Bugler Doyles on South Main Street has been serving Wexford since the 1850s, and it looks every bit the handsome old town pub it is: elegant wood panelling around the bar, long leather banquettes worn to a comfortable shine, and a sizeable covered beer garden out the back that works in any weather. It is the rare traditional pub that has modernised where it helps — comfort, food, accommodation — without modernising away its own character.
A Proper Old Wexford Bar
The interior is the draw: dark wood, soft leather, and the settled feel of a room that has been doing this for the better part of two centuries. Live traditional music runs on Saturdays, and the covered, colourfully painted beer garden means the pub keeps its outdoor trade going long after the Irish weather would close lesser gardens for the season.
Wood panelling, long leather seats, a covered beer garden and live trad on Saturdays. Bugler Doyles has been doing it right on South Main Street since the 1850s.
Bugler Doyles Bar & Guest Accommodation
83 South Main Street, Wexford Town, Y35 FV48
📞 053 912 2261
🌐 buglerdoyles.ie
The Beer Garden
The covered beer garden is one of Bugler Doyles’ best assets — colourfully decorated, sheltered, and usable in weather that would shut most outdoor spaces. It is a genuine extension of the pub rather than an afterthought, and on a match day or a music night it comes into its own.
Stay the Night
Bugler Doyles also offers guest accommodation above the bar — a genuinely useful thing in a town-centre pub, and a reminder of the old Irish tradition of the bar with rooms. For a Wexford trip built around the pubs of Main Street, there are worse ideas than sleeping over one of the best of them.
Good to Know
Bugler Doyles is at 83 South Main Street, Wexford, in the thick of the town’s main drag. Live trad runs on Saturdays; the beer garden is covered and open year-round. Book ahead if you want one of the guest rooms, particularly during festival season.
