{"id":72,"date":"2008-09-10T10:45:56","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T10:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.northwexford.com\/index.php\/discover-wexford\/"},"modified":"2008-09-10T10:45:56","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T10:45:56","slug":"discover-wexford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beta.northwexford.com\/index.php\/discover-wexford\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Wexford"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>\u00a0North Wexford is the ideal location to tour the rest of County Wexford, why not consider the following attractions :<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3><strong>The John F. Kennedy Arboretum,New Ross, Co.Wexford<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is a plant collection of international standing with 4,500 types of trees and shrubs from all temperate regions of the world. It covers 252 hectares on the southern slopes of Slieve Coillte and includes 200 forest plots and a visitor centre.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, North Slob, Wexford<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Wexford Slobs are internationally famous for wild geese which spend the winter months here. The visitor centre has many interesting exhibitions and an excellent AV show.Tel : 053 94 23129<br \/><a href=\"blog\/wexford-slobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"visit to wexford slobs january 2010\">For Location map and Photo Gallery visit our blog review here >><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0The Wexford County Museum, Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 13th century Norman Castle dominates the historic town of Enniscorthy under the famed Vinegar Hill. Built in 1205, the castle was adapted for use as a museum in 1961. The County Museum has four main sections covering the dramatic history of County Wexford through the centuries &#8211; military, agricultural, maritime, crafts, industrial and ecclesiastical.Tel : 053 92 35926<br \/>Email: wexmus@iol.ie<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The National 1798 Visitor Centre, Enniscorthy ,Co.Wexford<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The award winning National 1798 Visitor Centre is a unique state of the art visitor centre located on the banks of the scenic River Slaney. The centre uses multi-media technology in a family friendly atmosphere to tell the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-70\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.northwexford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/railways-sml-495.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Railway in Wexford\" title=\"Railway in Wexford\" align=\"right\" width=\"202\" height=\"150\" \/>fascinating heroic tale of the United Irishman and the 1798 rebellion.<\/p>\n<p>Tel : 053 92 37596<br \/>Email:98com@iol.ie<br \/>Web:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wexford.ie\/comoradh\/1798.htm\"> www.wexford.ie\/comoradh\/1798.htm<br \/><\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Irish National Heritage Park, Ferrycarrig, Wexford<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The award winning Heritage Park has fourteen reconstructions depicting Ireland&#8217;s heritage from the Stone Age to the arrival of the powerful Normans, a period of almost 9000 years.<\/p>\n<p>Phone : +353 53 9120733<\/p>\n<p>Fax: +353 53 9120911<br \/>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inhp.com\">www.inhp.com<\/a><br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Dunbrody, Famine Ship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunbrody.com\">www.dunbrody.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Castles:<\/h3>\n<p>Ballyhack Castle, Enniscorthy Castle, Ferns Castle, Johnstown Castle, Rathmacknee Castle, Slade Castle.<br \/>High Crosses: at Arthurstown, Ballinatray, Carrick, Killesk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wexford Town is a designated heritage town.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-71\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.northwexford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/untitled-1-b23.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"views in wexford\" title=\"views in wexford\" align=\"right\" width=\"176\" height=\"127\" \/>Wexford Tourism<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.WexfordTourism.com\">www.WexfordTourism.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Wexford County Council<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wexford.ie\">www.wexford.ie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0North Wexford is the ideal location to tour the rest of County Wexford, why not consider the following attractions : The John F. Kennedy Arboretum,New Ross, Co.Wexford This is a plant collection of international standing with 4,500 types of trees and shrubs from all temperate regions of the world. 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