What to see in County Wexford?
Check out all the places I’ve been visiting in County Wexford.
After spending a fabulous time at Raven Nature Reserve and then at gorgeous Curracloe Beach, we were looking for a nice place for lunch. So then we went for lunch to the restaurant in Hotel Curracloe. Hotel Curracloe is a family-run hotel located in the very heart of Curracloe Village, County Wexford. Situated just minutes […]
Read MoreOn my holiday in August I visited stunning Raven Nature Reserve. The Raven Nature Reserve is a Ramsar site and national nature reserve of approximately 1,455.5 acres (5.890 km2). Situated approximately 8 km NE of Wexford Town and adjacent to amazing Curracloe Beach in County Wexford. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & […]
Read MoreMy colleague recommended me to visit this special place called Our Lady’s Island, nestling in the most south-easterly corner of Ireland, and ten miles from Wexford Town, near Rosslare in County Wexford. The day was rainy but when we arrived to Our Lady’s Island it was beautiful sunny there. I was delighted by fabulous and […]
Read MoreAnother a truly magnificent castle I been visiting in April was a Gothic Revival Johnstown Castle located in County Wexford. Johnstown Castle is located on the Johnstown Castle Estate, a 150 acres (61 ha) estate, located off the road between Murntown and Rathaspeck, 5.5 km southwest of Wexford town. Johnstown Castle Estate, Museum & Gardens […]
Read MoreWhen I noticed this colorful and very unusual building from far, I had to stopped and take a picture of it. Then I googled it I find out it is called The Doll’s House. The Doll’s House is a colourfully-painted gate lodge that is located at the entrance of Rathaspeck Manor in County Wexford. The […]
Read MoreDelightful and recently restored St. Aidan’s Cathedral is definitely worth visiting if you are in Enniscorthy town, County Wexford. It is one of the most magnificent neo-Gothic cathedrals in Ireland. The Cathedral was designed by one of the greatest English architects of the 19th century, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin who designed some of the most […]
Read MoreWaiting for opening the Enniscorthy Castle I decided to walk through the Enniscorthy town and visit St Aidan’s Cathedral. Enniscorthy is the second-largest town in County Wexford, located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland’s longest beach, Curracloe. The town is overlooked by a majestic Norman Castle […]
Read MoreOn a rainy April`s Sunday I visited historic Enniscorthy town in County Wexford. Situated in the centre of Enniscorthy town, Enniscorthy Castle is among the oldest and best preserved of Ireland’s castles. It is also one of the few Irish castles to offer self-tours inside the castle and conatins many interesting exhibitions thanks to which […]
Read MoreFerns is a historic town in north County Wexford. In the 6th century it was an ecclesiastical centre of national importance and subsequently the seat of the Kings of Leinster. The town became the capital of the Kingdom of Leinster, and also the Capital of Ireland when the kings of that southern part of the […]
Read MoreAfter visiting at Marlfield House and lunch at The Duck Restaurant we drove to Courtown, situated about 4 miles south-east of Gorey in County Wexford, on a wide sweep of coast called Courtown Bay. Courtown is family friendly seaside amusement resort smaller but similar like Tramore in County Waterford. In the heart of the village […]
Read MoreAfter walkind around Marlfield House and its gardens I went for lunch to The Duck Restaurant where I had the best duck dishes in my life. The Duck at Marlfield House is a restaurant in the 2022 MICHELIN Guide Ireland. This restaurant is located in the restored courtyard buildings of Marlfield House Hotel in Gorey, […]
Read MoreMarlfield House in County Wexford is an Irish country house built in 1852 and was one of the two houses owned by the Earls of Courtown. It is a charming example of a fine Regency period house. Marlfield House was purchased from the Earls of Courtown by Mary and Ray Bowe in 1977 and following […]
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