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Elegant with a level of discovery rarely found elsewhere in the , Adams & Butler with family’s ancestral seat Crom Castle Country Pursuits Unsurprisingly, as one of Ireland’s over 20 years’ experience offers luxury at all levels across Northern Ireland and lead the for two to three days. Among other oldest cities, there’s lots of history excursions during your stay, The If you’re game, you can indulge to absorb in -Londonderry field with privileged access to both the aristocracy and the most exclusive private castles, Earl may take you to tea with his in a little hunting and fishing at including the Siege, the Battle stately homes & gardens. Our historic and charming hotels, exclusive-use properties, best cousins who have a particularly Estate with Lord of the Bogside and Bloody of the best driver guides and specialist guides, handpicked for your itineraries, provide beautiful garden nearby or arrange Jamie Hamilton, son of the Duke Sunday. Make sure to explore the a private visit to Castle , magnificent 17th Century city personalised, creative, and original trips perfectly organised and enjoyed by couples, and Duchess of Abercorn. As well including a tour of this exceptional as having one of the largest herds walls, Bogside murals and Tower multi-generational families and special interest groups. Georgian House by the current Earl of pure Sika deer in Ireland, there Museum. of Belmore. A trip to the market is fantastic salmon fishing on the Outstanding Natural Beauty Heaven, the breath-taking North Exclusive-Use Properties in town of to visit Blake’s River Mourne and pike fishing on But the attractions aren’t all Antrim Coast home to the Giants Upper Ireland Bar, one of the oldest pubs in the Estate’s lakes. Colebrooke Park, historical, Derry-Londonderry is Upper Ireland showcases its own Causeway, Carrick-A-Rede Rope Ireland, is also a guest favourite. seat of Lord , is also also well known for the burgeoning unique natural beauty with some Bridge, Whitepark Bay and the There are many fine outstanding a fine shooting estate. live music scene, which you can of the least populated areas of the Gobbins Cliff Path, Sea Safaris houses and castles to rent such Other visits include a hosted stay enjoy in a number of the city’s lively Emerald Isle alongside culturally stretching as far as Scottish Isles, as Crom Castle, Colebrooke Park, or lunch at Ballywalter Park with pubs. rich cities like Derry-Londonderry, and the romantic fabled Mountains Castle, Montalto Estate, Lord & Lady Dunleath, who have The Cities of & Derry- Belfast, and towns such as of Mourne sweeping down to the Ballywalter Park, Dundarave an amazing Victorian garden Londonderry Enniskillen and . sea. Estate, and smaller ones such as and cuisine to match and an Golf’s Paradise Ashbrooke House and Killeavy outstanding cellar, or a visit to Grey A fascinating way to explore With a plethora of activities for all Castle. These are just a sample of Abbey where you can dine with Bill Northern Ireland’s recent troubled Despite its relatively small size, interests from our Downton Abbey Gardens, Follies & Stately wonderful havens and hideaways and Daphne Montgomery and hear history, is through a private Black Northern Ireland is home to a style experience In Residence with Houses that you can enjoy. Everyone a about their illustrious connections Taxi Tour of Belfast which takes surprising number of great golf the Earl of Erne, to Game of Thrones hidden gem around which we can to the White House, the American in the Peace Wall and political courses, including some of the filming locations and discovering Must-sees are design an itinerary perfectly suited War of Independence, and who lent murals. The city is also home to world’s best links like Royal the roots of your own family tree to home to the , the to your exact needs. their family name to the naming of some architectural delights such as which hosted the British Open following the footsteps of literary wonderful gardens at Mount the capital of Alabama. Stormont Buildings and City Hall, in 2019, and Royal . giants, and for those seeking Stewart, , Castle a rich maritime heritage, award Other notable courses include something on the wilder side you Coole and but also Privileged access to the The Hon. Christopher Brooke, winning visitor attractions such as Ireland’s oldest golf club Royal can learn bushcraft skills from and the Historic Aristocracy owner of Ashbrooke, and his Belfast and the interactive Belfast, , , survival experts. Royal Palace – , brother Alan, Lord Brookeborough science centre W5, plus a variety Galgorm and Holywood, where official residence of the Royal For the most discerning traveller of Colebrooke and Knight of Garter of warm and inviting watering 4-time major winner Rory McIlroy Don’t miss the tranquil Family in Ireland. Adams & Butler offer a truly to the Queen, belong to a family holes like the , learned to play. Lakelands with its myriad of exclusive experience staying with with a very strong military history famous for its perfectly preserved activities and Boardwalk, the 7th Earl of Erne and Baron of and are also enthralling hosts for 18th Century décor. known locally as the Stairway to Fermanagh, John Crichton, at the our clients. Wellness & Soft Adventure Other places of historical interest A Taste of Haagen Dazs ice cream brand. Their Ireland. Indeed, even the original includes the Journey of the Doors include the Ulster American Folk names included Jaffe, Loewenthal, White House architect was an where you’ll see 10 intricately With so many parks and estates, Park, the Ulster Folk and Transport With stories to match the fabulous Boas, Betzold and Portheim. Irish immigrant, whose design carved wooden doors scattered in amazing, rugged coastlines and Museum and , which flavours, our guided, artisanal was based on Ireland’s current restaurants and pubs, each telling waterways, there is plenty of places is literally crumbling into the sea. food tours are the perfect recipe parliament building, a story from season six of the award to ramble and pursuits to enjoy. for food and drink lovers who like Genealogy House. winning series. The epic film Titanic The and Dark Sky to be entertained as much as they was based on the ship which was Activities like horse-riding, water Observatory in Omagh are also enjoy treating their tastebuds. Our For many, tracing their family For those interested in the built in Belfast and sailed from the sports, yoga, biking and hiking wonderful places to lose yourself for foodie guides will take you through lineage is an important and intertwined history of the two Harland & Wolff shipyard marked by are widespread and you can even a few hours. County Down and sample local fare emotional reason for visiting countries, we can take you on a the tall yellow cranes known locally unwind and centre your chi with as varied as single estate whiskey, Northern Ireland. If you’re fascinating journey following in as Samson & Goliath. a little forest-bathing and lake- artisan bread and everything in interested in tracing yours, we offer the footsteps of these illustrious dipping at Finn Lough. Or if a little Literary Heritage between. We can even take you a bespoke Trace Your Ancestor men. Among the many points of The reminiscent Titanic Belfast & pampering is more your style, why on a private bike tour of the top service using a team of expert local interest, our tour includes visits to Drawing Rooms in Titanic Hotel not try the thermal spa village Northern Ireland’s contribution restaurants in Derry-Londonderry, genealogists. As well as revealing Tipperary which has links to both bring you back to a bygone era. at Galgorm Resort or the Spa at to world literature is astounding; which is one way to burn off the who your ancestors were and what Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, Explore film sites of the extremely Culloden Estate which is cancer ponder the calories. they did, the team can also help the JFK homestead in New Ross Co. popular, comedy series ‘Derry accredited. which inspired CS Lewis to create locate where they lived, identifying Wexford, as well as and Girls’ which takes a wry look at the Narnia, in Belfast stand where the your ancestral home whether it Down which have strong Ulster Troubles through the eyes of fun- distinct outline of Cave Hill moved Jewish Northern Ireland be a ruined cottage in a field or Scots connections to early US loving teenagers. & Mythology & satirist Jonathan Swift to create a castle on a grand estate. The presidents Polk, Grant and Jackson. History the sleeping giant in Gulliver’s Visitors are often amazed by service also includes driver guides, Travels, or at the Seamus Heaney Belfast’s rich Jewish history, dating who will leave no stone unturned Between the archaeological sites Homeplace, an and literary back to the 1860s and 1870s. so you can see your ancestral Film Locations and monuments, stone circles and centre, immerse yourself in the Instrumental to the growth of the home for yourself… Even if it means maritime remains, there’s evidence Nobel Prize winner’s world through industry, a few went on to driving down overgorwn tracks, One of the latest and most popular of human activity dating back over stories, photographs and the voice become notable citizens including negotiating fields of sheep or reasons for visiting Northern 9,000 years. If you’re interested in of the poet reading his own words. Sir Otto Jaffe who was the city’s first murmurs of Starlings! Ireland these days, is down to the learning about the region’s rich and Jewish Lord Mayor over 100 years success of the TV show Game of varied human history, our guides Not forgetting the Brontë before the first Catholic one. The Ulster Scots connection Thrones, much of which was filmed draw on expert knowledge to bring Homeland Interpretative Centre, with the US Presidency in the province. Our film locations the past to life, from the first signs the Festival in The city’s Jewish population also tour will transport you to Riverrun, of man in the Palaeolithic era to the Fermanagh, and the Verbal Arts excelled overseas, becoming From John Adams and JFK to the Stormlands, and even the struggle for Irish Independence just Centre and Writers Square in President of Israel, Chief Rabbi Barak Obama and Joe Biden, no Dothraki Grasslands as well as over a century ago. Belfast. and a Minister of Foreign Affairs as fewer than 21 US Presidents have letting you enjoy the Winterfell well as one of the founders of the traced their ancestry back to experience at Castle Ward. It also The The West East

DAY 1 Overnight: Bishop’s Gate Hotel or Glamping or Corick House Hotel. on a private visit of their beautiful Overnight: The Merchant Hotel or the beauty of The Giant’s Causeway Beech Hill Country House. home and gardens, before enjoying Culloden Estate and Spa. and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. In Private transfer to Derry, home of DAY 4 an exclusive dinner hosted by this the evening, sit back with a glass of the popular series Derry Girls, where noble couple. Whiskey in hand, taking once checked-in and freshened DAY 3 Tour to , an DAY 2 in the beautiful scenery while the up, you’ll meet your walking guide area of Northern Ireland known for Overnight: Resort, sun sets. to explore the origins of one of In the morning travel to County the pristine waterways of Lough Ashbrooke House or Crom Castle. Tour of the Peninsula, the longest inhabited places in Tyrone possibly visiting Seamus Erne and its beautiful rolling exploring the historic ruins of Grey Overnight: Bushmills Inn or Ireland. Unsurprisingly, there’s lots Heaney Homeplace. countryside. Begin by exploring DAY 6 Abbey as well as the neo-classical Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort. of history to absorb here, from its Enniskillen, Ireland’s only island House with its magnificent 17th Century city walls First thing, we travel to , whose landmark castle Departure. celebrated gardens and demesne. and the , to the Battle Tyrone for our astronomy meets straddles upper and lower Lough Here you’ll have the option to lunch DAY 4 of the Bogside and . archaeology experience, making Erne. Next take a private water taxi with Bill and Daphne Montgomery Be sure to explore the Bogside our way to the , an ancient to explore the Lough’s biodiverse DAY 1 on this luxurious estate, hearing View the stunning Causeway murals, along with taking in the mountain range which Irish ecosystem and one of the 150 about their illustrious connections Coast from the water with a private burgeoning live music scene in the people have been calling home islands dotted across it - Devinish Meet your chauffeur and enjoy to the White House, the American Sea Safari, while observing the city’s lively pubs. for millennia. There with your Island. There you will explore the a private transfer to your Belfast War of Independence and the area’s wonderful marine life. If specialist Davagh Forest guide, 6th Century monastery and ruins Hotel. Although divided into several Alabaman Capital or visit Lord you wish, you have the option Overnight: Bishop’s Gate Hotel or you will explore the area’s rich of notable churches, a fascinating cultural quarters, this thriving city and Lady Dunleath in Ballywalter to go further afield and explore Beech Hill Country House. archaeological heritage - ancient slice of history which some guests is defined by the welcoming nature House, where you can partake Rathlin Ireland, Donegal or even field systems, standing stones, have also found to be a spiritually and charisma of its people. in an exclusive Victorian cookery the Scottish Islands of Islay and stone circles, and burial tombs – moving experience. Finish with a Learn about the history and recent experience, hosted by Lady Jura. While in the area, be sure to DAY 2 which offer a tantalising glimpse specialist distillery tour, tasting ‘troubles’ of Northern Ireland with Dunleath herself. If you’d prefer, we visit the Downhill Demesne, once into the culture, creativity and locally produced farm-to-bottle a private Black Taxi Tour, which can organise both experiences for home to the famously eccentric Sample the very best of the religious beliefs of Ireland’s original organic spirits. take in the Belfast Peace Wall you, so you don’t have to choose Earl Bishop. There you can take local food and drink on a private hunter-gatherers and the bronze and political wall murals. Then between them. in the rugged headland views, gastronomic tour of Derry City, age settlers who lived and worked Overnight: Lough Erne Resort, meet your walking guide, to learn ruined 18th-century mansion and tasting over 25 different local in the Broughderg River Valley over Ashbrooke House or Crom Castle. the fascinating and little-known Overnight: The Merchant Hotel or Mussenden Temple, a beautiful specialities, from craft beers and 10,000 years ago. Jewish history of Belfast. Be sure to Culloden Estate and Spa. folly, spectacularly perched on a charcuterie to local cheeses and DAY 5 explore some of the city’s amazing cliff edge overlooking the Atlantic patisserie. You’ll also get to meet In the evening, explore the night architectural delights such as Ocean. the passionate craftspeople behind sky with a local astronomer, Enjoy a private, hand-crafting Stormont Parliament Buildings, DAY 3 these fabulous flavours, who will who fascinatingly links the local experience at Ireland’s oldest Queen’s University and City Hall Overnight: Bushmills Inn or explain the history behind many of landscape and archaeology to the pottery – Belleek - learning the as well as Hillsborough Castle, Tour the breath-taking Causeway Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort. the traditional foods in this corner heavens above. The lack of light techniques used to create their the official residence of the Royal Coastal Route, taking in its striking of Northern Ireland. pollution at Davagh Forest means magnificent pieces, before having Family in Northern Ireland, where sea views. Visit Glenarm Castle it’s one of only 78 locations in the a go yourself. As a memento of private guided tours are available. the ancestral home of the Earls DAY 5 “The cuisine of a country holds the world with official international your visit here, your piece will then In the evening, you’re free to relax of Antrim, where you will enjoy a capacity to chronicle its history, dark sky accreditation, making not only be fired, but also shipped and enjoy a drink in one of the city’s private hawk experience and castle Departure. unearth its culture and solidify its it one of the finest places on the home for you. In the afternoon, we celebrated pubs, like the famous tour. Make a stop at Torr Head which people”. planet to observe the stars. head to Crom Castle, meeting Lord Crown Bar. offers spectacular views over the Overnight: Sperrinview Luxury and Lady Erne who will take you Mull of Kintyre, before experiencing What others say about us:

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