8 km) from Rosslare Ferry Port and 7 miles (11.3 km) from Wexford town. The elegant house is set in mature parkland and reflects the best of traditional Irish hospitality Churchtown House is recommended by Michelin, The Good Hotel Guide, Georgina Campbell, Alastair Sawday and Karen Brown.
Built in 1703, Churchtown House was associated with some of Wexfords most powerful families involved in the insurrection of 1798; notably the Herron Family, whose son John later became one of Napoleons favourite generals. Today, Patricia and Austin Cody have returned Churchtown to its former glory and, in extending it, they have combined its traditional elegance with all the comforts of a small distinctive hotel. Set in 8 acres of mature parkland, the elegant reception rooms hung with Irish paintings and individually appointed bedrooms make this the perfect breakaway retreat. Churchtown House is an ideal base from which to explore Wexford, a land of living history, with an abundance of forts, castles and abbeys. |
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