Tower at the Glendalough monastic site, has a 10th-century nave; the chancel and…

5. St Kevin's Kitchen

1.13 MILES

Glendalough's trademark is St Kevin's Kitchen or Church, at the southern edge of the monastic site. This compact structure, with a miniature round-tower…

6. Deer Stone

1.13 MILES

At the junction with Green Rd as you cross the river just south of the Glendalough monastic site is the Deer Stone, set in the middle of a group of rocks…

7. Glendalough Monastic Site

1.14 MILES

Nestled between two lakes, haunting Glendalough (Gleann dá Loch, meaning 'Valley of the Two Lakes') is one of the most significant monastic sites in…

8. Priest's House

1.14 MILES

At the centre of the graveyard at the Glendalough monastic site, to the southwest of the Cathedral of St Peter & St Paul, is the Priest's House. This odd…