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  1. Clough

    Address

    Main Street, Clough, County Down, BT30 8TH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    An Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork castle dating to the late 12th or early 13th century. The motte was built of earth to provide a look-out position and central defence. The bailey provided a space for domestic buildings and livestock.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  2. Belfast

    Address

    Queen's Island, Belfast, County Antrim, BT3 9DU

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Industrial Heritage

    Although not officially classed as wonders of the world, the two massive cranes in Harland and Wolff Belfast, which serve one of the world’s largest Building Docks, are certainly masterpieces of engineering.

    Price

    Free
  3. Photo of birds eye view of Kirkistown Castle surrounded by grassland

    Cloughey

    Address

    Main Road, Cloughey, County Down, BT22 1JB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    Traditionally believed to have been built by Roland Savage of Ballygalget in 1622, possibly reusing an earlier site.

    Price

    Free
  4. First Derry Presbyterian Church & Blue Coat School Heritage Centre
    First Derry Presbyterian Church & Blue Coat School Heritage Centre

    Derry~Londonderry

    Address

    First Presbyterian Church, 6 Magazine Street Upper, Derry~Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT48 6HA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7126 1550

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    Explore the Blue Coat School Heritage Centre and discover the compelling, and often surprising story of First Derry Presbyterian Church that has been at the heart of its community since the 17th century.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs accepted by arrangement
  5. Dunluce Castle on the cliffs
    Dunluce Castle sunset
    Dunluce Castle on the cliffs
    Dunluce Castle sunset

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    Bushmills

    Address

    87 Dunluce Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, BT57 8UY

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 2073 1938

    Price

    Price £6.00 to £18.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Dunluce Castle is located dramatically close to a headland that plunges straight into the sea, along the North County Antrim coast.

    Price

    Price £6.00 to £18.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  6. A large circular cairn located in a field overlooking Loughinisland Churches

    Downpatrick

    Address

    Junction of Bucks Head Road & Loughinisland Road, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 8JW

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Archaeological sites

    Situated 8.8km south east of Ballynahinch, on the north east shore of Loughinisland Lake, within sight of Loughinisland Church. A slightly displaced capstone covers a rectangular chamber of which three side stones survive.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  7. St Augustine's Church

    Derry~Londonderry

    Address

    Palace Street, Derry~Londonderry, County Londonderry, BT48 6PS

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7136 6041

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    A neo-Gothic church of 1872. built of whinstone with sandstone dressings. Iit is delightfully situated on the City walls, surrounded by its graveyard and a pretty parish school and hall. There are many famous graves in the graveyard.

    Price

    Free
  8. Image shows front of property with large lawn and daffodils in the foreground
    Image is of side view of property with lawn in front and trees to each side
    Image is of lounge area with large traditional style rug, armchairs, dining table and chairs and two large windows
    Image shows front of property with large lawn and daffodils in the foreground
    Image is of side view of property with lawn in front and trees to each side
    Image is of lounge area with large traditional style rug, armchairs, dining table and chairs and two large windows

    Glenavy

    Address

    118A Lisburn Road, Glenavy, County Antrim, BT29 4NY

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9264 8492

    Type

    Type:

    Visitor Centres & Museums

    The Ballance House farm museum, run by The Ulster New Zealand Trust, is the restored birthplace of John Ballance, Prime Minister of New Zealand 1891-1893.

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs accepted by arrangement

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking
    • On site parking
    • Parking (free)
  9. Loughgall

    Address

    9 Derryloughan Road, Loughgall, County Armagh, BT61 8PH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 3885 1344

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Dan Winter’s house was repaired and rethatched in 2000 keeping original artefacts and clothing. Original outbuildings were rethatched in 2007 and a tea-room was built. Family vehicles and farm machinery are on display in other farm buildings.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs accepted by arrangement

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wifi
  10. Image of Castle Caulfield ruins

    Castlecaulfield

    Address

    Castle Grove, Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone, BT70 3NL

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    Ruins of mansion built by Sir Toby Caulfield in 1619. Gatehouse with murder-holes and Caulfield arms. Plaque to poet Charles Wolfe (1791-1823) at nearby Anglican church.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. Newtownards Priory from street view

    Newtownards

    Address

    Court Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 7NY

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Abbey / Priory

    At the south east edge of Newtownards these substantial remains of a Dominican (Black) Friary founded in 1244 may be viewed. They are the only ones of their type in Northern Ireland.

    Price

    Free
  12. Limavady

    Address

    Magilligan Point, Point Road, Limavady, County Londonderry, BT49 0LR

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Tower

    A well preserved Martello Tower at Magilligan Point, an important historical site in Northern Ireland, built during the Napeolonic Wars marks the entrance to Lough Foyle.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  13. Downpatrick

    Address

    14 Struell Wells Road, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 6RA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Struell Wells was built around a stream flowing through a secluded valley. It was a popular place of pilgrimage from the 1600s until the 1840s.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  14. Image of Knockmany Passage Tomb

    Augher

    Address

    Knockmany Forest, Knockmany Road, Augher, County Tyrone, BT76 0DL

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    On top of a steep hill, the tomb has a modern cairn over the top to protect prehistoric stones carved with zigzags, spirals and circles. Views across the Clogher Valley.

    Price

    Free
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