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Visitor Guide Ranfurly House Arts & Flavour of Visitor Centre Tyrone Opening Hours: Stay, Explore, Enjoy April to September 9.00am – 9.00pm Saturday 9.00am – 5.00pm Sunday 1.00pm – 5.00pm October to March Monday - Saturday 9.00am – 5.00pm Sunday -Closed Services we provide: Visitor • A wide range of Information on the local area (including places to visit, places to eat, activities and accommodation) • Shop area with maps, guidebooks and local historical Guide Information. • Full access for disabled users Hill of The O’Neill & Ranfurly House Arts & Visitor Centre 26 Market Square, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, BT70 1AB T: (028) 8772 8600 E: [email protected] W: www.dungannon.info Flavour of Tyrone Ltd Killymaddy Centre, 190 Ballygawley Road, Dungannon, Co Tyrone BT70 1TF T: (028) 8776 7259 E: info@flavouroftyrone.com W: www.flavouroftyrone.com Disclaimer: While every care has been taken to ensure that all information is correct at time of going to print no responsibility can be accepted for omission or error. Photography provided by Flavour of Tyrone members, Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Jim Kerr Photography, Dungannon, Brian Morrison Photography, Belfast. Some text by Cathal Coyle, Little Book of Tyrone. Flavour of Tyrone Stay, Explore, Enjoy FREE COPY The project is part funded by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council, Invest Northern Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund under the Sustainable Competitiveness Programme for Northern Ireland. St Patrick’s Chair & Well, Augher CONTENTS Visitor Attractions & Heritage Sites 03 Walking, Driving & Cycling Tours 20 Activities 28 Learn To Tyrone Activities 37 Events 44 Entertainment, Arts 47 Tyrone Good Food Circle 52 Food Producers 66 Crafts 73 Shopping 80 Towns & Villages 83 Accommodation 85 Information & Services 110 Flavour of Tyrone Ulster American Folk Park Stay, Explore, Enjoy If there’s one thing about Tyrone, you’re never too far away from a heritage trail, heritage site, visitor centre or park. What’s even better is that some of these fine attractions are Visitor FREE! Discover what notable ancestors we have, follow in the footsteps of artists, writers and presidents or marvel at some of the wondrous work left behind from people who walked Attractions our countryside thousands of years ago. VISITOR ATTRACTIONS HERITAGE SITES 1. Dungannon Park 21. HILL of THE O’NEILL & RANFURLY 2. Ranfurly House Arts & Visitor HOUSE Arts & Visitor Centre Centre 22. Roughan Castle SITES & HERITAGE VISITOR ATTRACTIONS & Heritage 3. Annaginny Park Farm 23. Castlecaulfield Castle 4. The Linen Green Designer Village 24. Parkanaur House and Demesne 5. Parkanaur Manor House 25. Saint Patricks Chair & Well 6. Tyrone GAA 26. Knockmany Passage Tomb 7. Island Turf Craft 27. Errigal Kerrogue Cross Sites 8. Moy Antiques 28. Ardboe Old Cross 9. The Argory 29. Tullyhogue Fort 10. Grant’s Ancestral Homestead 30. Beaghmore Stone Circles 11. Corick House Hotel & Spa -Gardens 31. Creggandevesky Court Tomb 12. Carleton’s Cottage 32. Harry Avery’s Castle 13. Blessingbourne Carriage and Costume Museum 14. Garden Corner 15. Lissan House & Demense 16. Wellbrook Beetling Mill 17. Springhill House 18. Ulster American Folk Park 19. Tattykeel House & Garden 20. Barrontop Fun Farm Beaghmore Stone Circles 03 04 VISITOR ATTRACTIONS Dungannon Dungannon 2:RANFURLY HOUSE ARTS AND VISITOR CENTRE 3.ANNAGINNY PARK FARM Ranfurly House Arts and Visitor Visitors can enjoy guided tours on Annaginny Park Farm is home to a wide range of animals, Wallabies, Centre is the perfect starting request at no charge and learn Rheas, Emu, Deer and much more. Annaginny is set in mature farm land point for an exploration of the about tales of intrigue and exile, and forest, the park farm is also part of a fishery and caravan and camping Dungannon and Tyrone area. It is fascinating journeys and battle park. We are open all year from 9.00am until dark. BBQ facilities are located in the former Belfast stories. For groups of 15 or more available under cover and outside. Bouncy castle and Ginny train rides Bank, a beautiful mid Victorian tours must be pre-booked. are also available. centrepiece at the heart of Dungannon town. It also sits Full access for disabled users/ free Admission: Adults £4.00, Children £2.00, Family ticket (one car) beneath one of Ireland and shop mobility service available for £10.00. Special rates for schools, groups and birthday parties. Europe’s most important heritage Ranfurly House Centre and sites- HILL of THE O’NEILL, a site Dungannon Town. Annaginny Park Farm used by rulers, noblemen and 40B Annaginny Road, Newmills, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, BT71 4DZ armies as a stronghold to Opening Times: Fishery Office: (028) 8774 7808 dominate the area, a place from April – September Mobile: 079 2227 6445 After Hours: (028) 8774 8650 SITES HERITAGE & ATTRACTIONS VISITOR which they could influence all of Mon – Fri 9.00am- 9.00pm E: [email protected] W: www.Annaginny.com Ulster. Sat 9.00am-5.00pm Sun 1.00pm-5.00pm The Ranfurly House Arts and October – March Dungannon Visitor centre has a multi-media Mon – Sat 9.00am – 5.00pm exhibition narrating the Hill’s Sunday Closed 4. THE LINEN GREEN DESIGNER VILLAGE importance in Irish and European history, its links to the O’Neill’s Admission: FREE Go shopping for some of the Dungannon and the subsequent Flight of the greatest designer names in this Earls and Plantation of Ulster. 26 Market Square whole new concept in retail, 1:DUNGANNON PARK This state of the art building is Dungannon occupying a brilliantly refurbished also a fully functioning Arts and Co Tyrone linen weaving mill. The complex Be dazzled by the colourful floral Tourism centre with BT70 1AB includes, Anne Storey, Boudoir, displays throughout the seasons • 94-seat Square Box T: (028) 8772 8600 Bedeck, Ulster Weavers Gift & from the spring daffodils and performance space E: ranfurlyhousereception Fabric Store, Foxford and many rhododendrons to the russets of • Arts studio @dungannon.gov.uk more. Moygashel Visitor Centre autumn. Watch the swans on the • Gift shop and Coffee House W: www.dungannon.info has an exhibition on the rich lake and explore the miles of • Conference facilities available to F:www.facebook.com/ industrial heritage of the area. interesting pathways that hire overlooking Hill of THE dungannonartsandvisitor There is a range of coffee shops surround the parkland. Take O’NEILL Heritage Park T:Twitter@dungannonarts and restaurants available on site. advantage of the many facilities • Free Wi-Fi Coach parties welcome – please that the park has to offer from the • An Education Programme is on pre-book for food. children’s play and picnic areas to offer for Schools and Community the orienteering trail, treasure Groups Free coach/car parking and trail, tennis courts, barbeque site, disabled access available. caravan park and 12 acre stream- fed angling lake. A warm welcome Opening Times: awaits you at Dungannon Park Mon-Sat: 10.00am – 5.00pm. with friendly staff at your service. Open lunch hour Dungannon Park The Linen Green Designer Village Moy Road, Dungannon Moygashel, Dungannon Co Tyrone, BT71 6DY Co. Tyrone, BT71 7HB T: (028) 8772 8690 Tel: (028) 8775 3761 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.dungannon.gov.uk W: www.thelinengreen.com 05 06 Dungannon Dungannon Coalisland Coalisland 5. PARKANAUR MANOR HOUSE 6. TYRONE GAA 7. ISLAND TURF CRAFTS 8. MOY ANTIQUES VILLAGE AND YARD Centrally situated in the charming tree lined square of VISITOR ATTRACTIONS & HERITAGE SITES & HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS VISITOR Historic Parkanaur Manor House is a large Tudor this award winning village, Moy Antiques really does Revival house located in idyllic countryside just a cater for everyone. Here as you leisurely browse, you few miles outside Dungannon minutes away from will be enchanted and amazed at the diversity of the the M1 and the main road between Dungannon items on offer ranging from superb quality 19th and and Ballygawley. Based on a 43-acre site in the heart of the County, 20th Century furniture to an enthralling selection of Set in beautiful wooded grounds boasting a rare the Tyrone GAA headquarters at Garvaghey objects d'art, fireplaces, overmantle mirrors, chandeliers, herd of white fallow deer. (Ballygawley) includes: paintings etc. The Manor House with its rich Elizabeth style Seven floodlit pitches and a ball-wall for both Step back in time in the bog museum with a interior hosts a Great Hall lit by three genders and all abilities treasure house of exhibits which reveal the Moy Antiques also specialises in reclaimed oak and perpendicular windows, with a Tudor style arched A gym, ten changing-rooms and player support history of Ireland before and after the Ice painted or natural pine furniture handcrafted to your screen and minstrels gallery. Photographic facilities Age. Also now available creative bog art for specification. In the outer courtyards you will find an opportunities are in abundance within Parkanaur Meeting and conference resources including a groups and individuals, create your own work abundance of architectural and garden antiques, Manor House reputed home to Ireland's oldest 200-seat auditorium and catering facilities of art using 5,000 year old turf which is then including most unusual items of garden statuary in organ - a 17th century organ situated in the An outdoor events/performance space and a framed so you can take home your own piece bronze, marble, stone and terracotta, also cast iron Minstrels Gallery, hand carved fireplaces dating children’s play area of Ireland. Whilst waiting for your artwork to garden lights, tables, chairs, benches, gazebos and back as far as 1651 and as far back as medieval A walking trail with exercise spots and a five-acre be framed you will be shown a visual entrance gates with piers.
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