Ashdown Park Hotel

At the edge of the picturesque market town of Gorey and just minutes from Wexford’s sandy beaches, this elegant 4-star hotel offers stylish and contemporary accommodation and superb facilities.

The Ashdown Park Hotel has a peaceful and relaxing location, set in its own private grounds, just a short stroll from the town of Gorey and only a short distance from the area’s sandy beaches and top-class golf courses.

All of the hotel’s 80 rooms are modern classical in style. Each of the comfortable and luxurious rooms is superbly appointed and tastefully designed.

Food is served all day and live entertainment is on offer throughout the week. Dine in the award-winning Rowan Tree Restaurant or enjoy a light snack in the Ivy Bar.

The impressive leisure facilities include a swimming pool, a children’s pool, a jacuzzi, a sauna, and a steam room, as well as a beauty salon and kids’ playroom.

Rooms: 79
Rate: 90 - 268 EUR

The Rowan Tree Restaurant offers a unique dining experience. The Ivy Bar offers top-class food and regular live entertainment and music. The bar hosts ballroom dancing every Wednesday and Sunday night and a céilidh every Wednesday night.

The Ashdown Club features state-of-the-art facilities, including an18-metre indoor swimming pool. The great leisure facilities makes the Ashdown Park Hotel a great place for a restful, relaxing and restorative break or for a luxurious weekend of pampering and a little well-earned indulgence. Whether you are staying at the hotel for business or for a holiday, the superb leisure facilities are a great way to relax after a hard day’s work or a long day spent exploring the area. The Isobella Beauty Salon offers the latest in specialist treatments.

The hotel’s 5 conference and meeting rooms offer the latest in technology and comfort, with a combined seating capacity of up to 800 delegates. The hotel is also one of the leading wedding venues in the southeast of Ireland.

Whether you are visiting the region on business or exploring the area for pleasure, the hotel’s award-winning team will strive to cater for your every need.

Each of the hotel’s luxurious rooms has been tastefully decorated in a modern classical style. Every room is superbly appointed and boasts all the modern conveniences and facilities that the contemporary business or leisure traveller expects.

The Rowan Tree Restaurant

The hotel’s elegant and award-winning restaurant is one of Wexford’s gems. The Rowan Tree Restaurant opens 7 days a week for breakfast and dinner, and for lunch on Sundays.

Recommended in Georgina Campbell’s 2007 dining guide, the restaurant boasts outstanding cuisine and offers a wide variety of dishes from French cuisine to contemporary international dishes.

Menus are compiled by the head chef, David Crossoir, who has received 2 RAC Ribbons and one AA Fine-Dinning Rosette for his creative cuisine. The restaurant has an extensive wine list with a selection of old and new world wines to complement your meal.

The restaurant has a relaxed atmosphere and offers beautiful views overlooking the rooftop garden with its classical pianist.

Full cooked breakfasts and continental breakfasts are available from 07:30 to 10:00. Lunch opening hours are from 12:30 until 14:30 and dinner is served from 18:00 until 21:30.

The Ivy Bar

The Ivy Bar offers breakfast from 09:00 with home-made scones, freshly baked breakfast rolls, food cooked to order, coffee and tea and a good selection of juices.

The carvery is open 7 days a week with a fantastic selection of home-made salads, home-made soups, a daily roast, a chicken dish, fish of the day, sandwiches made to order and delicious fresh desserts.

Bar food includes an exciting choice of traditional and modern cuisine, ranging from Irish sirloin steak and chips to home-made chicken korma with naan bread. Light snacks, soups and freshly made sandwiches are also served.

The Ivy Bar boasts live music every weekend and right through the Summer.

The Coach Bar

This is a discrete hotel bar, with its richly wooden panelled surroundings. The Coach Bar has a relaxed atmosphere and is ideal for special occasions and private parties.

Located close to the heart of rural Wexford and with great access to the region’s major road network, including the N11 and the M50, Gorey is a town with many amenities.

The hotel is within half an hour’s drive of many of Wexford’s finest golf courses and there are 2 driving ranges in the area. Virtual golf is available just 8 miles (13 km) from the Ashdown Park Hotel. Guests can also enjoy crazy golf just 2 miles (3 km) from the hotel. For horse riding, there are 2 equestrian centres in the area and for keen anglers; course, game and sea fishing are all available nearby.

Wexford and Wicklow both have some wonderful walks and there are some beautiful beaches and many historic sights in County Wexford. Beaches in the region include Courtown Beach, Ballymoney Beach and Castlemorris Beach. Tourist attractions and historic sights include Ferns Castle, Wexford Heritage Park, Dunbrody Famine Ship, Johnstown Castle, Hook Lighthouse Craanford Mills and Wexford Wildfowl Reserve.

There are also plenty of entertainment and leisure facilities available in the surrounding area. There is a bowling alley just 2 miles (3 km) from the hotel, paintballing and laser tag is available only 30 minutes from the hotel and for quad-bike riding, Quad Attack is located just 45 minutes away from the hotel

The Orchard Conference and Visitor Centre is within easy reach, less than 20 minutes from Ashdown Park Hotel. The centre specialises in team building and interactive displays including orchard antics, house building, Irish Olympics, team building events, treasure hunts, jungle challenges, craft demonstrations, new horizons and team vision. It is also possible to arrange for many of the Orchard’s activities to take place in the grounds of the hotel.

From Dublin (north)
- Follow N11 to Gorey town.
- At the entrance to the town, turn left just before the railway bridge, and Ashdown Park Hotel is on your left.

From Belfast (north):
- Follow M1 for Dublin and exit onto the M50 southbound.
- Continue onto the N11 for Gorey town and continue as above.

From Wexford (south):
- Follow the N11 to Gorey town. At main exit from the town, turn right just after the railway bridge and the hotel is on your left.