Kilmore Quay Marina

Marina information

The harbour at Kilmore Quay has berths for craft on pontoons that are set back into the harbour away from the entrance.The harbour has undergone major development with facilities ashore and can now boast to be an ideal port of refuge for pleasure craft of all types and has become a fashionable and regular destination for all cruising enthusiasts.The port co-exists between the marina users and that of the local fishing community and is managed by the local county council.

Visit Kilmore

A small rural fishing village situated in the south-east corner of Ireland, it is located 22km from Wexford town and just 19km from the ferry port at Rosslare Harbour.The village has character and atmosphere, notable a row of thatched cottages and neat, white-washed houses, most of which have stood undisturbed for more than two centuries.
Kilmore Quay has a reputation as an angling centre that goes back to the turn of the century. It is also a fabulous place for the keen diver as the area from Hook Head to Carnsore Point has long been known as the graveyard of a thousand ships.
The village offers to the visitors a 'green' approach to its environment as many of the features so prominent in the area are dimensions of historical and natural significance - Ballyteigue Castle, Grange Cemetery, St. Patrick's Bridge, Ballyteigue Borrow (for its flora and fauna importance) and of course the Saltee Islands which have one of the leading bird sanctuaries in Ireland.

Info on the region

Tourist Information

Stella Maris Centre Tel: (053) 29684/ Mob: 087 2529736
Wexford Tourism Tel: (053) 52900
www.wexfordtourism.com

Activity and Leisure

Wavecrest Riding School, Balyhealy Hse,Tel: (053) 35035

Walking:
The Tintern Abbey Trails, at Saltmills, and also on the waymarked ways along beaches and cliffs
www.southeastireland.com/walking

Golfing:
Rosslare Tel: (053) 32203
Saint Helen's Bay, Rosslare (18-holes) Tel: (053) 33669
Wexford Tel: (053) 42238

Parks / Facilities for children:
Yola Farmstead Folk Park,Tagoat Tel: (053) 32610

Beaches:
Co Wexford has many long sandy 'Blue Flag' beaches.There are beaches either side at Kilmore Quay, Ballyteigue to the west and Ballyhealy to the east, including the nature reserve at Tacumshane Lake

Heritage, Castles & Museums:
Duncannon Fort & Maritime Museum Tel: (051) 389454
Guillemot Maritime Museum: former lightship within the harbour Tel: (053) 21572
Hook Lighthouse Centre: one of the oldest lighthouses in the world Tel: (051) 397055
ww.thehook-wexford.com
Slade Castle, 15th century castle and harbour is near to the Hook Head lighthouse;Tintern Abbey Visitor Centre, Saltmills Tel: (056) 7724623
www.heritageireland.ie

Houses, Parks & Gardens:
Johnstown Castle & Gardens, Johnstown (incl. agricultural museum) Tel: (053) 42888

Culture & Entertainment:
Theatre Royal,Wexford Tel: (053) 22144

Events & Festivals:
17 Mar - Wexford St. Patrick's Day Festival Wexford Tel: (053) 41787
July - Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival Tel: (053) 29918
Wexford Hooves 'n' Grooves Festival Wexford Tel: (053) 44634

Address

Kilmore Quay Marina
Kilmore
T • 00 353 (0) 53 29955
F • 00 353 (0) 53 29915
hmkilmorequay@eircom.net
www.wexford.ie