Owned by the Redmond family, this unpretentious and well-run hotel contributes much needed amenities to the Gorey area, offering quality accommodation and providing facilities for functions both large and small, including conferences, weddings and all of the family and community events of everyday life.
Bedrooms are modern, classical in style, with all of the expected conveniences, and there's a good breakfast too, with a focus on local produce.
Amenities include the Ashdown Club, which provides an impressive health and leisure centre for guests, and the local community, and the Asha Spa, which was a new addition to the property in 2022. Centred around relaxation and wellbeing, this boutique spa experience has the excellent Voya and Environ product treatments at its heart and quickly earned a following.
But the Ashdown Park is perhaps most famous for its Farm to Fork ethos. Unusually, the restaurants at both the Ashdown Park and its nearby sister hotel, the Amber Springs, are supplied by the Redmond family farm. This is an interesting operation, with the 600-acre farm at Craanford just outside Gorey supplyiing premium Angus cross beef and vegetables to both hotels, along with produce from other carefully selectedt Wexford and Wicklow suppliers including Meylers Wexford Town Fish, Slaney Valley Lamb, Pat O’Neills Bacon, Fancy Fungi, Killowen Yogurt and Isle of Crackers. It is a point of pride that both John Torode and Neven Maguire have visited and cooked in The Ashdown Park, with the wonderful Redmond Farm Angus beef and vegetables featuring in their cookery shows.
Rowan restaurant is open on late week evenings and offers a local Wexford menu, based on produce available nearby whenever possible, while The Ivy Bar is especially known for its lunchtime carvery and then offers an à la carte menu through the afternoon and evening. With all this and The Coffee Dock, where you'll find tempting home bakes for those times when a quick bite is needed, this is an ideal spot to break a journey. Every town should have a hotel like this.
