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Barrontop Fun Farm - Tyrone, UK

Looking somewhere to take the kids? - Large range of friendly animals - Heated indoor soft play area & bounty castle - Adventure playground - Scenic walk - Tearoom & Country Corner Gift Shop - Open all year Barrontop Fun Farm is the ideal venue for a fun day out for everyone Barrontop FunFarm 35 Barron Road, Donemana, Strabane, Co, Tyrone Tel:   028 71 398649 (048 from R01) Email:   barrontop@hotmail.co.uk Web:    www.barrobntop.co.uk

Co. Antrim: From the Rock of Fergus along the Grand Military Way - UK

Route:  From Carrickfergus to Glenarm Start:   Carrickfergus Castle End:    Glenarm Castle Estate Note:   Additional points of interest along the way are highlighted on the BBC Hidden history website for this             programme. 1.   Carrickfergus Castle       12th century fortress built by John de Courcy on a dolorite spur in Belfast Lough. 2.   St Nicholas' Parish Church       Norman/Elizabethan Church of Sir Arthur Chichester, containing his marble effigy. 3.   Rhanbuoy Park       Formerly known as 'Gallows Green' site of execution of William Orr in 1797 4.   Ballygally Castle       Scottish 'baronial-style' Plantation house of Sir James Shaw. 5.   Antrim Coast Road       Formerly known as The Grand Military Way, started in 1832 6.   Altmore Street       Birthplace of Eoin and James Mac Neill 7.   Glenarm Castle        Historic seat of the Mac Donnells of Antrim - now a private residence Hidden History Journey 2:    bbc.co.uk/programme

County Down : From the Green Graves to Affreca's Abbey - UK

Start:  Kempe Stones, Greengraves Road End:   Greyabbey churchyard Note:  You may prefer to start your journey in Dundonald village and visit the Kempe Stones on your                      journey to Greyabbey. 1.   Kempe Stones, Greengraves Road       Stone Age Dolmen 2.   Motte, Dundonald Village       Anglo-Norman motte from the 12th century 3.   St Elizabeth's Parish Church       Dundonald Church of Ireland, former site of medieval church 4.   Dundonald Cemetery       Site of "The Commodore" tombstone and Cleland mausoleum 5.   Rosomount       Private residence of the Montgomery family. 6.   Grey Abbey       Ruins of Cistercian Abbey, containing Montgomery graves 7.   Greyabbey graveyard       Location of graves of Rev. James Porter and United Irishman, Alexander Byers Hidden History Journey 1:   bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zodyp Tel:   028 9033 8435          

Peatlands Park - Dungannon, Nr Ireland

Peatlands Park is an ideal place for quiet recreation. A network of way-marked paths crosses the woods and open bogs. The narrow gauge railway associated with the original turbary (turf cutting) has been reconstructed and train rides are available for visitors during the summer.  visitors can see examples of turf cutting at our demonstration plot. Other Visitors Attractions: - Hillsborough Fort - Hillsborough Courthouse - Navan Fort - Armagh Friary - Benburb Castle - Castle Caufield - Knockmany Passage Grave - Clogher Hillfort - Tullaghoge Fort - Beaghmore Stone Circles - Brackagh Bog Nature Reserve Northern Ireland Environment Agency Peatlands Park 33 Derryhubbert Road Dungannon BT71 6NW Tel:   (028) 3885 1102 Web:   www.ni-environment.gov.uk

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