Wicklow Ireland - The Sun Shines First In Wicklow...

Did you know that the sun shines first in Wicklow Town?

Wicklow Head in Wicklow Town is the most easterly point of Ireland so if you fancy being one of the first people in Ireland to see the sun rise on any given then it's time you paid us a visit!

Wicklow Way is the online wicklow tourism and business newsdesk for those who wish to make the most of  this beautiful County of  wicklow, known as the garden of Ireland.

Wicklow county comprises many small towns and villages each offering unique Irish holiday ideas for adventure enthusiasts, romantic getaways, group trips and family holidays.

You can avail of a water based holiday in Blessington, horseriding holidays in Ashford, pampering spa and shopping breaks in Arklow, gastronomy holidays ( Bates and The Strawberry Tree for eg) in Rathdrum and Aughrim, Golfing holidays and Fishing breaks to name but a few.

Wicklow is also a great destination for weddings with a wide variety of wedding venues available for the bride and groom not to mention wicklow hen and stag party ideas too...

Things to do in Wicklow include:

• enjoy amazing wicklow walking trails,
• Visit glorious sandy wicklow beaches ,
• Sing along at the musical wicklow pubs,
• Study seashore bird and seal watching,
• Go Extreme with adventure sports in wicklow ,
• Shop till you drop with fashionable boutiques for your wicklow shopping excursions,
• property lovers enjoy the wish -it-were-mine- wicklow houses,
• A huge range of various wicklow tourist attractions such as
• Visit the infamous glendalough located in wicklow mountains national park,
• Splash about at wicklows' blessington lakes ,
• Culture and Fun in avoca in wicklow, home of ballykissangel and
• A day Trip to the lovely lough dan in roundwood co wicklow to name but a few...

About the Authors, Roz and Skippythedog!:

Having moved back to wicklow 8 years ago I found that with the usual busy life of modern living it took me a long time to discover the various

• farmers markets in Wicklow ,
• opening hours of sunday chemists in wicklow,
• best wicklow walks,
• nicest wicklow restaurants offering great food,
• weekend entertainment and
• transport to get to it and back- particuarly with the driving laws now,
• and social & wicklow art club information to meet new wicklow living people and
• try new countryside activities in the gorgeous garden of Ireland!

How We Do It:

We now have extensive experience of what wicklow has to offer having worked in the wicklow tourism industry within co wicklow and from my own adventures with my faithful 'hound' Skippy the dog - who takes you through the towns and villages of wicklow and shares his weekly wicklow adventures and my camera as we lose ourselves amongst the hills looking for that perfect wicklow image.

This is an ongoing project fueled by a personal passion for sharing information on living and working in and visiting county wicklow so you can spend more time enjoying the many joys wicklow has to offer.

We welcome any suggestions and contributions to our wicklow website - perhaps you have a  wicklow treasure you would like to share or are looking for information on a particular topic in  wicklow or relavant to county  wicklow that you find hard to get hold of?

Drop us an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will do our best to sort it for you.

See you around!

Roz and Skippythedog
Living Life The wicklow Way