In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
Carne Beach has compact sand and is backed by sand dunes and a large caravan and camping site. Facilities at the beach include car parking, toilets, harbour/breakwater and slipway. Read more…
Curracloe beach is a large stretch of sandy beach part of which designated as an area of scientific interest Curracloe was used for the filming of the D-Day sequence in Saving Private Ryan, due to similarity to Omaha Beach in Normandy. Read more…
Morriscastle Beach has fine sand and is reletively shallow. The beach is part of what is thought to be Irelands longest beach stretch at approx. 20 km stretching from Curracloe to Cahore Point. The beach is backed by dunes and is within a Special Area of Conservation. The beach is also popular with shore anglers. Read more…
Selskar Abbey, now just the ruins of, was founded about 1190 by Alexander de la Roche, ancestor of the Roche family who hold the title Baron Fermoy. Read more…
Westgate Tower is a medieval gateway close to the grounds of Selskar Abbey and is known as Selskar Gate. This prominent stone gate tower was one of seven gates that provided access through the town wall. The building beside Selskar Gate is home to the Westgate Heritage Centre, which provides a presentation on the history of Wexford Town Read more…
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is jointly owned and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and BirdWatch Ireland. The reserve is located on flat farmland on the North Slob which was reclaimed by walling it off from Wexford Harbour in the 1840s partly as a famine relief project. The main habitat is farmland and a brackish channel. Much of the Read more…
