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Places to Visit in Armagh City Armagh City Centre Parking Map Car Park No. of Spaces Walking time Free/Pay [Approx] [Approx] P1 Mall Shopping Centre [Mall West]* 412 1 min Pay P2 Linenhall Street Car Park* 63 1 min Pay P3 St Patrick’s Trian 77 1 min Pay [Free Sunday] P4 Dobbin Street Lane | St Malachy’s 248 2 mins Free & Pay P5 < Friary Road Car Park* 182 2 mins Free & Pay < MOY ROAD A29 L - P6 O Key Court House 31 4 mins Free L places to visit U O P7 G Lonsdale Road 99 4 mins Free H U Bus Station G G P8 A Mall East [on-street] 111 4 mins < FreeTo H S L Visitor Information Centre < p L - ire G in armagh city P9 The Shambles Yard 100 4 mins Free D s C R A o U mp L Ballynahone River NG lex OA L Public Telephone PORTADOWN ROAD ANNON D Over 180 on-street parking spaces including 24 disabled spaces also available. Church A29 * Carparks marked are all FREE after 6.30pm and every Sunday. No Entry by Car St Patrick’s Way | Pilgrim’s Walk BANBROOK HILL R A I L W 8 A Y DESART LANE Cardinal S Armagh T 2 R Tomás E Observatory E Ó Fiaich T Library Callan River Callan Armagh Armagh Visitor Information Centre, 40 English Street, Armagh, BT61 7BA 3 PORTADOWN ROAD A3 St. Patrick’s Planetarium t: +44 [0] 28 3752 1800 e: [email protected] 11 Cathedral [Catholic] L O TOWER HILL L N www.armagh.co.uk O <<-BENBURB W S CATHEDRAL ROAD E D P6 R A COLLEGE HILL E L N St Patrick’s Way | Pilgrim’s Walk E Armagh 1 Navan Centre & Fort 8 Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library & Archive G L R BELFAST, LURGAN E Courthouse I S D BUS O H 81 Killylea Road, Armagh, BT60 4LD 15 Moy Road, Armagh, BT61 7LY W A & PORTADOWN ->> STATION T1 S A P9 D Community R T P7 R D t: +44 [0] 28 3752 9644 t: +44 [0] 28 3752 2981 D Hospital Shambles 5 R E Royal Irish E Charlemont U S Yard T e: navan@armaghbanbridgecraigavon. e: [email protected] T Fusiliers Museum M Cathedral REET Arms CONVENT ROAD A gov.uk www.ofiaich.ie Road Hotel D D C St. Mark’s Recreational A DAWSON STREET R www.navan.com L Centre Church O L TH Armagh County A 9 Armagh Public Library A Y STREE E [CoI] D N E T COLLEGE STREET Museum BB U M A P A VICTORIA ROAD 2 Armagh Observatory 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7DY B PE LL R 10 Armagh Visitor R E I E A D Information N S 4 College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DG t: +44 [0] 28 3752 3142 G G T L T E Lib Centre P3 H IS RUSSELL ST. E R H t: +44 [0] 28 3752 2928 e: [email protected] M O S The Mall The Market Cinema A A T L D Place Theatre R L P8 http://climate.arm.ac.uk www.armaghpubliclibrary.arm.ac.uk Youth 9 CA E W TH E E Cricket ED T T3 Hostel Lib RA 13 S Club http://star.arm.ac.uk L CLOSE T ST. T SBAWN ROAD L E N LAN ST K T2 TO A51 10 Irish and Local Studies Library CAL REE L IL T 14 I R P1 VICTORIA STREET AM H A M M c H ’ 12 CRUM The Mall 3 Armagh Planetarium 39c Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7EB S ’ Lib S Shopping R WINDMILL HILL CULDEE DRIVE C A St. Patrick’s T T Centre C E . College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DB t: +44 [0] 28 3752 7851 I Cathedral E V R SCOTCH STREET BARRACK HILL [CoI] T TANDRAGEE ->> t: +44 [0] 28 3752 3689 e: [email protected] S STLE PO CA . e: [email protected] www.librariesni.org.uk NURSERY ROAD T S C L BARRACK STREET H P2 L www.armaghplanet.com A A Gaol ST. P H T4 E E E N 11 Saint Patrick’s Cathedral [Catholic] LD THOMAS STREET T CU L E E D L E L A IN R A O N S AN NG 4 Armagh County Museum Cathedral Road, Armagh, BT61 7QX A L T S R AV TR S N E E ET IN P5 The Mall East, Armagh, BT61 9BE t: +44 (0) 28 3752 2813 7 PO DO B E B Police V UPPER IRISH STREET IRISH UPPER I <<- TO NAVAN CENTRE & FORT OGLE STREET Armagh HEALTH Station R t: +44 [0] 28 3752 3070 e: [email protected] Shopping D 1 A28 CENTRES Y AD Centre E e: sarah.millsopp@armaghbanbridge- www.armaghparish.net A RO D N LE A Armagh LU LY T P4 O L E NEWRY ROAD I craigavon.gov.uk IL Y R City Hotel K K E D DOBBIN ST. LANE R Armagh County 12 Saint Patrick’s Cathedral [COI] OA R IA R T FR FOLLY LANE www.armagh.co.uk/armaghcounty- LA S Golf Club O H Cathedral Close, Armagh, BT61 7EE G S St. Malachy’s M D I NEWRY & BALLYNAHONEMORE ROAD museum/ U R R I Church Armagh City DUNDALK ->> Orchard t: +44 [0] 28 3752 3142 U Friary Ruins Leisure M The [Catholic] Rugby Club A Centre ROSEMOUNT AVENUE 5 Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum e: [email protected] R G Athletic P Grounds Sovereigns House, Mall East, www.stpatricks-cathedral.org A MONAGHAN, R The Palace Armagh, BT61 9DL K Lodge t: +44 [0] 28 3752 2911 13 The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre Market Street, Armagh, BT61 7BW e: [email protected] <<- CAVAN & KEADY DALTON PARK www.royal-irish.com/museums/ t: +44 [0] 28 3752 1821 [box office] IRISH STREET royal-irish-fusiliers-museum e: [email protected] Armagh City Centre Parking Map www.marketplacearmagh.com Car Park No. of Spaces Walking time Free/Pay 6 The Palace Demesne & Public Park Toilets Ballynahone River [Approx] [Approx] Friary Road, Armagh, BT60 4EL 14 No 5 Vicars’ Hill Location Opening Closed Disabled P1 Mall Shopping Centre [Mall West]* 412 1 min Pay t: +44 (0) 28 3752 1800 5 Vicars’ Hill, Armagh, BT61 7ED T1 The Shambles Yard 9.00am 6.00pm Yes 6 P2 Linenhall Street Car Park* 63 1 min Pay e: vic@armaghbanbridgecraigavon. t: +44 [0] 28 3752 3142 e: [email protected] T2 P3 St Patrick’s Trian 77 1 min Pay [Free Sunday] gov.uk Mc Crum’s Court 9.00am 6.00pm Yes RE RO P4 NEMO AD www.armaghpubliclibrary.arm.ac.uk T3 Dobbin Street Lane | St Malachy’s 248 2 mins Free & Pay HO www.armagh.co.uk Armagh Cricket Club 9.00am 6.00pm Yes LYNA P5 Friary Road Car Park* 182 2 mins ASHLEY AVENUEFree & Pay BAL T4 Dobbin Street Car Park 9.00am 6.00pm No The Palace 7 Armagh Ancestry @ Navan Centre Demesne & P6 Court House 31 4 mins Free Key Public Park ASHLEY PARK 81 Killylea Road, Armagh, BT60 4LD P7 Lonsdale Road 99 4 mins Free Bus Station t: +44 (0) 28 37521 802 A29 P8 Mall East [on-street] 111 4 mins Free A28 Visitor Information Centre e: researcher@armaghbanbridge- P9 The Shambles Yard 100 4 mins Free www.armagh.co.uk Public Telephone craigavon.gov.uk This material is based upon Crown Copyright and is reproduced with the permission of Land and Property Services under delegated Church www.armagh.co.uk authorityMONAGHAN from the Controller ROAD of A3 Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright and database rights NIMA CS&LA 156 Over 180 on-street parking spaces including 24 disabled spaces also available. * Carparks marked are all FREE after 6.30pm and every Sunday. No Entry by Car A R D M O R E R O A D Distances Dungannon 10 miles Portadown 10 miles 6 Monaghan 16 miles 18 Newry 17 miles DUNGANNON 5 Dundalk 31 miles Belfast 40 miles Where to stay in Armagh & surrounding area Cavan 46 miles Dublin 79 miles 27 PORTADOWN 3 4 16 | BELFAST Hotels Druminargle House Self-Catering Longnancy’s Self Catering 7 28 29 Poyntzpass Road, Scarva, 3 Madden Road, Tamlaght, Armagh, BT60 3LN 2 Armagh City Hotel & Co. Armagh, BT63 6LE Abbey View Cottage T: +44 [0] 28 3752 2471 T: +44 [0] 28 3831 8206 M: +44 [0] 7713 082 436 E: [email protected] Conference Centre 6 Abbey Park, Tynan, Armagh E: [email protected] 15 2 Friary Road, Armagh, BT60 4FR Co. Armagh, BT60 4QU www.druminarglehouse.co.uk T: +44 [0] 28 3751 8888 T: +44 [0] 28 3751 8859 M: +44 [0] 77 1674 0944 Mallview House E: [email protected] E: [email protected] [2 units – Mallview Apartment & Dundrum House 22 www.armaghcityhotel.com Mallview Studio] 116 Dundrum Rd, Tassagh, Armagh, BT60 2NG Ballinahone Lodge 9 Mallview Terrace, Armagh, BT61 9AN 1 T: +44 [0] 28 3753 1257 M: +44 [0] 77 0320 9996 The Charlemont Arms Hotel Ballinahone House, Ballinahone Avenue, T: +44 [0] 28 3752 7172 M: +44 [0] 77 1267 7882 E: [email protected] 57-63 English Street, Armagh, BT61 7LB Armagh, Co. Armagh, BT60 1EB E: [email protected] 14 www.dundrumhouse.com T: +44 [0] 28 3752 2028 T: +44 [0] 28 3752 2594 M: +44 [0] 78 4964 7551 www.armaghselfcatering.co.uk E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 25 Fairylands Country House 12 www.charlemontarmshotel.com Tandragee Gate Lodge 26 25 Navan Fort Road, Armagh, BT60 4PN Basil Sheils 36 Tandragee Road, Markethill, Co.
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