Local Amenities and Attractions

Golf With six championship courses, County Wexford is a golfer’s paradise. The wonderful natural terrain around our coastline provides superb link and parkland courses. Wexford Golf Club, Rosslare Golf Club andSt. Helen's Bay Golf Club are all only a short drive from The St. George Guesthouse.
Angling 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 rivers.
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.
Wexford Beaches 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 lover’s paradise.
Wexford Festival Opera Wexford is a hive of activity when it comes to drama and the arts. Wexford Arts Centre is located within minutes of The St. George Guesthouse and boasts an excellent program of events from art exhibitions to live music performances and drama which is sure to excite any visitor. Of course Wexford is best known for is annual Opera Festival. Staged in the newly renovated Theatre Royal, the opera festival draws performers and audiences from all over the world, truly an opera lover’s delight!
Johnstown Castle One of the many castles in the area, this is a large gothic-revival style mansion incorporating part of a more ancient castle. It has 50 acres of ornamental grounds and over 200 different kinds of trees, shrubs and three ornamental lakes with wildlife. It also hosts the Irish Agricultural Museum & Famine Exhibition. Johnstown Castle is well worth a visit during your stay in Wexford.
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 be waits 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.
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 its homesteads, places of ritual, burial modes with long forgotten remains. Your senses come alive with sights and sounds stretching back 900 years.
National 1798 Centre 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.
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.