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Town in County Wicklow, Ireland
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Arklow is a town on the coast of County Wicklow at the outflow of the River Avoca. The name is Norse, meaning "Arnkell's meadow". It's industrial and has become a commuter town for Dublin; in 2022 its population was about 13,000.
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The town has long been a ship-building centre, especially from 1800, but its best-known product is Gypsy Moth III, Sir Francis Chichester's yacht (now in Greenwich, London). Arklow lifeboats have often had to rescue crews who've struck the sandbanks 14 km offshore, and local boats were involved in the rescue effort after the sinking of Lusitania.
Famous pub and restaurant, live music weekends. Also has rooms.
Decent well-run central hotel with 15 rooms.
Large modern hotel with spa and conference centre, scores highly for comfort and food.
Trains run four or five times a day from Dublin Connolly via Tara Street, Pearse station, Dún Laoghaire, Bray, Wicklow and Rathdrum to Arklow, taking 1 hour 40 min.
Read in the guideYou can reach the pyramid by a 2-km walk, but you need wheels to reach Avoca. Only two public buses a day go that way, but there are lots of tours from Dublin.
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