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FREE COPY Visitor Guide fermanaghlakelands.com Enniskillen Castle NORTHERN IRELAND Published July 2017. www.fermanaghlakelands.com. Mahons’ Hotel Irvinestown | Co. Fermanagh | Northern Ireland You are welcome to Fermanagh and to Mahon’s Hotel, established in 1883 and serving meals for over 130 years. WEEKENDTHIS Bar Lunches ~ Meals Served All Day ~ Children’s Menu ~ Early Bird Menu, Mon- Sat Restaurant Open Daily ~ Last Orders 9.30pm Top Entertainment Every Weekend in Bar Enniskillen Castle Games Room Carvery Lunch Every Sunday 12 noon - 3pm Museums | Visitor Information | Heritage Gateway Weekend & midweek Breaks Available from £69.00 p.p.s Opening Hours: Monday - Friday: 9.30 - 5pm, Saturdays: 11-5pm Festival Sundays in September: 11-5pm Enniskillen Castle, situated beside the River Erne in County Fermanagh, was built Loughalmost 600 Erneyears ago by the ruling Gaelic Maguires. The historic site houses two museums, Fermanagh County Museum and The Inniskillings Museum. Coming by boat? We’ll lift you at Castle Archdale New24-25 facilities includeSept a café, shop, discovery space with panoramic views, seven Tel: +44 (0)28 6862 1656 | Fax: +44 (0)28 6862 8344 | www.mahonhotels.co.uk new galleries, genealogy centre and tourist information. or call in and sample ‘Real Fermanagh Hospitality’ OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 5pm Saturday: 11am - 5pm Sunday: June - September 11.00am - 5.00pm l £3 entrance to festival l Includes visit to Castle & Museums l Great opportunity to visit this newly refurbished attraction and enjoy this brilliant family event Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh +44 (0) 28 6632 5000 EnniskillenCastle Ulster Tatler’s Hotel of the Year 2015 | Hospitality Ulster’s Hotel Bar of the Year 2015 Luxury Travel Guide Northern Ireland’s Luxury Hotel of the Year 2016 @ecmfcm enniskillencastle.co.uk Designed by www.pushdesignni.com by Designed CONTENTS Page Welcome 2 Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark 4 Boat Trips & Day Boat Hire 13 Cruising, Marinas & Boat Services 16 Visitor Attractions 19 Genealogy 26 Arts & Crafts 30 Activities For All 32 - Activity Centres 33 - Angling 36 - Golfing 38 - Canoeing 40 - Karting 40 - Air Activities 41 - Equestrian 41 - Entertainment 42 l Award Winning Lakeside Hotel - Cycling & Walking 44 l 71 Spacious Rooms - Spa & Yoga Breaks 46 l 14 Lakeside Lodges - Health & Fitness 48 l Health Club & Kalm Spa Shopping 49 l Food Served Daily Eating Out 52 Tourist Services 62 Transport 63 Fermanagh Map 64 Accommodation Directory 66 fermanaghlakelands.com #fermanaghlakelands @fermanaghlakes 1 historic monuments which can families and children which capturing the beauty of the be seen. Because of the vast offer summer programmes Lakelands on camera or canvas. expanse of water Fermanagh and activities at great value. Lakelands is a perfect location With so many wonderful So whether you’re an activity for all sorts of water sports. scenic routes and viewpoints enthusiast with an urge to Fermanagh has a number Fermanagh is picture perfect find a new adrenaline rush or of top-class activity centres – take your memories back someone who prefers a relaxing accommodating groups, home to show your friends by trip down the lake – it’s all here. Welcome to the Fermanagh Lakelands A visitor’s paradise and home to some of Ireland’s natural wonders With fresh air and green just waiting to be discovered. Fermanagh Lakelands is the fields in abundance, teamed Scenic routes through lake perfect environment for a with quality accommodation shore countryside and boating holiday. With several and plenty to see and do, rugged mountain terrains on shore boat hire companies Fermanagh is the perfect offer walking and cycling no specialist knowledge is destination to make enthusiasts the perfect required, just a good sense memories that will last way to see the natural Irish of adventure! This is the forever. countryside at its best. Not perfect way to explore the known for its busy roads or waters of Lough Erne and For those of you who just bustling sidewalks, when the surrounding Fermanagh want to spend some time in visiting Fermanagh the easy countryside. our glorious county taking in going way of the local people the sites on foot, by bicycle gives visitors the chance to Or if you’d prefer a more or car, the county is steeped mingle and get an insight into relaxing way to experience in history and heritage sites the Irish way of life. The warm the beauty of the area which are off the beaten track welcome that Irish people are then hop aboard a guided giving you time to explore renowned has not escaped boat tour. All you have to the traditions that lie within. our Lakeland County! do is sit back and relax From castles to pre-historic One of the best ways to while the insightful guide’s monuments and mountain explore the Lakelands commentary brings life to the tombs this magical county is is definitely by water. picturesque landscape and 2 Fermanagh Visitor Information Centre - T: +44 (0) 28 6632 5000 fermanaghlakelands.com #fermanaghlakelands @fermanaghlakes 3 //ABOUT FERMANAGH | MARBLE ARCH CAVES GLOBAL GEOPARK BLACKSLEE WATERFALL, LOUGH NAVAR FOREST Marble Arch Caves Marble Arch Fermanaghand in 2008 Caves Global into west Cavan, when Geopark is located it became the first cross in the rugged border Geopark anywhere mountainous in the world. uplands and gently rolling lowlands Within the Geopark, of Counties there’s plenty to suit all Fermanagh and ages and abilities; whether CALCITE CRADLE, MARBLE ARCH CAVES Cavan. you fancy a quiet stroll Taking in the world on a leafy woodland path famous Marble Arch or a strenuous hike over The Marble Arch Caves Explore the informative Caves, the Geopark high hills, or if you’re a are one of Europe’s exhibition area in the contains some of dedicated cave explorer or finest showcaves and Visitor Centre, watch the finest natural an intrepid rock climber, allow visitors to explore the free audio-visual landscapes on the island a novice canoeist or an a fascinating, natural presentation, browse the of Ireland and offers a expert bird watcher – there underworld of rivers, eclectic range of products window into the areas is something for everyone. winding passages and available in the gift shop 895 million year past. lofty chambers. and take a leisurely stroll The Marble Arch Stand at one of Ireland’s through the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark best viewpoints at the Lively and informative National Nature Reserve. was one of the first Magho Cliffs in the guides conduct tours eight Geoparks to be Lough Navar Forest or past a bewildering variety Marble Arch Caves are recognised in the world discover the pre-historic of cave formations. open daily for guided tours by UNESCO (the United monuments in the Cavan Stalactites glisten above and advance booking is Nations Educational Burren Park. steamways and chambers, strongly recommended. Scientific and Cultural while fragile mineral Organisation) when they Why not take time to stroll veils and cascades of launched their Geoparks along the shores of Lough creamy calcite coat walls initiative in 2001. Erne at Castle Caldwell and create shimmering M.A.C.G.G. FACT Since then, the Geopark or to see the source of Did you know that the terraces. Marble Arch Cave system has gone through a Ireland’s mighty River is 11.5km in length, the number of expansions; Shannon where it wells up Electrically powered boats 2nd longest cave system in 2007 the Geopark was from deep, hidden caves at glide through the huge in Ireland and the only expanded into the public the Shannon Pot. caverns carrying visitors showcave in Northern Ireland? lands in west along a subterranean river. 4 Fermanagh Visitor Information Centre - T: +44 (0) 28 6632 5000 fermanaghlakelands.com #fermanaghlakelands @fermanaghlakes 5 //ABOUT FERMANAGH | MARBLE ARCH CAVES GLOBAL GEOPARK Geopark Sites www.marblearchcavesgeopark.com Distance: Time: Facilities: Co. Fermanagh Co. Cavan Co. Fermanagh Co. Fermanagh Co. Fermanagh Co. Fermanagh Castle Cavan Burren Cuilcagh Ely Lough Navar Pollnagollum Cave Caldwell Park Boardwalk Lodge Forest & Belmore Forest 4km Coach/Car Parking; 12km 2km Car Parking; Fishing 7km (Shorter Trails Available) Toilets; Picnic Area; (6km linear route) (Longer Trails Available) Stands; Interpretation; 2 hours 1.5hrs Interpretation; 4-5 hours 40 Mins Toilets; Picnic Areas; Interpretation, Car Car Parking; Picnic Multi-Access Trail; Car-Parking; Car Parking; Picnic Walking; Viewpoint; Parking Area; Interpretation; Walking; Viewpoint Interpretation; Area; Interpretation; Cycling Walking; Boat Jetty; Walking; Viewpoint Multi-Access Trail; Bird Hides Walking; Fishing A spectacular forest Cavan Burren Park is A spectacular forest across 2600 hectares of a unique landscape This route is a difficult Stands; Viewpoint; Boat Jetty across 2600 hectares of bog, heath, woodland and A pretty peninsula of mixed of geological and mountain walk consisting bog, heath, woodland and open water - dominated forest and a birdwatcher’s archaeological features in of gravel farm track, open water - dominated by coniferous woodland paradise. The waymarked a natural setting. Whether wooden boardwalk and Nestled on the shores of by coniferous woodland containing pockets of trails meander around a it’s the stunning scenery, wooden steps which lead Lower Lough Erne, 250 containing pockets of ancient native woodland. fascinating collection of intriguing visitor centre, you to a resting area along hectares of delightful ancient native woodland. The area boasts a rich remnants of the estate perfectly preserved glacial the plateau of Cuilcagh mixed deciduous and The area boasts a rich natural, geological and including the ruined house, erractics, spectacular Mountain and reward you coniferous woodland natural, geological and archaeological heritage. intriguing Fiddler’s Stone prehistoric graves, bog- with stunning views of the harbours an abundance archaeological heritage. A network of walking and unrivalled limestone bridge walking trails or surrounding landscape. of wildlife and interesting A network of walking and cycling routes of kiln.