Irish National Heritage Park
Open-air park of reconstructed sites at Ferrycarrig
The Irish National Heritage Park at Ferrycarrig covers 35 acres just north of Wexford town. Sixteen reconstructed sites, from a dolmen and a fulacht fiadh to a crannóg and a Viking ship, take you through more than 9,000 years of history. Most visitors spend 90 minutes to two hours here, and the park is open all year.
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What you see in the park
The park covers 35 acres at Ferrycarrig, from hillside to estuary and from woodland to riverbank. Spread across it are 16 reconstructed sites that cover more than 9,000 years of history in Ireland. Among them are a dolmen, a fulacht fiadh, a crannóg and a Viking ship.
Most people find 90 minutes to two hours plenty. The park is open all year, and from November to March you can also join a guided tour.
Opening times
The park is open all year.
Booking online is recommended.
Winter guided tours
From November to March the park runs guided tours on three themes at fixed times:
Food, dogs and facilities
The visitor centre has a restaurant and a café, with seating indoors and outdoors. Dogs are welcome in the park, but not in the café or in the Falconry Centre.
Getting to Ferrycarrig
The entrance is off the N11, just north of Wexford town. Approximate drive times are 30 minutes from Rosslare Europort, 55 minutes from Waterford and 70 minutes from Kilkenny via the N25, and 90 minutes from Dublin. Without a car, it is a short taxi or bus ride from Wexford station.
The park fits well into a day with Johnstown Castle south of Wexford, or with a walk at the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve on the North Slob.