Thing to do in North Ireland
Castle Coole
Castles & Great Houses Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
In the 1790s Armar Lowry-Corry, the first Earl of Belmore, commenced work on a house which he was determined would outdo in both style and grandeur that of his brother in law, the Earl of Enniskillen, at nearby Florence Court. Castle Coole is the...
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Gosford Castle & Forset Park
Castles & Great Houses Markethill, Co Armagh
One of the largest castles ever built in Ireland. At first glance it looks like a Norman castle but actually dates to the first half of the 19th century, when it was built a the then fashionable Norman revival style by the 2nd Earl of Gosford. It must...
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Royal County Down
Golf Co Down, Links Course
Acknowledged as one of one of the best, some would say the best, links courses in the world, serious bunkers and high winds make just getting around the Championship course at all a real test at times. Many people say that the front nine here are possibly...
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St Patrick's Trian
Museums Armagh City
Kids love this place, which in three separate and highly interactive exhibitions tells the history of Armagh, the story of St Patrick and recounts the tale of Gulliver's Travels. The name Trian [say: Tree-an] is taken from the three old divisions...
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The Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum
Museums Lisburn, Co Antrim
The linen industry was such an important part of life in Northern Ireland that it is impossible to look at the history of this part of the country without understanding it. This museum fulfills its role in telling the story of Irish Linen admirably....
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The Sheelin Irish Lace Museum
Museums Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
Irish Lace was at one time world renowned and prized for its beauty and the intricacy of its stitchwork. Examples of old Irish lace can attract high rices at auction and are not that easy to find. Nowadays the craft is kept alive by just a small band...
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The Tower Museum
Museums City of Derry
Although it looks like an old Norman building, this is in fact a modern one, purpose built to house this interesting museum. There are exhibits tracing the history of the City of Derry from earliest times, and this is a city which has certainly had an...
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Ulster American Folk Park
Museums Co Tyrone, Omagh
If you were in two minds about going to Northern Ireland, this place alone should be enough to make you go. This is an open-air museum telling the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th & 19th centuries in a vivid and exciting manner....
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Marble Arch Caves
Nature & Scenic Places Floerencecourt, Co Fermanagh
The caves at Marble Arch are unlike other Irish caves by virtue of their sheer scale - an underground river, the Cladagh, runs though caverns of breathtaking splendour, as well as narrow winding passages, and past a beautiful waterfall. It's like...
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The Giant's Causeway
Nature & Scenic Places Near Bushmills, Co Antrim
The extraordinary rock formations of the Giant's Causeway on the North Antrim Coast have been recognised as a World Heritage Site and each year draw many thousands of visitors to the area. Few are disappointed - it truly is a remarkable place. ...
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