Enniscorthy Castle, near Ferns
For local history and a rooftop perspective over the Slaney.
The story behind Enniscorthy Castle
The thirteenth-century castle later served as a family home. Its museum therefore spans more than warfare: the building’s domestic life and the people connected with Enniscorthy are part of the story. Displays also explore designer Eileen Gray’s local connection.
What you will see
Combine the exhibitions with the roof if conditions and access allow. The town and river views explain the castle’s location better than a list of owners. It is a useful central stop before exploring Enniscorthy’s streets.
Resized and converted to WebP. Display may be cropped; the full photograph is linked.
Ticketed admission
The operator lists Monday to Friday opening from 09:30 to 17:00 and weekends and bank holidays from 12:00 to 17:00, with last admission at 16:30. Guided visits are advertised at weekends and bank holidays; self-guided access is also available. Use the official booking page for current prices and arrangements.
Check the official visitor information ↗Sources and checks
- Enniscorthy Castle visitor informationVisitor access and historical context. Checked .
- Fáilte IrelandHistorical context and visitor experience. Checked .
- Kind
- Museums
- Address
- Castle Hill
- From Ferns
- 11 km south-west, in a straight line
- Phone
- +353 53 923 4699
- Website
- enniscorthycastle.ie
- Run by
- Knights& Rebels
- Wheelchair
- Recorded as accessibleOne tag covering the whole place. It does not say whether the entrance, the inside, the toilets or the route to the door are step free, and this page will not say so either.
Getting to Enniscorthy Castle
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Enniscorthy Castle is in Ferns, County Wexford. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.
The nearest scheduled stop is Enniscorthy (355521), 200 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Enniscorthy 200 m
buses 2, 740, 369 and 384 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Wafer St 210 m
buses 384, 368 and 359Scheduled departures from this stop
- Island Road 240 m
buses 369, 384 and 368Scheduled departures from this stop
- Parnell Road 260 m
bus 384Scheduled departures from this stop
- St Senan's Church 320 m
bus 359Scheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Ferns covers the journeys into the town itself.
Other museums in Ferns
Nearest to Enniscorthy Castle first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Enniscorthy Castle, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
- 550 m
- 17 km
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Where this comes from
- From the map
- The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap way/224897037, and can be corrected there.
- Worked out here
- Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.