House of Waterford Crystal Guided Factory Tour

The House of Waterford Crystal comprises of a manufacturing facility, visitor centre and retail outlet. Visitors can enjoy all aspects of the manufacturing process through the factory tour and learn about both historical and contemporary production techniques through direct interaction with the craftsmen and audiovisual materials. The manufacturing facility contains a brand new continuous melt tank furnace that uses leading edge technology to deliver molten crystal, for skilled master blowers to hand-shape and hand-blow into Waterford Crystal’s range of premium products.

Go behind the scenes and gain a better understanding of the time and work that goes into crystal making on this tour of the House of Waterford Crystal factory. Your guide explains the step-by-step process of crystal making, as you wander the rooms where different techniques are used along the way. Meet a few of the high-end crystal makers, and visit the retail store where you can explore one of the world’s largest displays of Waterford Crystals.

• Tour of the House of Waterford Crystal factory in Waterford
• Meet craftsmen, and learn about historical and contemporary production techniques
• Visit the mold room, and see blowers shape molten crystal with wooden molds and hand tools
• Watch as glowing balls of crystal are put through the 1300-degree furnace
• Browse the retail store, one of the world’s largest displays of Waterford Crystals
• Choose a departure time throughout the day during operating hours
• Tour is wheelchair accessible