Local Places to visit of Interest located near Hillview Holiday Home

Dungannon Golf Club
Dungannon is also home to Irelands' Darren Clarke and it was Darren, a former member and now
an Honorary Life Member, who officially opened the new Clubhouse back in June 2000.
At this time the Club reconstructed three holes to tighten the course and make it a greater challenge
to the average golfer. One of these new holes - the signature ninth is now called the “Darren Clarke”
which features a fairly narrow, ribbon-like crescent shaped green which is completely protected from
the tee by a pond.
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The Argory
Atmospheric Irish gentry house of the 1820s. Neo-classical Irish gentry house: virtually unchanged since 1900. Unique working cabinet barrel organ of 1824. Garden, woodland and riverside walks with wonderful sweeping views. Adventure playground and environmental sculpture trail.
Award-winning Lady Ada's tearoom
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Peatlands Park
Peatlands Park is a patchwork of cut-over bog, active raised bog, lakes, and has the largest area of bog woodland in Northern Ireland. A network of 16km of boardwalks, paths and way-marked routes makes access to the sites of study safe and easy. Visitor attractions also include the bog garden, turf cutting area and narrow-gauge railway, which links historical and cultural interests at the site.
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Ardress House
17th-century house with elegant 18th-century decoration. Elegant Neo-classical drawing-room with plasterwork by the Dublin plasterer Michael Stapleton. Attractive garden with scenic woodland and riverside walks. Home to an important collection of farm machinery and tools.
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Armagh Cathedral
St. Patrick built a stone church on the hill known as Druim Saileach (Sallow Ridge ) in 445, so beginning the story of Armagh Cathedral. He ordained that Armagh should have the pre-eminence over all the churches of Ireland, a position which it holds to this day.
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Armagh Planetarium
Armagh Planetarium was the brainchild of Dr. Eric Mervyn Lindsay, the seventh Director of Armagh Observatory. Dr. Lindsay recognised the need to bring astronomy to a wider audience and so set about the enormous task of raising the capital to construct a Planetarium in Armagh.
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Ardboe Old Cross
Ardboe Old Cross & St. Coleman's Abbey is a national monument dating from the 10th Century. It is believed to be the first High Cross of Ulster, standing at 18.5 feet high and 3.5 feet wide, Its 22 panels depicting various Biblical scenes. There are also remains of a church and abbey.
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Oxford Island
Oxford Island is actually a peninsula situated in the south east corner of Lough Neagh, our largest freshwater lake. It is managed by Craigavon Borough Council’s Conservation Service to protect and enhance its habitats and encourage visitor use and awareness. Its mosaic of reedbeds, woodland, wildflower meadows and wildlife ponds make this one of Northern Ireland’s most spectacular National Nature Reserves and a wonderful place to view many aspects of our wildlife at close hand, no matter what the season!
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Other Places of Interest near Hillview Holiday Home:

Belfast Zoo
"Allowing people to see and learn about the animals we are helping to save.”
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Ulster American Folk Park
An open-air museum in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The museum tells the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th & 19th centuries and provides visitors with a "living history" experience on its outdoor site. Costumed demonstrators go about their everyday tasks in the traditional manner in authentically furnished Old and New World buildings.
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Giants Causeway
For centuries countless visitors have marvelled at the majesty and mystery of the Giants Causeway. At the heart of one of Europe’s most magnificent coastlines its unique rock formations have, for millions of years, stood as a natural rampart against the unbridled ferocity of Atlantic storms. The rugged symmetry of the columns never fails to intrigue and inspire our visitors. To stroll on the Giants Causeway is to voyage back in time.
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Sperrin Mountains
Threaded by streams and small roads, the Sperrins are bounded by the towns of Strabane, Dungiven, Magherafelt and Newtownstewart. A section of the gently contoured range spills south towards Omagh over the beautiful Owenkillew river.
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- Note: A file of places of interest and local attractions is available during your stay