Lakes

Two lakes nearby: Tacumshane Lake, a Special Protection Area for its bird sanctuary, and Our Lady's Island Lake, one of only two lagoons in Ireland, an important Roseate Tern breeding ground and a pilgrimage site.

Paragliders above the shore at Lady’s Island Lake

Walker crossing a small bridge on the lake-to-sea trail at Tacumshane

Tacumshane Lake and surrounding coastal grassland

Activities for Children

Kilmore Cottage houses are styled to be robust and easy to maintain, with spacious gardens, books, games and lots of outdoor green space. Mary Barry's...

Angling

We provide a warm welcome to anglers, and provide practical assistance such as freezers, a bait fridge and drying space. You can arrange an angling...

Beaches

Wexford has more sunshine than any other county in Ireland, with a 250km coastline with lots of sandy beaches. Local Ballyhealy Beach is a Green...

Bird Watching

Rich and varied local eco-systems for bird and marine life; photographers regularly visit, especially during the May nesting season. Key locations: Tacumshane Lake, Saltee Islands...

Castle at Johnstown

Johnstown Castle and gardens are a 15 minute drive away: 50 acres of landscaped gardens with three lakes, streams, castle and follies, tarmac pathways suitable...

Culture & Heritage

Wexford Festival Opera has run every October since 1951, at the purpose-built Opera House. Both Wexford Fringe and Wexford Spiegeltent Festivals run alongside the Opera...

Farm

The cottages sit on our organic beef farm, with cattle grazing in the paddocks behind the cottages (depending on where the best grasslands are), and...

Gardens

Johnstown Castle gardens (ornamental lakes, streams, follies, visitor centre, café, agricultural museum, castle tour) are nearby, as is the Memorial Garden in Kilmore Quay. Further...

Kilmore & Kilmore Quay

Kilmore Cottage sits just on the outskirts of Kilmore, a village with 200 years of carol singing tradition, two pubs, and Murphy’s XL corner shop....