Wexford Holiday Homes for English, Scottish & Welsh Guests
Come to Ireland over the seas to a different land...
A land where the pace is slower. Where roads are quiet, the hedgerows a triumphant froth of green yellow and white under laid with mauve and blue and gold… Where the air is fragrant with the perfume of Hawthorn and Gorse and where glossy lazy cows doze in the fields.
Where the cities and towns have the atmosphere of villages with a little urban edge and there is always time for a chat and a smile.
Where the sea or a lake or a river are never far away and small roads lead to almost deserted beaches and tiny harbours or end with a surprise arrival at a river or lake.
Where music and storey telling are threaded through life and are always just a pulse away.
It is an adventure
Begin your holiday with the adventure of a boat journey of two to three hours across the Irish Sea or take a direct flight to Dublin or Waterford from one of the many UK airports with direct flights.
Go to the races and bet on the horses at the local Wexford Races - listen to the noise and strange accents of the bookmakers and an Ireland of old. Have a pint of Guinness while watching the sunset over Cahore Pier. Ride a horse in the secret Ravens Wood or catch a fish off the shore off Morriscastle. Bring your binoculars and watch the little terns on the beach. Tell your storey when the stick stops with you in a storey telling session. Set dance in the local pub or just sit in a sheltered pocket on the beach and listen to the larks.
Our location
Stay with us in Wexford Holiday Homes. Combine a seaside holiday beside miles of dune-fringed beaches with exploring the whole South East of Ireland and taking a trip to Dublin for the day.
Kilkenny, the Wicklow Mountains Waterford and Dublin are all within one hour to one and a half hours away.
A blue flag beach stretching for 10 unbroken miles is just 10 minutes’ walk from Wexford Holiday Homes and dozens of other beaches lie largely deserted and ready to be explored within a 10 to 20 minute drive.
Personal Service
Wexford Holiday Homes is a family run business dedicated to making your holiday in Ireland special one.
We are delighted to share our prides and prejudices about the local area and knowledge of places and events or if you wish leave you to discover this part of Ireland by ourselves- finding villages which are lost in time or a place by the sea which turned into a desert island for the day.
Planning your holiday
We are glad to help you with planning your holiday in advance so your time here is relaxed and carefree.
We will send you a special holiday pack two weeks before you come with details and practical information about your house as well as up to date information about current events and happenings during your visit...
If you would like any special information about Ireland or to pursue an avenue of interest such as family roots Irish music or history we will try to have basic information ready for you when you arrive. We are glad to book our baby sitter or advise on restaurants even have surprise flowers and Champaign ready when you arrive. We want to make your holiday exceptional and your experience of Ireland unique. We’ve been doing it for our guests for 12 years.
The Cottages and Gardens
The houses are pretty detached homes with their own large enclosed garden surrounded by luxuriant foliage.
The Weather
In Ireland the sun shines. Sometimes for weeks on end and it is glorious. In Ireland it does rain too. That is what keeps the country green, the air clear, and the skies stunning and makes way for the rainbows!! Make use of the sunshine as it comes and experience the jewel like colours of the hedgerows and the myriad greens of the countryside.
The South East Coast has the sunniest weather in Ireland and a sliver that includes Wexford Beach Homes yet the sunniest again
Coming by Ferry
- This information is as a guide line only .See the sailing companies website for accurate information
- Holyhead served by the A55 and The A5 is convenient for travel form the North of England Midlands and North Wales
- Pembroke is close to the M4 and convenient if travelling from London or the South of England
- Fishguard is convenient for travel from CHECK
- Stranraer is convenient if coming from Scotland
- Rosslare is c.45 mins from Wexford Beach Homes on a quiet National Route road.
- Dublin and Dunlaghaoire Ports are c. 1.5 – 2 hours from Wexford Beach Homes on a direct main route on the M11 and N11 until c.10 miles from your destination when it branches onto a National Road and then onto a smaller country road to reach us.
- Belfast is c. 3 to 3.5 hours on the M50 and then by passing Dublin and continuing on the M 11 and N 11 as above
Sailing Companies Web Sites
www.stenaline.ie
www.irishferries.com
Travel agent in UK is worth contacting for best fares
Ferry Routes from the UK to Dublin and Rosslare
| Route | Ferry Company | Journey Time | Sailings |
| Rosslare to Pembroke | Irish ferries | 4 hours | 2 Sailings daily |
| Rosslare to Fishguard | Stena Line | 2 hours fast ferry | 1 sailings daily |
| Rosslare to Fishguard | Stena Line | 3 hours | 2 sailings daily |
| Dun Laghaoire to Holyhead | Stena line | 2 hours | 4 sailings daily |
| Dublin to Holyhead | Stena line | 3.Hr 50 mins | 4 sailings daily |
| Dublin to Holyhead | Stena Line | 2 hours Fast ferry | 1 Sailing per day |
| Dublin to Holyhead | Irish Ferries | 2 hours Fast ferry | 2 sailings per day |
| Belfast to Stranaer | Stena Line | 3 hours | 2 sailings per day |
| Belfast to Stranaer | Stena line | 2 hours fast ferry | 5 sailings per day |
Ryanair Routes to Dublin
| Route to Dublin | Flights per day |
| Leeds | Daily |
| Liverpool | 3 – 4 flights daily |
| London Stansted | 6 Flights |
| Manchester | 3 Flights |
| East Midland | 3 Flights |
| Newcastle | 3 Flights |
Aer Lingus Routes to Dublin
| Route to Dublin | Flights Per Day |
| Aberdeen | 1 Flight |
| Birmingham | 3 Flight |
| Blackpool | 1 Flight per day except Tuesday |
| Cardiff | 1 |
| Bristol | 1 per day |
| Edinborough | 2 |
| Glascow | 2 |
| London Gatwick | 5 |
| London Heathrow | 12 |
| Manchester | 5 per day |
British Midlands Routes to Dublin
www.flybmi.ie call centre 08448484888
| Route To Dublin | Flights Per Day |
| London Heathrow | 4 Flights Per Day |
Dublin Car Hire Resources
| Company | Website | Contact Number |
| Car hire Dublin Airport | www.carhiredublinairportonline.com | (+353) 1 2871942 |
| Budget Car Rentals | www.budget.ie | (+353) 1 837 9611 |
| Hertz | www.hertz.ie | (+353) 1 8445466 |
| Argus rent a car | www.aegus-rentacar.com | (+353) 1 238883 |
| Irish Car rentals | www. irishcarrentals.com | (+353) 1206088 |
Useful websites for planning your Holiday
- www.discoverireland.com
- www.goireland.com
- www.osi.ie
- www.kilkennytourism.ie
- www.wexfordtourism.com
- www.southeasttourism.ie
- www.visitwicklow.ie
- www.waterfordtourism.com
- www.visitdublin.com
- www.goracing.ie
- www.fishingireland.net
- www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie
- www.salteeislands.info
- www.wexfordopera.ie
- www.nationalarchives.ie
- www.nli.ie National library. No charge for help with tracing ancestors
Mary Colbert, Managing Director
