Bray, known as the Gateway to the Garden of Ireland, is now the eighth largest town in Ireland with a population well in excess of 27,000 and is positioned in northeast Wicklow, just south of Dublin.Tourism has always been associated with Bray, which is the longest established seaside town in the country.

Today, Bray is a vibrant holiday resort and boasts fine hotels and guesthouse accommodation, shops, restaurants and evening entertainment. Available in the immediate locality are fifteen 18-hole golf courses, tennis, fishing, sailing and horse riding. Other features of Bray are the amusement and games centre.

There is also a Leisure centre on Quinsboro Road, and a National Sealife Centre on Strand Road. It has a safe beach of sand and shingle to walk on, which is over 1.6km (1 mile) long, fronted by a spacious esplanade. The scene is dominated by Bray Head, which rises steeply (241m/790 ft) above the sea, affording views of mountains and sea. The name of the town means "hill, rising ground".

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