CHECK OUT OUR SEAL RESCUE EXPERIENCE!
Our package includes...
- Overnight accommodation
- Delicious full Irish breakfast with ingredients coming from our farm and local Wexford suppliers - pre-booking is essential (Children under the age of 4 stay complimentary only on a bed & breakfast basis)
- A 3 course evening meal in our House Restaurant for all the family
AND...
We have partnered with Seal Rescue Ireland, the only seal rescue centre in Ireland, which is located 10 minutes away from the hotel on the coast road. By attending their Seal Feed and Enrichment Experience, you will have the unique opportunity to meet the seals up close (but make sure not to touch!), learn all about their rehabilitation and help them get one step closer to being released into the wild. You will get a behind-the-scenes tour of the seal hospital where you will help the staff in preparing seal feeds, feeding the seals and watch them dive for fish. You will also learn the stories of the seal's life and how they arrived at the Seal Rescue Centre and where they will go from there with the help of their rehabilitation and adoption programme.
After the tour, you will have the chance to browse SRI's beautiful gift shop and purchase souvenirs. If you wish to adopt a seal, you will also have the chance to do so with €5.00 off the original price. When the shopping is done, take some time to explore the gorgeous woodland trails of the Courtown Woods!
Group Size: Up to 6 per Time-slot (Offered 4 times daily at 10:00-11:00, 12:30-13:30, 15:00-16:00, & 17:00-18:00) - Please advise of preferred time on booking.
Details:
- Participants under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
- Children aged 2 years and younger are not able to enter the "behind-the-scenes" hospital area due to safety, but are welcome to join from the public viewing area.
- As an outdoor and coastal experience please remember to wrap up, wear comfortable shoes and don't forget your mask!
- Not all behind-the-scenes areas are wheelchair accessible. If you are a wheelchair/crutch user, please let us know in advance.
We also offer you the opportunity to donate to Seal Rescue Ireland when booking any stay at The Ashdown Park. This donation contributes to the ongoing operational costs associated with running the animal hospital and funding ongoing education, outreach, research and habitat restoration projects. SRI is committed not only to rescuing seals but to the sustainable planting of native trees and vegetation, which encourages local wildlife and helps protect the Wexford coast from erosion into the future.
100% of all donations go to SRI. Guests who donate any amount will be entered into a draw to win a return stay, a visit for up to 6 people to Seal Rescue Ireland and a complimentary seal adoption.