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Stunning scenery in the Sperrins.
Ulster, it exudes peace and tranquillity. Steeped in history, and SPERRIN MOUNTAINS
surrounded by lush countryside and sparkling rivers, many attractions In northeast Tyrone, the Sperrins stretch for 64km across the Derry
are waiting to be explored. Go back in time and experience the border. The landscape is extremely varied – from blanket bog and
industrial and cultural past with a visit to the Ulysses S. Grant heath on the upper slopes to wooded valleys and watercourses below.
Ancestral Homestead, Tyrone Crystal or Coalisland Heritage Centre. Poet Seamus Heaney grew up on the edge of the Sperrins and his
Enjoy some of the country’s finest wildlife, woodlands and flora by early poetry is full of ferns and bulrushes, watercress, marigolds,
walking through Dungannon Park, Peatlands Park or Parkanaur Forest. sedge and moss. There’s plenty of wildlife and excellent trout fishing
Also close by is the Moygashel Centre – an extensive Irish craft waters here. The Sperrin Heritage Centre in the shadow of Mount
emporium. For information on these and many other activities, contact Sawel, the Sperrins’ highest point, has audiovisual and computer-
Killymaddy Tourist Information Centre, 190 Ballygawley Road, generated displays on the historical and ecological aspects of the region.
Dungannon. Tel: (028) 8776 7259.
STRABANE
publicbuilding places of interest Enjoy a complete taste of idyllic rural life with a visit to the Glenelly,
Killymaddy Tourist Information and Craft Centre, 190 Ballygawley Derg and Mourne Valleys in Strabane District. Hidden away in the
Road, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Tel: (028) 8776 7259; Fax: (028) heart of Ulster, this tranquil heartland features picturesque walking
8776 0908; Email:
killymaddy.reception@dungannon.gov.uk; Web: and cycling routes, peaceful picnic sites, excellent angling and an
www.flavouroftyrone.com. A surprise find in the very heart of Northern opportunity to taste a tradition rich in myth and legend. As well as
Ireland is the Dungannon and South Tyrone area where you’ll find exploring the Sperrins, visit the Castlederg Visitor Centre where visitors
many small friendly villages, high quality craft centres and good are able to learn of the legend of the lost piper, or meet one of the
places to eat out and stay. The tourist information centre provides a district’s oldest residents, whose remains were unearthed during
wide range of information on activities and attractions in the area. excavations at the old castle. A tour of Strabane District would be
Flavour of Tyrone, c/o Killymaddy Tourist Information and Craft Centre, incomplete without a visit to its civic heart Strabane Town. The
190 Ballygawley Road, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Tel: (028) 8776 7259; ancestral home of President Woodrow Wilson is located nearby
Fax: (028) 8776 0908; Email:
killymaddy.reception@dungannon.gov.uk; (July/August opening only) while on Main Street can be found another
Web:
www.flavouroftyrone.com. Experience a welcome like no other. notable historical gem, Gray Printers Museum. This facility explores
You know you have arrived in Tyrone when magical things start to local history through themes such as the railways, famous connections
happen. When your car mysteriously starts to roll uphill along the and the canal, while also operating a gallery with rotating exhibitions
Magnetic Mile towards the gateway to Gortin Glen. When you watch a and providing a venue for touring exhibitions and displays of local
Dungannon craftsman blow a molten mass of glass into exquisite crafts. For further information contact Strabane Tourist Information
existence as a fine crystal chalice. You must be in Tyrone. Find out all Centre. Tel: (028) 7188 3735. Strabane Tourist Information Centre,
there is to see and do in this marvelous county by giving us a call. Abercorn Square, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, BT82 8AN (Open Easter-Oct).
Tel/Fax: 028 7188 3735; Email:
tic@strabanedc.com.
OMAGH
Tyrone’s county town is set in pleasant surroundings at the confluence publicbuilding places of interest
of the Camowen and Drumragh rivers. The town has plenty of shops Strabane Tourist Information Centre, Tel: + 44 (0) 28 7138 4444;
and restaurants and is a good base for exploring the surrounding Email:
tic@strabanedc.com. Relax and enjoy a complete taste of
countryside. The Tourist Office in the Sperrin Centre on the corner of idyllic rural life with a visit to the Glenelly, Derg and Mourne Valleys in
Market Street opens during office hours on weekdays and on Strabane District. Hidden away in the heart of Ulster, this tranquil
Saturdays from April to September. Tel: (028) 8224 7831. Omagh’s heartland features picturesque walking and cycling routes, peaceful
most popular attraction is the Ulster American Folk Park. This outdoor picnic sites, excellent angling and an opportunity to sample a tradition
museum tells the story of the millions who have emigrated from these rich in myth and legend. Notable gems worth visiting while in the
shores in the 18th and 19th centuries and illustrates what life was district include the magnificent Sperrin mountain range, Castlederg
like for these emigrants on both sides of the Atlantic. Attractions Visitor Centre, the National Trust’s Gray Printers Museum, the Wilson
include thatched buildings, American log houses and a full-scale Ancestral Home (Open July/August only) and Strabane’s newly opened
replica of an emigrant ship. Tel: (028) 8224 3292. Alley Theatre – a must for a great evening’s entertainment.
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