REVEALED: These are the top ten highest rated tourist attractions in Tipperary

With summer break now in full swing for children throughout Tipperary, you might be looking for ways to occupy your weekend. If you're looking to stay relatively local, you might enjoy spending a day out at one of these top ten tourist attractions in Tipperary as rated on the tourism website Tripadvisor.

The top ten highest rated attractions are as follows:

1. Rock of Cashel - It's no surprise that the former seat of the Kings of Munster takes the top spot in the rankings. The Rock of Cashel was handed over to the church in 1101 and became the seat of the Archbishop. Today, five buildings remain, including an impressive round tower, 12th century chapel, 13th century cathedral, and the Hall of the Vicar's Choral. 
2. Cahir Castle - Another castle comes in at second place. This castle has been used as an iconic filming location from as far back as Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 drama Barry Lyndon and John Boorman’s Excalibur, to more recent epics like David Lowery’s The Green Knight and Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel.
3. Mitchelstown Cave - One of europes major showcaves, discovered in 1833 by michael condon who was quarrying limestone when his crowbar slipped into a crevasse. Mitchelstown Cave is situated midway between Cahir and Mitchelstown.
4. Swiss Cottage - Another Cahir sight, Swiss Cottage is described as "a fanciful realisation of an idealised countryside cottage used for picnics, small soirees and fishing and hunting parties and was also a peaceful retreat for those who lived in the nearby big house."
5. The Vee - The Vee, in Clogheen, refers to a V-shaped turn on the road leading to a gap in the Knockmealdown mountains. It is predominantly famous because of the breathtaking panoramic views afforded to travellers and sight seers going through the pass.
6. Cashel Folk Village - Cashel Folk Village/1916 Easter Rising Museum is Irelands only combined 1916 Easter Rising/Irish War of Independence/Irish Civil War Museum and also Irelands only combined 1916 Easter Rising Garden of Remembrance/Memorial Plaza.
7. Glen of Aherlow - The Glen of Aherlow is a valley located between Slievenamuck and the Galtee Mountains in the western part of County Tipperary in Ireland.
8. Hore Abbey - Ireland’s last medieval Cistercian monastery, was founded in 1272 in County Tipperary, just west of Cashel. It was colonised by monks from Mellifont Abbey and comprised a cruciform church, tower, square cloister, and living quarters.
9. St Patrick's Well - St Patrick's Well is located near Clonmel a short distance south of the main Clonmel, Cahir road. It is an old religious site situated in a sheltered glen where a large volume of spring water continuously wells up from underground.
10. Roscrea Castle - The final castle to make the top 10, Roscrea Castle is a magnificent stone motte castle dating from the 1280s. It was used as a barracks from 1798, housing 350 soldiers, and later served as a school, a library and even a sanatorium.

The list goes on and it's safe to say there's plenty to do in the local surrounds here in County Tipperary.