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  1. A woman walking along a path in Davagh Forest.
    Family Walking through a forest
    A river running through Davagh Forest
    A woman walking along a path in Davagh Forest.
    Family Walking through a forest
    A river running through Davagh Forest

    Cookstown

    Address

    Davagh Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT79 8JH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 3000 132 132

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Forest Parks

    The true definition of a hidden gem, Davagh Forest is an International Dark Sky Park and lies approximately 6 miles north west of Cookstown in an untouched rural landscape of rolling hills and sweeping forests.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking
  2. Ceoldán, the Stargazer, kneeling on a timber boardwalk
    View from across the grass of Ceoldán, the Stargazer, kneeling a timber boardwalk
    Three people looking at the giant on the timber boardwalk
    Ceoldán, the Stargazer, kneeling on a timber boardwalk
    View from across the grass of Ceoldán, the Stargazer, kneeling a timber boardwalk
    Three people looking at the giant on the timber boardwalk

    Davagh Forest

    Address

    155 Davagh Road, Davagh Forest, County Tyrone, BT79 8JH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 7963 1510

    Type

    Type:

    Art & Culture

    The Giants of the Sperrins Sculpture Trail consists of three innovative, unique yet linked artworks commissioned by Recycle Artist Thomas Dambo and installed at key locations within the Sperrins region.

  3. Family walking on boardwalk
    Family at start of OM Solar walk with guide
    Family looking over a wooden bridge at a small river
    Family with young boy pointing his phone into the sky
    Family looking at signage on the OM Solar Walk
    Family walking over a bridge on OM Solar Walk
    Family at Beaghmore Stone Circles with guide
    Family looking up into a bright blue sky
    Family walking on boardwalk
    Family at start of OM Solar walk with guide
    Family looking over a wooden bridge at a small river
    Family with young boy pointing his phone into the sky
    Family looking at signage on the OM Solar Walk
    Family walking over a bridge on OM Solar Walk
    Family at Beaghmore Stone Circles with guide
    Family looking up into a bright blue sky

    Co. Tyrone

    Address

    Davagh Forest, 155 Davagh Road, Co. Tyrone, County Tyrone, BT79 8JQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8676 0681

    Type

    Type:

    Walking

    A 3.4km Solar Walk linking the observed solar system in the sky with the astronomical solar and lunar alignments at the ancient site of Beaghmore Stone Circles.

  4. A couple looking up at a telescope at the OM Dark Sky Observatory
    A tour guide talking to a family of four
    Two kids trying on VR headsets while there parents watch
    A couple sitting outside with headphones watching the projection on OM building
    A mother and sun looking up at a blue sky
    A couple looking up at a telescope at the OM Dark Sky Observatory
    A tour guide talking to a family of four
    Two kids trying on VR headsets while there parents watch
    A couple sitting outside with headphones watching the projection on OM building
    A mother and sun looking up at a blue sky

    Davagh Forest

    Address

    155 Davagh Road, Davagh Forest, County Tyrone, BT79 8JQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8676 0681

    Price

    Price £5.00 Activity

    Type

    Type:

    Observatory / Planetarium

    Take a journey through time and space with a visitor experience that’s out of this world. Book your visit to Northern Ireland’s only International Dark Sky Park.

    Price

    Price £5.00 Activity

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking
    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Leisure Facilities

    • Wifi

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available

less than 2 miles

  1. Image of the Beaghmore stone circle with the sun setting in the distance
    Image of the stones with a dimly lit sky behind
    Image of the Beaghmore stone circle with the sun setting in the distance
    Image of the stones with a dimly lit sky behind

    Cookstown

    Address

    Blackrock Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 9PB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Mysterious complex of 7 Bronze Age stone circles and alignments. It's where megalithic tombs and the mysterious Beaghmore stone circles stand as silent witnesses to the settlements that thrived here 6,000 years ago.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Parking (free)

more than 5 miles

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Image of a couple looking over to the fort
    Arial image of the fort
    Arial image of the fort and surrounding fields
    Image of a smiling couple admiring a tree
    Image of a couple looking over to the fort
    Arial image of the fort
    Arial image of the fort and surrounding fields
    Image of a smiling couple admiring a tree

    Tullyhogue

    Address

    Tullywiggan Road, Tullyhogue, County Tyrone, BT80 8UB

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    Tullaghoge Fort was a royal power centre which came to historical prominence in the 11th Century when it was a dynastic centre for Cenel nEogain (later the O’Neills).

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  4. 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.

  5. Moneymore

    Address

    20 Springhill Road, Moneymore, County Londonderry, BT45 7NQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8674 8210

    Type

    Type:

    The National Trust

    Step back to 1912 as you experience the Lenox-Conyngham home on the morning they left to board Titanic. See the exhibition, featuring pieces from the Titanic era, including 11-year-old Eileen Lenox-Conyngham’s letter, written on Titanic headed paper.

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs accepted by arrangement

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking

    Facilities

    Leisure Facilities

    • Wifi
  6. Group of people listening to a man in costume in front of Benburb castle

    Benburb

    Address

    Main Street, Benburb, County Tyrone, BT71 7JZ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3214

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    Benburb Castle is dramatically sited on the cliff edge above the River Blackwater in the grounds of Benburb Servite Priory. It was built by Sir Richard Wingfield in around 1615, on or near the site of a stronghold of Shane O’Neill.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)
  7. A church on an island on Lough Beg
    Church Island on Lough Beg
    A church on an island on Lough Beg
    Church Island on Lough Beg

    Bellaghy

    Address

    Ballydermot Road, Bellaghy, County Londonderry, BT45 8LF

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9082 3207

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Churches & Sacred Sites

    Church Island is a small island on Lough Beg - 1.5 miles from Bellaghy. On a visit to the island you will discover the ruins of an old church with no spire.

    Price

    Free

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Free (parking charges may apply)

    Parking & Transport

    • Parking (free)
  8. Errigal Kerrogue

    Dungannon

    Address

    54 Errigal Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT702DE

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Site

    This site was originally a pre-Norman monastic site associated with St Ciaran (Dachiarag). It is referred to in the Annals in 810 & 838.

  9. Image of a white cottage with a thatched rood and green door

    Moortown

    Address

    57 Annaghmore Road, Moortown, County Tyrone, BT80 0JA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8673 7564

    Type

    Type:

    Historic Sites, Houses, Castles & Buildings

    A Fishermans Thatched Cottage, approximately 250 to 300 years old. The nearby Gort Moss Walk commences here. The house can be visited at any time and interior access is available on Sundays in July and August. Open for groups on request.

    Facilities

    Provider Preferences

    • Dogs accepted by arrangement

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  10. 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.

  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. image of the sun coming through the trees onto a path
    Image of a forest path, covered in orange leaves
    A wooden post with arrows directing walkers
    The sun coming through the trees onto a bench seat
    Image of a gravel path lined with trees
    A couple and a dog walking on a gravel pathway through the forest
    Picnic tables and the drive way to the forest carpark
    A sign with information for walkers
    image of the sun coming through the trees onto a path
    Image of a forest path, covered in orange leaves
    A wooden post with arrows directing walkers
    The sun coming through the trees onto a bench seat
    Image of a gravel path lined with trees
    A couple and a dog walking on a gravel pathway through the forest
    Picnic tables and the drive way to the forest carpark
    A sign with information for walkers

    Stewartstown

    Address

    Castlefarm Road, Stewartstown, County Tyrone, BT71 5JD

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 3000 132 132

    Type

    Type:

    Forest Parks

    Drumcairne Forest sits not far from the shores of Lough Neagh, Approximately 8 miles from Cookstown.  It has just under 200 acres of woodland.

  14. Three girls walking through the doors of Killymoon Castle
    Three girls walking through the doors of Killymoon Castle

    Cookstown

    Address

    11 Castle Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 8JY

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 8676 4173

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    Killymoon castle sits in picturesque surroundings overlooking the Ballinderry River on the outskirts of Cookstown just 50 miles from Belfast by car. The castle is a grade A listed building designed by the famous architect John Nash.

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  15. 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
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