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less than 5 miles

  1. Standing stones at a Dolmen
    Standing and horizontal stones at a Dolmen
    Stones at a Dolmen
    Standing stones at a Dolmen
    Standing and horizontal stones at a Dolmen
    Stones at a Dolmen

    Maghera

    Address

    Tirnony Road, Maghera, County Londonderry, BT46 5RE

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    One mile north of Maghera stands a prehistoric tomb at least 4,000 - 6,000 years old. Dolmens are tomb structures with standing stones and a horizontal capstone, found in a number of places in Ireland.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  2. image of a long two story building
    A large group of people at at sit down dinner with sport showing on a big screen
    image of three musicians
    Two ladies, both painting a wooden chairs
    a group of people smiling with crafts in there hands
    image of a long two story building
    A large group of people at at sit down dinner with sport showing on a big screen
    image of three musicians
    Two ladies, both painting a wooden chairs
    a group of people smiling with crafts in there hands

    Maghera

    Address

    132B Tirkane Road, Tirkane, Maghera, County Derry, BT46 5NH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7954 9978

    Type

    Type:

    Arts Centre

    An Coire Arts Centre provides the perfect setting for the delivery of a wide range of rural bilingual arts including youth, dance, visual, spoken & written and environmental arts plus music/cultural events. Activities are delivered through Irish &…

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Leisure Facilities

    • Wifi
  3. Drumnaph trail 2
    Drumnaph scenery
    Drumnaph Trail
    3
    Cú Chulainn statue
    Drumnaph trail 2
    Drumnaph scenery
    Drumnaph Trail
    3
    Cú Chulainn statue

    Maghera

    Address

    15 Halfgayne Road, Maghera, County Londonderry, BT46 5PB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 7954 9978

    Type

    Type:

    Nature and Wildlife

    Nestled on the edge of the Sperrins, the Reserve boasts a rich variety of habitats including ancient woodland, wetland, bog and meadow with the Grillagh River running along its edge. It is a haven for wildlife and you are sure to get a glimpse of…

  4. A couple and young child pictured through the arbour in Maghera Walled Garden.
    Couple sitting in Maghera Walled Garden
    A couple and a child looking at the flowers in Maghera Walled Garden.
    A couple and young child pictured through the arbour in Maghera Walled Garden.
    Couple sitting in Maghera Walled Garden
    A couple and a child looking at the flowers in Maghera Walled Garden.

    Maghera

    Address

    Church Street, Maghera, County Londonderry, BT46 5BD

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 3000 132 132

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Garden

    Maghera Walled Garden, a restored Victorian Garden on the grounds of a medieval 4th Century royal dwelling and ancient Monastery.

    Price

    Free
  5. Maghera

    Address

    Urbalshinny Road, Maghera, County Londonderry, BT46 5PD

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Nestled in a secluded area located 2.5 miles to the North West of Maghera, Tirkane is a well preserved Sweathouse or Sauna.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  6. St Lurachs Old Church and graveyard again a blue sunny sky

    Maghera

    Address

    Main Street, Maghera, County Londonderry, BT465EA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    The town of Maghera is a site of religious significance from ancient times.

  7. Image of the stones at Knockoneill Court Tomb

    Swatragh

    Address

    Knockoneil Road, Swatragh, County Londonderry, BT51 5DB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Archaeological sites

    A megalithic tomb, dating to the Neolitic or New Stone Age (2000-4000) is found in Knockoneill. It gets its name from the semi-circular forecourt of upright stones that lead to a gallery.

    Price

    Free

more than 5 miles

  1. Girls pictured with a woman in period dress outside an old thatched cottage with a red door
    Image of a white cottage
    Image of the inside of a cottage with wooden table and chairs, old kettles and an old clock
    Dresser with different china, a wooden bench seat and an old picture
    Girls pictured with a woman in period dress outside an old thatched cottage with a red door
    Image of a white cottage
    Image of the inside of a cottage with wooden table and chairs, old kettles and an old clock
    Dresser with different china, a wooden bench seat and an old picture

    Ballygawley

    Address

    45 Dergenagh Road, Ballygawley, County Tyrone, BT70 1TW

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8555 7133

    Price

    Free

    Gradings

    • Three Star Quality Assurance
    Three Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Explore the cottage of the Simpson family with close ties to Ulysses Simpson Grant, the Commander of the victorious Union troops in the American Civil War. U.S. Grant served two terms as U.S. President and visited the homeland.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  2. Image of the towers on the hill with the sun setting behind them
    Image of the front of Ranfurly house from through a celtic circle
    Man dressed in costume leading a group
    Image of the towers at Hill of the O'Neill from below
    A table with glass case in the middle in the centre
    Two couples exploring Hill of the O'Neill
    Image of a brass cow
    A couple looking out through a window across Dungannon
    A man looking in the display cases
    Image of Hill of the O'Neill from above
    Image of the towers on the hill with the sun setting behind them
    Image of the front of Ranfurly house from through a celtic circle
    Man dressed in costume leading a group
    Image of the towers at Hill of the O'Neill from below
    A table with glass case in the middle in the centre
    Two couples exploring Hill of the O'Neill
    Image of a brass cow
    A couple looking out through a window across Dungannon
    A man looking in the display cases
    Image of Hill of the O'Neill from above

    Dungannon

    Address

    26 Market Square, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT70 1AB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8772 8600

    Price

    Price £2.50 to £3.50 Activity

    Gradings

    • Three Star Quality Assurance
    Three Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Visitor Centres & Museums

    Ranfurly House is an impressive Victorian building located in Dungannon and gateway to the ancient site of Hill of The O’Neill.  Hill of The O’Neill is one of the most important heritage sites in Ireland with breath taking panoramic views over seven…

    Price

    Price £2.50 to £3.50 Activity

    Facilities

    Catering

    • Licensed

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Facilities

    Leisure Facilities

    • Wifi

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available
  3. A bandstand in Dungannon Park
    Two boats on the lake at Dungannon Park
    Boats by the jetty on Dungannon Park lake
    A bandstand in Dungannon Park
    Two boats on the lake at Dungannon Park
    Boats by the jetty on Dungannon Park lake

    Dungannon

    Address

    8 Ballynorthland Demesne, Moy Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT71 7DS

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8772 8690

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Public Park

    Dungannon Park is a seventy acre oasis centred round an idyllic stream fed lake. The magnificent scenery invites the spending of your leisure time, whether you’re a resident of South Tyrone, or a visitor from anywhere in the world.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs accepted by arrangement

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  4. A mature couple and their dog walk through grass away from an Irish thatched cottage.
    A mature couple walking towards an Irish thatched white cottage with red door.
    A mature couple and their dog walk through grass away from an Irish thatched cottage.
    A mature couple walking towards an Irish thatched white cottage with red door.

    Augher

    Address

    Springtown Road, Augher, County Tyrone, BT77 0EA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8772 8600

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Visit the childhood home of the much-loved Victorian novelist William Carleton, well versed in Irish folklore and described by Yeats as ‘the greatest novelist of Ireland’.

    Price

    Free
  5. 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
  6. A family walking through the forest.
    Family walking on a path in the forest
    Family walking on a path with castle ruins in the background
    Family in a play park
    Family having a picnic
    Family with bikes at a pond
    Children on bikes with parents walking behind
    A family walking through the forest.
    Family walking on a path in the forest
    Family walking on a path with castle ruins in the background
    Family in a play park
    Family having a picnic
    Family with bikes at a pond
    Children on bikes with parents walking behind

    Cookstown

    Address

    Drum Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 8UN

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 6634 3165

    Type

    Type:

    Forest Parks

    The attractive eighteenth-century demesne is now a forest park. Colourful in spring and autumn with a shrub, butterfly and Japanese garden, arboretum, ponds and mixed woodlands.

  7. Image of Donaghmore High Cross and the town

    Donaghmore

    Address

    Castlecaulfield Road, Donaghmore, Tyrone, BT70 3HB

    Telephone

    +44 (030) 0013 2132

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    It was cobbled together from two different crosses in the 18th century (note the obvious join halfway up the shaft) and now stands outside the churchyard.

    The carved biblical scenes are similar to those on the Ardboe cross. The nearby Heritage…

  8. 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
  9. Three ladies looking up at Ardboe High cross
    Three girls taking a photo of the 1000 year old high cross at Ardboe.
    Three ladies looking up at Ardboe High cross
    Three girls taking a photo of the 1000 year old high cross at Ardboe.

    Ardboe

    Address

    Battery Road, Ardboe, County Tyrone, BT80 0HU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    A 10th Century Cross situated on a rocky height on the shores of Lough Neagh. It is a national monument which is believed to be the first High Cross of Ulster. The cross stands 18.5 feet high and 3.5 feet wide.

    Price

    Free
  10. Image of white buildings lining a stone laneway

    Bellaghy

    Address

    Castle Street, Bellaghy, County Londonderry, BT45 8LA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Built around 1619 by Sir Baptist Jones, Bellaghy Bawn is a fortified house and bawn (the defensive wall surrounding an Irish tower house).

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. Seamus Heaney HomePlace - Exhibition
    Seamus Heaney HomePlace - Creative Zone
    Open Ground - The Strand at Lough Beg
    Open Ground - The Strand at Lough Beg. 
Church Island.
    Seamus Heaney HomePlace - Exhibition
    Seamus Heaney HomePlace - Creative Zone
    Open Ground - The Strand at Lough Beg
    Open Ground - The Strand at Lough Beg. 
Church Island.

    Bellaghy

    Address

    45 Main Street, Bellaghy, County Londonderry, BT45 8HT

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7938 7444

    Price

    Price £10.00 to £24.00 Activity

    Type

    Type:

    Visitor Centres & Museums

    Seamus Heaney HomePlace takes you on an inspiring journey through the life and work of one of Ireland’s greatest writers. Situated between his two childhood homes at Mossbawn and The Wood, and only a few hundred yards from St Mary’s Church,…

    Price

    Price £10.00 to £24.00 Activity

    Facilities

    Catering

    • Licensed

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking
    • On site parking
    • Parking (free)

    Facilities

    Catering

    • Restaurant on Premises

    Facilities

    Leisure Facilities

    • Wifi

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available
  12. Image of three deer from across a field

    Dungannon

    Address

    57 Parkanaur Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT70 3AA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7034 0870

    Type

    Type:

    Nature and Wildlife

    Colourful in spring with daffodils and rhododendrons and home to a herd of white fallow deer. Nature trail runs through oak and beech trees, passing a Victorian garden, wishing well and old archway. Free access. Wheelchair access.

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  13. A couple standing in the forest at St.Patricks Chair

    Augher

    Address

    22 Altadaven Road, Augher, County Tyrone, BT77 0HS

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 3000 132 132

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    Also known as the Druids Chair and Well or St. Brigid’s Well, this large 2m sandstone ‘chair’, shaped like a throne is believed to have healing properties and local folklore says that if you sit and make a wish within days it will come true!

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