Activities
Golf
With
six championship courses, County Wexford
is a golfers paradise.
The wonderful natural terrain
around our coastline provides superb link and parkland
courses.
St. Helen's Bay Golf & Country Club and Rosslare Golf Club are only a few minutes
drive
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Angling
It is easy to reach the rich
fishing grounds around Wexford from Saint Anthony's
B&B,
with over 200
km of coastline, it is one of our greatest resources.
Shore angling is also a very popular pastime among the locals who
can direct you
the best
locations.
Wexford County possesses an abundance of clean rivers and lakes to cater for
the coarse and game
angler; the Rivers Barrow and Slaney are the two largest
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Equestrian
With
horse riding being such a popular leisure activity in
Wexford,
it's no wonder that we
have such a selection of excellent
equestrian centres to choose from.
As well as leisure riding, guests can avail of quality-approved
instruction for riders of all
standards, along with cross-country,
show jumping, dressage and polocrosse. |
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Johnstown Castle
The harmony between great Victorian revival castles and
their
surrounding
ornamental grounds is rarely seen to such
perfection as at
Johnstown Castle.
The mature woodlands and lakes of this demesne provide
the perfect
setting
for this turreted, battlemented and
machicolated castle
of gleaming silver-grey ashlar, built
between 1810
and 1855 and
incorporating part of a more
ancient castle. |
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Hook Lighthouse
Visit one of the Oldest
Operational Lighthouses in the World.
Hook Head, wild and elemental, tranquil and serene, in its serenity hides
the
treachery
which bewaits unsuspecting mariners.
Little wonder that William Marshall earl of Pembrokeshire undertook the
building
of the
lighthouse in the early 13th
century as a
navigational aid to guide his
ships into Waterford
Harbour. |
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Irish National Heritage
Park
The Irish National
Heritage Park depicts many settlements in Ireland from
7000 BC
to the
arrival of the Norman's in the 12th century.
Stroll through the park
with it's
homesteads, places of ritual, burial
modes with long forgotten
remains.
Your sense's come alive with sights and sounds stretching
back 900
years. |
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Dunbrody Famine Ship
The original Dunbrody was a three-masted barque built in Quebec, Canada, for the Graves
family of
New Ross, Co. Wexford in 1845.
She carried many
emigrants to the new world from
1845-1870.
The Dunbrody Project involved the construction of a full scale
sea-going replica.
The Dunbrody was finished in early 2001 and
is now
open to visitors at the quayside
in New Ross. |
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Walking in Wexford
Wexford's
gentle countryside is surpassed for walkers by its
beaches.
Rosslare, Carne, St. Helens, Ballyhealy are all just a short
drive away
from
Saint Anthony's B&B.
For the long haul walker there are
sections of the Wexford
Way, the
coastal path from Blackwater to Hook to
challenge. |
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Rosslare Strand
Saint Anthony's
B&B is situated
within 10 minutes drive
of Rosslare Strand, where
you can
enjoy 5 miles of safe, sandy beach (E.U.
Blue Flag Awarded).
Enjoying a dry climate with hours of glorious sunshine, Rosslare's excellent
amenities will
provide the activity and enjoyment or simple relaxation you seek.
Rosslare also offers something for every fisherman from beach fishing to sea
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The John F.
Kennedy Arboretum
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum, on 252 hectares contains over 4,500 types
of
trees
and shrubs, 200 forest plots, rhododendrons, dwarf conifers, lake,
viewing point,
tea room and visitor centre with an audio-visual show. |
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Wexford
Wildlife Reserve
Wexford is widely known as the best county in Ireland for bird watching.
This is a well-equipped visitor centre and has many exhibitions and an
informative
audio visual show.
The park is sign-posted just outside Wexford
town
on the R741
between
Ferrybank and
Castlebridge. |
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