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Teach Failte, Templescoby, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
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.
The
Irish Agricultural Museum is within the ornamental grounds of Johnstown
Castle. This award winning museum has 25,000 sq. feet of displays on agriculture,
rural transport, country furniture.
This
privately owned Heritage Park tells the story of early Ireland through
carefully reconstructed buildings and re-enactments of the life and work
of Irish people in centuries and millennia past.
Two
hundred kilometres of coastline on two seas: miles and miles of unspoilt
golden strand and secluded coves, four Blue Flag awards attesting to the
purity of the water, added to the wild beauty and more hours of sunshine
than any other part of Ireland make Wexford a beach lovers paradise.
Dunbrody, a ship of the famine is in New Ross, Co. Wexford. The largest
and most spectacular tall ship ever build in the Republic of Ireland.
The
National 1798 visitor centre traces the Rebellion of 1798 in County Wexford,
together with events as they happened in Europe, United States and Australia.
The Revolution experience is dramatic audio visual display using a curved
screen to simulate the battle of Vinegar Hill and is the highlight of
the show.
Teach Failte has an unrivalled location for a fantastic break in the countryside. If you are a golfing enthusiast, you will be spoilt for choice with an 18-hole golf course within a 5-minute drive, and six other 18-hole golf courses within a 30-minute drive.
You can also enjoy a spot of fishing with the Rivers Slaney and Boro just 2 miles away. These rivers are popular for salmon and trout fishing. Teach Fáilte is an ideal stop over to and from the Rosslare Car Ferry and a great base for touring the south east or as a half way stop between Dublin and Cork.