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Wexford is home to an extensive cultural and historical background, stretching as far back to 600AD when the monks established the settlement of Ferns. Wexford is also host to the Irish National Heritage Park which gives the tourist a great insight into how people used to live in Ireland thousands of years ago.
There are many beaches around the 'Sunny South-East' including Curracloe, St.Helens and Rosslare Strand. Other places of interest would also include Johnstown Castle in which the massive grounds are open almost every day. The small village of Kilmore Quay is a lovely place to visit and a boat across to the Saltee Islands is available. Outside of Wexford is the one of the oldest lighthouses, Hook Head which is also open to tourists.
The historical town of New Ross is home to a full size replica of the famous "Dunbrody" emigrant ship, which carried the ancestors of J.F.Kennedy family to a new life in America. A movie is shown at the Dunbrody Visitors Centre about the history of the ship before you can set foot onto it, experience the conditions, smells and sounds of a wooden sailing ship and meet Captain Williams and talk to some of his crew and passengers who tell their stories of their time on board and bring the experience to life.
Apart from historical places, Wexford is also home to many musical activities. Each October, the town celebrates the opening of the Opera Festival by fireworks upon the Wexford Quays. Many theatres around the town are open, notably the Theatre Royal and Duine Múire. The Arts Centre is also open with many paintings of local artists. There are also many pubs around the town which, since the end of March, have a no smoking policy. Some nights, traditional Irish music "seisiúns" are held, along with local bands. But Wexford does not end there …
Wexford is forty-five minutes from neighbour Waterford which hosts the 1798 Centre, which depicts the earlier attempts of the Irish to free themselves from Britain. It was actually here in Wexford that they almost managed to overthrow the British. Even though it was a failure, it planted the seeds of democracy which Wexford - and indeed Ireland would benefit from.
Bus routes and trains are also running more or less every day to all over the country. It will take around two to two and half hours to get to the capital Dublin, and three to four hours to get to the city of Cork.
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