Tourism idea for Waterford

Teebor15

Saw a picture today of people on top of the old Ard Ri hotel. Seems to be just teenagers looking for adventure despite the obvious dangers. But along with the current painting on the hotel front they have just sparked an idea.

The high ground on that side is a perfect perch for either a huge "something" to be viewed from the city, and the opposite a great place to view the city from.

Many cities have something which identifys them, Big Ben in London, Eiffel Tower in Paris, Christ the Redeemer in Rio, The Spire in Dublin. We have a perfect natural spot for something similiar, something that would put us on the map, maybe something related to either our Viking history like a Giant Viking Statue or maybe something related to Waterford Crystal. Something which tourists visiting Ireland must see. Maybe have a proper lookout spot there over the city as well.

Obviously i'm not comparing Waterford directly with any of those huge cities but you get the idea.

The council should buy the site and stick something mega on it. Obviously funding would be an issue but I'm sure it could work.

Silly or interesting idea? It would have to be done right or we could end up being a laughing stock. What would you put up there?

bullpost

Funicular railway.

Went on one in europe recently and don't think there's another in Ireland.

Could be incorporated into existing train station.

Harry Palmr

They should move Reggies over and stick the Clock Tower on top of it.

Wanderer78

abseiling from the Ard Ri

vicwatson

Hang gliding

TheQuietFella

A tourism idea for Waterford based in Kilkenny??

You're really taking the pi$$!!!

deadybai

TheQuietFella wrote:

You're really taking the pi$$!!!

TheQuietFella wrote:

A tourism idea for Waterford based in Kilkenny??

Put a massive statue of Brian Cody up :pac:

Harry Palmr

TheQuietFella wrote: »

A tourism idea for Waterford based in Kilkenny??

You're really taking the pi$$!!!

That's the genius of the idea! We could go for a Mount Rushmore homage featuring the heads of Val Doonican, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Anna Manahan and Hal Roach Robert Boyle

Kadser

Teebor15 wrote: »

What would you put up there?

Snipers on the roof, during Spraoi.

gw80

I'll play,
How about three massive Viking ships to represent our Viking heritage and three ships captured from cork that's on the crest

TheQuietFella

Harry Palmr wrote: »

That's the genius of the idea! We could go for a Mount Rushmore homage featuring the heads of Val Doonican, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Anna Manahan and Hal Roach Robert Boyle

More like Brian Cody, Eddie Kerr, Br. Rice and Phil Hogan!!!

DE DEISE

TheQuietFella wrote: »

More like Brian Cody, Eddie Kerr, Br. Rice and Phil Hogan!!!

Mount Misery would really live up to its name if that happened

BBM77

If they reopened it as a hotel and put a cable car that would land around the Clock Tower would be a great tourist attraction. Have the cable car free for guests of the hotel and paid for everybody else. One of the problems with the Ard Ri was it was relatively disconnected from the city centre and guests had the extra expense of getting taxis that you don’t have if you stay in a hotel on the Quay leaving the Ard Ri at a competitive disadvantage. A cable car would solve two problems, create a tourist attraction and connect the site with the city centre.

coastwatch

Turn it into a public park with playground, cafe and outdoor cinema /stage.
Put in some flower gardens and run an annual garden / flower festival.

DE DEISE

Build a wall all along the border an get the KILEXIANS to build it

bradolf pittler

DE DEISE wrote: »

Build a wall all along the border an get the KILEXIANS to build it

And pay for it!!!!!!

TheQuietFella

bradolf pittler wrote: »

And pay for it!!!!!!

And for all those who stumbled their way across the bridge, never to return home

should pay double property tax for the privilege of staying here!

robtri

DE DEISE wrote: »

Build a wall all along the border an get the KILEXIANS to build it

Yeah!!!! and then Waterfordians can complain about these Kilexians taking these building work jobs.....

lertsnim

Monorail

bradolf pittler

Zip line from the Ard Ri to the clock tower

Harry Palmr

A big Ferris type wheel - the Ferrybank Eye