INDUSTRY
ARMAGH PLANETARIUM Location: College Hill, Armagh, Co Armagh Tel: +44 (0)28 3752 3689 Website: www.armaghplanet.com Armagh Planetarium is dedicated to educating people of all ages about astronomy, demonstrating the amazing facets of the cosmos with various exhibits open on Saturdays and during school holidays for the kids. Visitors can take a stroll through the beautiful grounds of the Astropark, home to a scale model of the universe where you can walk through the solar system, through the Milky Way and beyond. Make sure to climb the Hill of Infinity and enjoy the views over Armagh and the surrounding countryside.
TOLLYMORE FOREST PARK
Spinkwee cascade Credit: Forest Service
Location: Bryansford Road, Newcastle, Co Down Another filming location for Game of Thrones, Tollymore Forest Park sits at the foot of the Mourne mountains with stunning views over the sea at Newcastle. Alongside fabulous views, a range of follies, walking trails and camping facilities, there’s a great play area for kids that includes the Big Deer, a wooden play space designed for four to 11-year-olds with a castle turret, climbing frame, slide and rope bridges. The park is also home to Tollymore National Outdoor Centre.
TITANIC BELFAST Location: Queen’s Road, Titanic Quarter, Belfast Tel: +44 (0)28 9076 6386 Website: titanicbelfast.com There’s a certain lure or mystique about RMS Titanic and its grim fate – an impressive cruise liner boasted as ‘unsinkable’ that nevertheless sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic in April 1912, with 1,503 people losing their lives. That story is brought to life magnificently at Titanic Belfast, which gives visitors the chance to experience work in the shipyards, life on board the White Star cruise liner, and the ocean exploration that followed decades later in search of the wreck. You can also take the chance to stroll onboard the SS Nomadic, the world’s last remaining White Star vessel.
EAR TO THE GROUND
