Get to know
Ferns.
Fearna
A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Ferns, with local places and the journey there on one map.
69 mapped places to explore.
3 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore Ferns
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Ferns is a town in County Wexford, 1,317 people at the census the map records. The map names 69 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 18 streets. 3 bus and train lines call at 2 stops here in the published timetable.
Picture yourself in Ferns.
A few places to catch your eye. Open a photograph and take a closer look.
Photography & credits
Photographs resized and converted to WebP. Gallery previews are cropped; open a photograph to see the full frame.
- Ferns Castle瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken .
- Ferns Abbey瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken .
- Ferns Cathedral瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken .
Your guide to Ferns.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Ferns
3 scheduled lines from Bus Éireann and Wexford Bus. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 3
- Mapped car parks
- 2
- 7 stops on foot
Ferns in a day
Explore Ferns with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 1.7 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
83 places to explore within 12 km, plus 12 places to eat and 0 places to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Wexford Town
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
18 named streets to browse. Start with Main Street, with 38 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Ferns
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Ferns
3 lines call at 2 stops in Ferns, run by Bus Éireann and Wexford Bus. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 2
- 740
- WI08
Plan a journey to Ferns from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Ferns by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Ferns.
46 of 46 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Attractions, 2 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Castles, 1 mapped place in and around Ferns
- Hills, 7 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Historic churches, 3 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Holy wells, 6 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Information boards, 3 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Monuments, 38 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Museums, 3 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Parks, 4 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Ringforts and sites, 4 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Ruins, 6 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Shrines, 3 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Woods, 3 mapped places in and around Ferns
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
- Beauty, 1 mapped place in and around Ferns
- Clothes shops, 1 mapped place in and around Ferns
- Convenience stores, 3 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Furniture, 1 mapped place in and around Ferns
- Greengrocers, 2 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Hairdressers, 6 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Hardware, 3 mapped places in and around Ferns
- Laundries, 1 mapped place in and around Ferns
- Outdoor shops, 1 mapped place in and around Ferns
- Sports shops, 1 mapped place in and around Ferns
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Health
Locate pharmacies, dentists and other health services. Check the provider for current hours and appointments.
Sport and leisure
Make room for a swim, a workout or time outdoors. Explore mapped sport and leisure facilities.
Services
Local services for everyday jobs, from banking and post to professional advice.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
More kinds of place
Looking for something more specific? Browse the remaining categories, including specialist shops, facilities and services.
Things to see
A starting point for exploring Ferns and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- 200 m
- Saint Mary's Abbey for Augustinian canons250 mHistoric churches
- Saint Mogue's Well260 mRingforts and sites
- Ferns Castle300 mCastles
- Ferns Castle Visitor Centre320 mAttractions
- Saint Peter's Church410 mHistoric churches
- Saint Edan's760 mRuins
- Lady's Well1.8 kmHoly wells
- Clone Church2.5 kmHistoric churches
- Boolavogue Grotto5.5 kmShrines
- The Grove6.0 kmWoods
- The Coil6.1 kmWoods
Useful along the way
Find information boards, waymarks and visitor advice in their own categories.
The busiest streets
Of the 18 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Main Street38 placesR772
- The Square5 placesR745
- Rosemary Heights4 placesresidential
- Enniscorthy Road2 placesR772
- Newtown Road2 placestertiary
- Castle Manor1 placeresidential
- Bunclody Road1 placeR745
- Alderbrook1 placeresidential
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