Attractions nearby to Ballinkeele House, Wexford Bed and Breakfast
Ballinkeele is an ideally placed Wexford bed and breakfast in the heart of Ireland’s ‘Sunny South East’. The house is the perfect location for activity and sight seeing holidays, as the region abounds with a wide range of events and attractions to suit all ages and all interests.
Fishing
- Salt water sport fishing centre - www.bassfishing.ie
- Sea fishing at Kilmore Quay - www.kilmoreangling.com
- Trout and Salmon fishing: River Blackwater, River Nore, River Barrow, River Suir, River Slaney
Golf Courses
- Enniscorthy - engc@eircom.net
- Wexford - www.wexfordgolfclub.ie
- New Ross
- Rosslare - www.rosslaregolf.com
- St Helens - www.sthelensbay.com
- Courtown - www.courtowngolfclub.com
- Mount Juliet
- Boromount
- Garryloughmill
- Seafield Golf and Country Club - www.seafieldgolf.com
- Rathaspeck
Pitch and Putt
- Enniscorthy
- Courtown
CYCLING
- Bicycles are available for guests to use while staying in Ballinkeele House.
- Celtic Cycling can arrange Cycling in the area - www.celticcycling.com
Beauty Treatments
- Gwendoline Cunningham Health & Beauty 5 minutes from Ballinkeele House Massage and Holistic Therapies - 053-9177651
Riding
- Shelmaleer riding school
- Belmount Equestrian Centre, Camolin, Co. Wexford - www.belmountequestrian.com
[ ↑ top ]Opera Festival in the New Theatre Royal Wexford
- Held in October for two weeks not to be missed. We have limited accommodation for this period, if you are interested please contact us.
Fringe events
- Art Exhibitions
- Crafts and Pottery
- Mini Opera's
- Lunch time concerts etc
Horse Racing
- Wexford Horse Races - www.wexfordraces.ie
- Gowran Park racecourse, Kilkenny - www.gowranpark.ie
Greyhound Racing
- Enniscorthy - Monday & Thursday evenings
Sights
Ballinkeele House is a peaceful country house retreat and wonderful family home, perfectly situated for exploring Co. Wexford, with a wide range of historical and archaeological sites, beautiful gardens, wonderful walks and many fine sandy beaches all nearby.
Guided Tours & Walks
- Irish National Heritage Park, Ferrycraig
- Trips on the Galley Cruising Restaurant, New Ross
- 1798 Interpretative Centre, Enniscorthy
- Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, North Slob, Wexford
- Kilfane Glen and Waterfall
- Wexford Coastal Path
- 6 miles of white, sandy, Blue Flag beach (7 miles from Ballinkeele)
- Waterford !hour and 1/4 the walking tour arround Waterford town
- Kilkenny
1 Hour and 1/4 the walking tour of Kilkenny
Historical Sites
- Wexford County Museum, Town Centre, Enniscorthy
- Ferns Castle, Ferns
- Hook Lighthouse, Hook Head, Churchtown - email: thehook@eircom.net
- Ballyhack Castle, Ballyhack
- 1798 Commemorative Centre, Enniscorthy - www.1798centre.com
- Enniscorthy Castle
- Irish Agricultural Museum, Johnstown Castle
- Kilmore Quay Maritime Museum, Kilmore Quay
- Light House, Kilmore Quay
- John F Kennedy Arboretum
- Craanford Watermill, Craanford
- Dunbrody Abbey Visitor Centre & Maze, Campile
- Duncannon Fort, Duncannon
- Dunmain House
- Waterford Heritage Museum, Greyfriars, Waterford
- Tintern Abbey, Saltmills, New Ross
- Dunbrody Famine Ship, New Ross - email: jfktrust@iol.ie
- Kennedy Homestead, Dunganstown, New Ross
- War Memorial, Tintern
- Limekiln and Lady Well, Tintern
- Site of Old Tintern Village
- Yola farm Stead and Genealogy Centre - email: wexgen@iol.ie
- Vinegar Hill
- Oulart Hill
- Christian Art Gallery, The Abbey Centre, Craignamanagh, Co Kilkenny
[ ↑ top ]Irish Crafts
Ballinkeele is ideally placed for touring, with neighbouring counties Kilkenny and Waterford within easy reach, making it the ideal base for exploring the many traditional and contemporary craft studios and pottery works in the south-east of Ireland. The renowned Kilkenny Craft Trail takes in some of Ireland's leading arts and crafts producers.
Crafts
- Kiltrea Pottery, Kiltrea Bridge, Enniscorthy - email: kiltreapottery@eircom.net. ph: 053 9235107
- Selskar Design - www.selskardesign.com
- Ballyellard Pottery, Castlebridge - www.ballyellandpottery.com
- Paul Maloney Pottery - email: maloneypottery@eircom.net
- Waterford Glass Factory, Waterford
Kilkenny Studio Workshops Craft Trail
- Rudolf Heltzel Gold & Silver Smith, 10 Patrick St, Kilkenny - Rudolf works in contemporary style with 3 precious metals and very carefully chosen precious stones.
- National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny - www.ccoi.ie
- Brid Lyons, Clay Creations Ceramic Studio, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. email: bridlyons@yahoo.ie. ph: 056 7724977
- Moth to a Flame, Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny. email: mothtoaflame@iolfree.ie
- Keith Mosse wood working, Benettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny - www.keithmosse.com
- Nicholas Mosse Pottery, Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny - Nicholas Mosse has worked with clay since he was seven years old. His present style is old Irish spongeware all made from Irish Clay. It is a much loved and collected pottery.
- Stoneware Jackson, Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny - The pottery produces a range of ware from large platters with generous rims and soft profiled handles to bold table lamps with hand-painted shades.
- Chesneau Design Studio, The Old Creamery, Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny - Visitors to the Chesneau shop are invited to view the full range of handbags, belts, unisex executive and small goods, alongside limited edition pieces.
- Jerpoint Glass Studio, Stoneyford, Co Kilkenny - The skills of the glassmakers as they blow, balance and manipulate flowing red-hot glass into its desired shape, make the art of glassmaking a most exciting spectacle for the visitor.
- The Bridge Pottery, Chapel Street, Bennettsbridge - Colour plays a major part in this pottery.