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CONTENTS History of Derry Derryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walls Map of Derryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walls Places to Visit Murals and Monuments Arts and Culture Shopping Sport and Leisure Eating Out Services Events and Festivals Accommodation Bars and Nightclubs Travel Information Touring Donegal and Inishowen Donegal Accommodation, Bars and Restaurants Donegal Arts and Leisure Donegal Shops and Services Further Afield Derry City Attractions Donegal & North West

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Situated on the banks of the scenic Foyle estuary, 115km from Belfast, Derry is the second largest city in Northern Ireland, with a population of over 106,000 people spread on both sides of the River Foyle. Its convenience to County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, and to the Antrim Coast, makes it an ideal base for the tourist. Derry has a lot to offer the visitor who wishes not only to explore its rich historical background but to enjoy all the amenities of a modern city. Derry derives its name from the Irish Doire Calgach meaning the Oak Grove of Calgach. Calgach was a pagan warrior who had his camp on the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of Derry in pre-Christian times. The name survived and the town grew until the 10th century when it became known as Doire Colmcille in honour of St Columb. Over the following centuries, this name became anglicised to Derrie, or Derry.

5 A chronicle of the major events which occurred in Derry down the years would include: 546 1164 1566 1567 1600 1608 1613 1614-19 1628-33 1641 1689 1768

St Columb founded his first monastery on the site of the present-day Long Tower Church. It was known as the Dubh Regles ie the Black Church. Flahertach O’Brolchain, the first bishop of Derry, built the city’s first cathedral – the Teampall Mór – near St Columb’s original monastery site. The first defensive fortifications of Derry were built by the English near the site of the present City Walls. The Teampall Mór was destroyed by fire. Sir Henry Docwra occupied Derry for Queen Elizabeth I. Cahir O’Doherty, Irish Chieftain, sacked Derry in a rising against the English who had seized Irish land for their Plantation plans. The city’s second Charter of Incorporation changed its name to Londonderry. Derry’s famous Walls were built under the guidance of the London-based The Honourable The Irish Society. St Columb’s Cathedral was erected. Derry survived its first siege. The Great Siege took place. Supporters of William of Orange defended Derry for 105 days against the forces of King James II in the city’s third siege in fifty years. Bishop Hervey rebuilt St Columb’s Cathedral. 1830-50 Shipbuilding became established in Derry as a major industry. 1845-49 Irish famine leads to expansion of emigration from Derry port. 1855 Derry to Belfast railway opened. 1922 The New York News, the last ship ever to be built in Derry, was launched. 1942 US Naval Base opened in Derry and became a major supply depot for Allied shipping during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. 1945 Surrender of German U-Boat fleet at Lisahally at end of WWII.

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On 5 October, a Civil Rights march was met with violence in Duke Street in the Waterside, bringing the struggle for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland onto the world stage. After three days of rioting, known as the ‘Battle of the Bogside’, British soldiers reappeared on the streets of Northern Ireland on 14 August. Thirteen unarmed civilians were shot dead and fifteen more wounded by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday. One of those wounded died shortly after. Walker’s Pillar on Derry’s Walls is blown up. US Naval Base at Clooney closed down. Foyle Bridge was officially opened. 150th anniversary of Austins Department Store. Rossville Street high flats were demolished. City of Derry airport terminal opened. Millennium Forum opened. Tillie & Henderson Shirt Factory (known locally as “Tillies”) was demolished after 147 years, symbolising the end of the city’s shirting industry. Creggan Estate celebrated its 60th anniversary. Several historic 17th-century cannon were restored and mounted on the City Walls again. Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday announces findings, dead and wounded confirmed as innocent victims. Derry named inaugural City of Culture 2013. The city’s new Peace Bridge is completed. Ebrington Barracks site (below) renovated and launched. The Torch for the London Olympics passes through the city.

Emigration via Derry began in the 18th century and was one of the reasons for the growth of the city as a major port over the following years. In the 19th century, two major industries commenced in Derry, shipbuilding and shirt manufacturing. Along with the distilling and bacon-curing industries, these confirmed the importance of Derry as a trading port worldwide. After World War I, the shipyard closed, the distilling industry declined and the border with southern Ireland was created which cut Derry off from part of its natural hinterland. During the Second World War, Derry was one of the major naval bases used by the Allied troops in the Battle of the Atlantic. The post-war years were stark in the city with a period of economic uncertainty and mass unemployment which led to political and social upheaval, and ultimately to the outbreak of the Troubles in 1969. Derry did not escape the civil unrest which overtook Northern Ireland for almost 30 years. Many tragic events occurred in that time and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure and buildings were greatly affected. However, the local council and the people themselves worked tirelessly to retain their spirit and rebuild their city. It is a testament to their strength of character and visionary approach that Derry today is the vibrant cultural and economic capital of the North West and was named inaugural City of Culture 2013. THE HONOURABLE THE IRISH SOCIETY The Honourable The Irish Society was formed by a group of London Guilds, at the insistence of the Crown, to oversee the Plantation and fortification of Derry. Its official title, bestowed by a Royal Charter of King James I in 1613, is The Society of the Governor and Assistant, London, of the New Plantation in Ulster within the Realm of Ireland. The Society not only achieved these objectives but went on to become a major influence in the growth and development of Derry over the centuries. Today, the Society is based in Coleraine and its role is one of a purely civic and social nature. Its powers of control and supervision have been taken over by the various statutory bodies, although it does retain ownership of Derryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walls.

D erry ’ s W alls ORIGINS Among the many historic monuments in Derry, the massive City Walls on the west bank of the River Foyle are the most striking and memorable. Built between 1614 and 1619, the original Walls are almost perfectly preserved today, making Derry one of the finest examples of a walled city in Europe. Using earth, lime and local stone (some from ruined medieval monastery buildings), Peter Benson from London skillfully constructed the thick defensive ramparts and angular artillery bastions, following closely the design of Sir Edward Doddington of Dungiven. The entire cost of the building was met by the Irish Society comprising London businessmen who were responsible for the Plantation of Derry. It was their duty, under a Royal Charter of King James I, to build and maintain the Derry Walls to help control the local Irish rebels. In return they were given large parcels of land in the region for themselves. Despite sieges in 1641, 1649 and the Great Siege of 1689, Derry’s Walls were never breached – proof indeed of their careful planning and excellent construction, and reason for the title ‘The Maiden City’. Originally there were only four entrances (Gates) into the walled city ie Bishop’s Gate, Shipquay Gate, Ferryquay Gate and Butcher’s Gate. These were arranged in a cross pattern with the Diamond at its centre. Drawbridges and portcullises were used to protect some of the Gates when under attack. Later were added New Gate (1789), Castle Gate (1803) and Magazine Gate (1865). The original Gates were themselves rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Walls have an almost unbroken 1.5km circuit and are approximately 5.5m wide in most places.

9 TOURING THE WALLS Guided tours of the famous Walls are now available from local tour guides such as www.bluebadgeguide.com or through Derry Visitor & Convention Bureau. T: 7126 7284; www.derryvisitor.com. NORTHEAST WALL At the northeastern corner of the Walls once stood Coward’s Bastion, so named, it seems, because some of the defenders gathered here during the Great Siege due to its distance from the heavy fighting. It was removed in the early 19th century. Also at this point is Magazine Gate. Between it and Shipquay Gate the visitor can see several newly refurbished cannons overlooking the Guildhall which were originally presented to the city by various London Guilds. On the outside of this raised section of the Walls is a bronze plaque marking the heroism of Captain Michael Browning who captained the ship Mountjoy as it broke the boom in 1689. He relieved the city but fell, shot dead in his moment of glory. Past Shipquay Gate lay the Water Bastion where the River Foyle used to touch the Walls at high tide. Several magnificently refurbished cannons are now also placed on various bastions along the Walls such as Church Bastion and Double Bastion. EAST WALL – CHURCH WALL At Newmarket Street there is a modern-day gap in the Walls (1861) beside St Columb’s Hall. Newgate Bastion is next, then Ferryquay Gate, both overlooking the Waterside across the Foyle.

FERRYQUAY GATE Beyond Ferry Bastion and nearby New Gate, a stone watchtower can be seen set high up on the parapet wall. The external parapet was raised here during the 1689 siege to protect St Columb’s Cathedral from enemy cannon fire. Around the corner on the Church Wall is another similar watchtower. In between is the Church Bastion. SOUTH WALL Continuing on, the visitor arrives at Bishop’s Gate. From here can be seen the one remaining tower of the old Derry Gaol, built in 1791, which is now part of the Fountain Estate. During the 1689 siege, Bishop’s Gate had an extra defensive wall built out in front of it known as a ‘ravelin’. The Gate was completely rebuilt in 1789 into an ornamental triumphal arch with pedestrian passages in honour of King William III (William of Orange). Steps on either side of the Gate allow access onto the Walls. Interesting features include the two facial images sculpted on both sides of the arch, representing the River Foyle (1689) outside and the River Boyne (1690) on the inside. WEST WALL – MALL WALL The first feature on this section of the Walls is the Double Bastion. So called because of a dividing wall built in 1689, it contains the famous ‘Roaring Meg’ cannon donated in 1642 by the London Fishmongers’ Guild. When used during the Great Siege, it was said that: ‘the noise of the discharge was more terrifying than were the contents of the charge dangerous to the enemy’.

11 It was on this bastion also that the siege Governors erected a gallows and threatened to hang all their prisoners if the besieging army harmed any Williamite sympathisers captured outside the Walls. Moving on, the Royal Bastion overlooks the former bog below and St Eugene’s Cathedral (1873) sited on the sweeping hills to Creggan. On this bastion in 1826 was erected a 27m tall monument to the Reverend George Walker, Joint-Governor of Derry during the Great Siege. It was destroyed by a bomb in 1973 and replaced by a commemorative plinth in 1992. Between Royal Bastion and Butcher’s Gate, just inside the Walls, lies the Memorial Hall. This building is the headquarters of the Apprentice Boys, who take their name and tradition from the thirteen Guild apprentices who shut the city Gates against King James’s troops in 1688 as their elders hesitated. This was the symbolic start of the Great Siege of Derry which lasted for 105 days, from 18 April to 28 July 1689. Next is Butcher’s Gate, which bore the brunt of the Jacobite attacks, and, just beside it, the site of the Gunner’s Bastion. The master gunner’s house was near here. Continuing past Castle Gate, there is a platform referred to as Hangman’s Bastion. This is so called because, during the Great Siege, a man tried to escape over the Walls at this point by getting his friends to lower him by a rope. Instead of helping him to freedom, it caught around his neck and almost hanged him.

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THE CRAFT VILLAGE (Above) The charming Craft Village, located in the heart of the city centre, is a portrayal of life in Derry between the 16th and 19th centuries and successfully combines retail, workshop, office and residential units in a unique setting. Currently undergoing an exciting new development which will provide all-weather coverage of the central square, the Craft Village provides a friendly local shopping experience. It is also home to the Foyle Civic Trust, City Centre Initiative and the City Rangers. THE PUBLIC REALM (Below) The award-winning Public Realm improvement scheme, launched in late 2010 and costing some ÂŁ8m, is by far the most significant investment ever made in public spaces within Derry. The finished scheme covered significant works in Waterloo Place and Shipquay Place and a number of surrounding streets. A striking innovation is

15 the impressive new water feature in Guildhall Square which helps to create a high-quality, vibrant and modern urban environment. The DSD-funded upgrade has transformed the area into an attractive, welcoming city-centre space for all to enjoy. THE GUILDHALL (Opposite) Situated outside the original walled city and not far from the River Foyle is the Guildhall. The original Guildhall was built in 1890 by the Corporation, but in 1908 it was badly damaged by a fire which left only the main outer walls standing. It was rebuilt by 1912 and remained untouched until the interior was again destroyed, this time by a bomb, in 1972. The interior was reconstructed anew and many of the oak panels and stained-glass windows had to be replaced. Most of the stained-glass work has been carried out by Ulster craftsmen. One particularly good example is the reproduction of Follingbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painting The Relief of Derry. The neogothic-style building is constructed of rock-faced sandstone and has one of the largest four-faced clocks in the British Isles. The council chamber within is richly ornamented and contains a beautiful range of stained-glass windows presented by the London Livery Companies. Among the many interesting artefacts held in the Guildhall is the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chain of office which was presented to the city by William III. The Guildhall is also a civic and cultural centre for the people of Derry. Many concerts, plays, exhibitions and meetings are held there throughout the year. T: 7137 7335; www.derrycity.gov.uk or 7126 7284; www.derryvisitor.com. Guided tours during Summer months and on request. (Note: Guildhall facade and interior are undergoing major refurbishment so access may be limited until early 2013.)

16 ST COLUMB’S CATHEDRAL (Below) St Columb’s Cathedral is the first in the British Isles to have been built after the Reformation and is a fine example of Planters’ Gothic. It was built by the Irish Society between 1628 and 1633 and the stone which records its completion can be seen in the cathedral porch. It underlines the influences which brought about not only the building of the cathedral but the city itself: If stones could speake, Then London’s prayse, Should sound who, Built this Church and Cittie, From the grounde. When first built, the cathedral had a wooden spire covered with lead but this was removed prior to the Great Siege. It is said that this lead was later fashioned into bullets and cannon shot which were fired from the cathedral roof during the siege. A new spire of cut freestone was built in 1778 and crowned with a large gilt copper ball and weather vane. It became unsafe and had to be removed in 1802 and replaced by the present-day spire (57m). Many interesting historical relics are held in the cathedral such as Bishop Bramhall’s consecration chair of 1633 and the locks and keys of the four original city Gates. St Columb’s Cathedral played an important role in the lives of the inhabitants of Derry down the centuries. It was the physical and spiritual focus of the defenders’ resistance against hostile forces, especially those of King James II, during the Great Siege. In the ensuing years, the cathedral has evolved into an historical monument to the city’s tumultuous past. T: 7126 7313; www.stcolumbscathedral.org. THE COURTHOUSE The Courthouse, completed in 1817, is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture. It was built mostly of white sandstone from Dungiven and is surmounted by statues representing Justice and Peace. THE DEANERY A fine example of Georgian architecture, the current Deanery dates from 1833 and replaced an earlier version built in 1720. A feature is the side gateway entrance to the former stables at the rear of the house.

17 Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall The Memorial Hall in Society Street, built in 1873, is dedicated to the Associated Clubs of Apprentice Boys of Derry. Thirteen Apprentice Boys, the ‘Brave 13’, were responsible for the shutting of the city gates against the forces of King James II in 1688 which was the first symbolic action of the ensuing 105-day long Great Siege of 1689. The hall has meeting rooms for the three Loyal Orders and a museum which contains artefacts and exhibition material relating to the Association, the siege and subsequent Relief of Derry. Opening hours: Jun-Sept: Mon-Fri 10.00am-5.00pm. Other times by arrangement. Admission £3. T: 077 1327 3011; www.apprenticeboys.co.uk. Gasyard Heritage Centre The Gasyard on the Lecky Road houses a Heritage Centre featuring ‘The Story of the Prisons’ exhibition which provides an in-depth account of the plight of republican political prisoners during internment and the Hunger Strikes of 1980-81 in Long Kesh and Armagh gaols, a defining period in the recent conflict. An accompanying ‘Columba to Conflict’ exhibition covers the pre-Troubles history of the Bogside/Brandywell/Lower Bishop Street area. The Centre provides unique resources for schools, colleges and individuals studying Irish politics and history. Café on site. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.00pm. Admission free (donations welcome). T: 7126 2812 and 077 9328 5972; www.freederry.net; freederrytours@gmail.com. THE DIAMOND (Right) This was the site of previous Town Halls until the Guildhall was built on a different location. The war memorial, which now occupies the site, was erected in 1927. Its winged centrepiece figure represents Victory. THE WORKHOUSE MUSEUM The Workhouse Museum is a restored 19th-century workhouse on 23 Glendermott Road, Waterside. It houses exhibits on the harsh workhouse life and the deprivation of the Great Famine. It also includes ‘The Atlantic Memorial’ exhibition which tells the story of the role played by the city in the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. Free admission. For opening hours contact: T: 7137 7331; www.derrycity.gov.uk/museums.

THE TOWER MUSEUM Derry City Council’s Tower Museum was opened in 1992 and has won the Irish and British Museum of the Year awards. It hosts temporary and travelling exhibitions throughout the year and houses two permanent exhibitions. The ‘Story of Derry’ tells the history of the city from earliest times, covering the Plantation, various sieges and the most recent Troubles. It is a fascinating multi-media journey through the city’s turbulent past. The museum also houses ‘An Armada Shipwreck – La Trinidad Valencera’ exhibition. This exhibition contains artefacts recovered in Kinnagoe Bay, County Donegal, in the 1970s, from one of the largest galleons of the Spanish Armada shipwrecked in 1588. The museum was originally known as the O’Doherty Tower and was built in the 1980s. It stands close to the site of a castle built by the famous O’Doherty clan of Ulster in the 16th century. Admission fee applies. General opening hours: Tue-Sat 10.00am5.00pm. For seasonal variations contact the museum at T: 7137 2411; www.derrycity.gov.uk/museums.

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21 THE MASONIC HALL There has been a building on this site in Bishop Street Within since the Plantation of Ulster by English forces at the beginning of the 17th century when the Londoners erected a dwelling for the then Protestant bishop of Derry. The present building was erected in 1753 during the Episcopate of Bishop Barnard (1747-68). It was the official residence of the bishops of Derry (and Raphoe) until 1945 when it was sold to the Masonic Order. It is now the HQ of Freemasonry for the North West of Ireland. Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander, the hymn writer (All Things Bright and Beautiful) and wife of Bishop Alexander, lived here (1867-96). GENEALOGY SERVICE Derry City Council’s Genealogy Service offers a research facility of an extensive database of the major civil and church records for County Derry and the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. Surname histories can be accessed at www.derry.rootsireland.ie. Fee may be payable. For inquiries contact T: 7136 5151 (Ext 8250); genealogy@derrycity.gov.uk. MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY & BLOODY SUNDAY MEMORIAL The museum was opened in January 2007 in Glenfada Park, an area that witnessed multiple deaths and woundings during an anti-internment march on 30 January 1972, a day that came to be known as Bloody Sunday. It houses a unique and comprehensive multi-media collection of artefacts, documents, images and recordings capturing the events of the Civil Rights era of the 1960s and the Free Derry/early Troubles period of the 1970s. Directly opposite the museum is the Bloody Sunday memorial. It lists the names of the fourteen innocent civilians shot dead on that fateful day. The Bloody Sunday Saville report, published on 15 June 2010, found all the victims to be innocent but did not apportion responsibility at executive level. The families declared that ‘the victims had been vindicated’. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm; Sat & Sun 1.00pm-4.00pm (Summer only). Admission £3.00. Concessionary/group discount. T: 7136 0880; www.museumoffreederry.org. (Note: The museum will be undergoing major refurbishment between 2012-13 so will be operating from temporary premises.)

22 HARBOUR MUSEUM ARCHIVES The Harbour Museum archives were originally kept in the former headquarters of the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners erected in 1882 to facilitate the public and private offices of the port. Located close to the Guildhall, the building also housed Derry City Council’s Heritage and Museum Service which has now re-located to the Foyle Valley Railway Museum premises on Foyle Road. For details contact: T: 7136 5151 (Ext 8250); www.derrycity.gov.uk/museums. TOURIST CENTRE/DERRY VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU The Tourist Information Centre is housed in the Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau at 44 Foyle Street. It provides an all-Ireland accommodation booking service, a wide range of free 32-county tourism literature, maps etc, bureau de change, transport information/tickets, gift shop, guided tours, left luggage, free WiFi, cycle hire and lockers. Opening hours: MonFri 9.00am-5.00pm; Sat 10.00am-5.00pm. Seasonal variations apply: July-Sept: Mon-Fri 9.00am-7.00pm; Sat 10.00am-6.00pm; Sun 10.00am5.00pm. T: 7126 7284; F: 7137 7992; www.derryvisitor.com; info@derryvisitor.com. DVCB provides advice to conference organisers on the range of venues and resources available in the area. Conference Guide available online or on request. T: 7137 7577; conference@derryvisitor.com. FOYLE VALLEY RAILWAY MUSEUM Derry today is served by just one railway system, which reaches to Belfast, Dublin and beyond. At one time, however, it was served by four different systems which stretched throughout Ireland. This museum on Foyle Road beside Craigavon Bridge houses an exhibition of memorabilia and a recreated railway station platform. For opening hours contact: T: 7137 7331; www.derrycity.gov.uk/museums.

BRIDGES The first bridge over the River Foyle was a wooden one built in 1790. It was assembled in America and transported to Derry to be positioned in the Bridge Street area some 90m north of the present bridge. In 1863, a steel bridge (Carlisle Bridge) was erected almost where Craigavon Bridge is today – replacing the old wooden structure. The present Craigavon Bridge, built 1929-1933, is the only existing example of a double-decker traffic bridge in the United Kingdom. The lower deck was originally used for rail transport before being converted to a roadway. Foyle Bridge, built in 1984, is historically the city’s fourth. It provides a sweeping dual two-lane carriageway three kms northeast of the city. The Peace Bridge (above), opened in June 2011, allows access for pedestrians and cyclists only and links the city centre to the renovated Ebrington site in the Waterside. So for the first time in its history, the city has three bridges spanning the Foyle. UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER – MAGEE COLLEGE (Below) Situated in its own sweeping grounds overlooking the Foyle, Magee College is an impressive landmark in Derry. It was constructed in 185665 in a neogothic-style and faced with Scottish freestone. A number of redbrick houses, used for accommodation and teaching purposes, cluster around the main college building. In 1879, Magee became one of the constituent colleges of the Royal University of Ireland and in 1909 was affiliated to Trinity College in Dublin. Since October 1984, Magee has become a full campus of the University of Ulster and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education courses. T: 7012 3456; www.ulster.ac.uk/campus/magee.

RIVERWATCH VISITOR CENTRE & AQUARIUM Riverwatch Visitor Centre and Aquarium in Victoria Road, Waterside, captures the journey of the river, the essence of the local environment, and the variety of life in the Foyle and Carlingford areas. The aquariums represent five different habitats and hold some amazing and interesting species. The tanks are a wonderful window to an underwater world for children and adults alike with lobster, crabs, starfish, coalfish, blennys and lots of other unusual fish and shellfish. The Centre is continually changing its livestock so it’s always worth another trip! Free activity packs and all indoors so a great wet-weather treat for the kids! Free admission. Open all year round: Mon-Fri 10.00am-4.00pm. July and August: Saturday 10.00am-4.00pm. T: 7134 2100; www.loughs-agency.org. ST AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH (Below) Originally, this was the site of an ancient Augustinian abbey on which, in 1600, Sir Henry Docwra, then in charge of the Elizabethan army in the area, built a church for the settlers which they used until St Columb’s Cathedral was built. The present building, on the City Walls off Palace Street, was erected in 1872, replacing the previous ‘Chapel of Ease’. Open Jun-Aug 10.00am-4.00pm. Admission free. T: 7134 7532.

25 LONG TOWER CHURCH (Below) This beautiful old church was built in 1786 on the site of Derry’s first cathedral, the Teampall Mór, which stood between the 12th and 16th centuries. St Columb had founded his first monastery on the same site in 546. Originally, the church had an earthen floor and held 2,000 people standing. Galleries were added and many other improvements made over the years. In 1908, the church was extensively remodelled and today it houses many fine statues, paintings, murals and stained-glass windows. HERITAGE TOWER (Below right) The last remaining tower of Derry Gaol, built in Bishop Street Without in 1791 and demolished in the 1970s, is now used as a Heritage Centre housing artefacts from WWI to the present day. PREHEN HOUSE Prehen House was the focus for the legend of Half-Hanged MacNaghten which dates back to the 18th century yet still captures the local imagination. This controversial tragedy has all the elements of a great story – rich families, fiery love affair, abduction and death, and defiant heroism. The house retains all the features of sophisticated earlyGeorgian architecture and its paintings and artefacts are open to public viewing by appointment. T: 7134 2829; www.prehen.net.

FIRST DERRY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/BLUE COAT CENTRE First Derry in Magazine Street was built in 1690 and the present building was opened for worship in 1780. The Dungiven sandstone facade was added some years later and is now fronted by four fluted pillars with Corinthian capitals built in 1903. The church re-opened for worship in 2011 following major restoration. First Derry and adjoining Blue Coat School Visitor Centre are open to the public Wed-Fri 11.00am-4.00pm from May to Sept or by arrangement. T: 7126 1550; firstderrychurch@ btinternet.com; bluecoatvisitor@btinternet.com. ST EUGENEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CATHEDRAL (Left) Dr Kelly, Bishop of Derry, dedicated the cathedral on 4 May 1873 and the spire was added in 1902. The Newry sandstone tower is 77m high with a 2.4m granite cross on top. The stained-glass work was designed by Meyer of Munich and installed in 1891. The grounds and gate lodge were completed In 1905. T: 7126 2894; www.steugenescathedral.com.

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Available in: Easons Foyleside • Shipquay Books • Foyle Books • The Tower Museum • DVCB & online at www.ghpress.com

M urals & M onuments Murals have gained much attention from the media (and subsequently from tourists) in the past decade, specifically since the peace process began in September 1994. The messages expressed on murals in Derry are intrinsically linked to their geographical location and the cultural and religious majorities living in those areas; therefore, they not only reflect the current political climate but also represent invaluable testaments to the city’s turbulent history. The Bogside is the modern focal point for cultural tourism in Derry with many visitors coming each year to view Free Derry Wall, the Museum of Free Derry and the area’s many wall murals. FREE DERRY CORNER/WALL The Pat Finucane Centre’s original Political Guide to Derry described Free Derry Wall (also referred to as ‘Corner’) as ‘a symbol of popular resistance to injustices and an affirmation of freedom throughout the world and is the most famous landmark in the city’. Situated at the junction of Fahan Street and Rossville Street, the Wall marks a symbolic entry to the Bogside. The famous words: ‘You are now entering Free Derry’ were originally painted on the gable of a small terraced house in 1969 by the late John ‘Caker’ Casey during rioting after the Burntollet attack on a Civil Rights march. The rear of the Wall acts as an information point for the community while the front is often transformed to reflect or celebrate major social and political issues/events.

HUNGER STRIKE MEMORIAL The Hunger Strike Memorial on Rossville Street, dedicated to the ten republican prisoners who died on hunger strike for political status in 1981, was officially unveiled on 5 May 2001, the twentieth anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands. The memorial is in the shape of an ‘H’, to represent the H-Blocks in which the prisoners were held, broken in the middle to symbolise their perceived victory over the prison regime. The symbol of the dove and the barbed wire is taken from one of Sands’s prison poems. Ten oak trees are also planted at the site to represent those who died. SEÁN KEENAN MEMORIAL Situated about 100 yards to the east of Free Derry Corner is a memorial to prominent local republican and Civil Rights activist Seán Keenan, who died in 1993. Despite never having been convicted in any court, Keenan spent fifteen years in prison during three separate spells of internment without trial in the 1940s, 1950s and 1970s. The reverse side of the memorial contains a dedication to his wife Nancy and son Colm, also respected local republican activists.

30 THE FOUNTAIN (Below) The Fountain Estate is roughly bordered by Bishop Street, Upper Bennett Street, Abercorn Road and Hawkin Street and is the one remaining Protestant/Loyalist stronghold in a predominantly Catholic/Nationalist cityside. The murals and kerb paintings in this area reflect its strong Unionist tradition and depict images of King William, the Red Hand of Ulster and the Union flag. In more recent times, a selection of colourful community murals have been added by young people from the Cathedral Youth Club.

LOCAL SCULPTURES Derry has four significant, modern-day street sculptures which reflect aspects of the city’s history or aspirations: Emigration Statues by Eamon O’Doherty, now re-sited to the river’s edge at Sainsbury’s on the Strand Road (1990); Hands Across The Divide Reconciliation Statues (centre) by Maurice Harron at Carlisle Square (1992); the Janus Statue, a cruciform figure by Antony Gormley, located on East Wall outside the Millennium Forum (1987); and the Josef Locke Commemoration Monument by Terry Quigley and Maurice Harron, situated in the front grounds of the City Hotel (2005).

Derry: City of Culture 2013 Derry has been selected as the inaugural City of Culture which will take place across the city and beyond in 2013. Guildhall Press is therefore proud to showcase here some of the numerous cultural partners who enrich our vibrant arts sector and whose creativity and remarkable achievements to date were central to securing this opportunity. For more information on City of Culture events visit: www.cityofculture2013.com or www.whatsonderrylondonderry.com

A rts & C ulture ART GALLERIES (Private) Private art galleries in the city include: Gordon Gallery, 13a Pump Street, T: 7137 4044; www.gordon-gallery.com. McGilloway Gallery, 6 Shipquay Street, T: 7136 6011; www.themcgillowaygallery.com. Besom Productions Besom Productions specialise in documentary, drama, arts and educational programming and produce a range of highly acclaimed work for BBC, RTĂ&#x2030;, TG4, Channel 4 Television, and international broadcasters. Established in 1992 by Margo Harkin, an award-winning Producer/Director who has worked in the film and television business since 1984, the company prides itself on its excellent freelance crew and top-quality industry facilities. Besom Productions Ltd, 26-28 Bishop Street. T: 7137 0303; www.besomproductions.co.uk. CINEMAS Letterkenny Century Cinema Complex (0035374) 9121976/9125050 www.centurycinema.ie. Strand Omniplex, Strand Road. T: 087 1720 0400; www.omniplex.ie. CITY OF CULTURE OFFICES The City of Culture offices are situated in Building 71 of the newly renovated Ebrington site in the Waterside which is easily accessible from the city centre via the Peace Bridge. The office is the information centre for the 2013 festivities and distributes general leaflets, brochures, programmes etc on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arts providers and ongoing events. Office hours: Mon-Sat 9.00am-5.30pm. T: 7131 0560; www.cityofculture2013.com.

33 CONTEXT GALLERY The Context Gallery, 5-7 Artillery Street, has established a reputation as one of the most vital spaces for the presentation, promotion and dissemination of contemporary art in the north of Ireland. Since its conception in 1993, the gallery has promoted and encouraged emerging Northern Irish artists and presented their work alongside established international artists, thereby providing an important platform for the development of their careers. T: 7137 3538; www.contextgallery.co.uk. Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company, formed in 1997, is recognised as Northern Ireland's leading Dance Company and a key influence in the development of dance theatre in Ireland. Echo Echo regularly produces and tours internationally and has a strong commitment to developing dance as an accessible art form, maintaining a busy dance education and outreach programme for people of all ages and abilities. Waterside Theatre, Glendermott Road. T: 7134 2266; www.echoechodance.com.

Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, opened in 2009, is a critically-acclaimed Irish language arts, cultural and enterprise Centre based at 37 Mórshráid Shéamais (Great James Street). It is a place of learning, creativity, music, exploration and a beacon for Irish speakers throughout Ireland. The Centre houses classrooms, youth club, 200-seat theatre (An Croi), an Irish language bookshop, Caife Fáilte, business incubation suite and office space. It offers a range of traditional, jazz, folk and other music events throughout the year. T: 7126 4132; www.culturlann-doire.ie.

Ranganna Gaeilge ~ Irish Language Classes Ranganna Ceoil ~ Music Classes Fidil ~ Fiddle • Feadóg Stáin ~ Tin Whistle • Píb Uilleann ~ Uilleann Pipes Bainseó ~ Banjo • Amhránaíocht Traidisiúnta ~ Traditional Singing Ranganna Damhsa ~ Dance Classes Damhsa Céilí ~ Céilí Dancing • Damhsa ar an sean-nós ~ Sean-Nós Dancing Tai Chi • Ceolchoirmeacha ~ Concerts • Siopa Leabhar ~ Book Shop Club Óige ~ Youth Club • Caife Fáilte • Free wi-fi

37 Mórshráid Shéamais • Doire • BT48 7DF

028 71 264132

www.culturlann-doire.ie Community Relations Council

36 GASYARD CENTRE A multi-cultural arts venue based on the site of the old gasyard on Lecky Road, hosting art exhibitions, music events, recreation and educational classes. Its Heritage Centre houses exhibitions on the recent Troubles and wider Irish history and politics. The annual Gasyard Féile offers a range of musical shows and fun entertainment for all the family. T: 7126 2812; www.freederry.net. GUILDHALL The Guildhall has a 700-seat Main Hall housing the magnificent Guildhall organ. It is acknowledged to be acoustically superb and hosts many fine events during the year, including orchestral concerts, organ recitals, dancing championships and the annual feiseanna. Its Minor Hall seats 100. T: 7137 7335; www.derrycity.gov.uk. Greater Shantallow Community Arts Founded in December 1999, Greater Shantallow Community Arts actively promotes the arts through a range of mediums. It encourages the involvement of the entire community, especially children, teenagers and young adults, in a diverse arts programme of street performances, parades and festivals. Also organises the annual Amelia Earhart Festival. Based at 65 Galliagh Park; T: 7135 7443; www.gscaderry.com. Guildhall Press Guildhall Press (GP), founded in 1979, are one of Ireland’s most innovative publishing and design houses with a track record in producing print and digital content on local cultural, political, economic, tourism and historical topics. Their vision is to create a comprehensive printed and online reference resource and archive for Derry and the North West to enable the local population to learn more about their area and facilitate interested visitors discover its place in time and history. They also produce a range of quality fiction and literary titles under their Arts Council remit and have created several award-winning visual-arts projects. GP continue to develop their digital output via websites, e-books and enhanced multimedia Apps and are developing a Digital Arts Studio at the Ráth Mór

37 Centre in partnership with Creggan Enterprises. GP also assist individuals, writers’ groups and the voluntary sector to produce publications, websites or informational material to promote their specific aims or services. Ráth Mór Business Park, Creggan. T: 7136 4413; www.ghpress.com. LINK MUSIC ACADEMY Established in 2011 by five music graduates at 11 Castle Street, the aim of the non-profit community interest academy is to provide space for local musicians to work from, teach, rehearse and record. The Link Music ethos is to support and encourage young musicians develop their craft and enable them to record demos, find gigs and showcase their talent. The organisers have also branched out into promoting gigs and festivals, developing their Band Project for youths, and running courses such as music technology, popular music theory, and mixing and mastering. They also offer tuition in a wide range of instruments. For information on programmes and courses contact: T: 7136 0113; www.linkmusic.co.uk. McKinney Academy of IRISH Dance The McKinney Academy provides tuition in Irish dancing for pleasure, exercise or competition. Classes are held weekly for solo and ceili dancing at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Dancing grades/ exams, workshops and show performances for weddings, tour groups, conferences, private functions are all catered for. T: 075 4719 1677. Millennium Forum The North West’s largest entertainment venue, the Millennium Forum on East Wall/Newmarket Street offers a year-round vibrant programme of top quality events, from drama to dance, comedy to musicals and light entertainment to children’s shows. The main auditorium seats between 367–1020 patrons and there are smaller conference and performance areas. With its stunning entrance and marblefloored, Italian-style Piazza, East Wall bar and Encore Brasserie, the Forum promises a wonderful night’s entertainment in sumptuous surroundings. Box Office T: 7126 4455; www.millenniumforum.co.uk.

Nerve Centre (Above) The Nerve Centre in Magazine Street, along Derry’s historic Walls, opened in 1999. It houses a live performance venue, cinema, Café Nervosa, recording studios and music rehearsal rooms. Magazine Studios next door houses the Creative Learning Centre, the Northern Ireland Archive of the Moving Image, office space and the Hub, a stateof-the-art post-production facility. The Nerve Centre is a regional hub for the creative industries in Northern Ireland, producing interactive multi-media content and major regional websites such as www.culturenorthernireland.org. Offering a wide range of cultural programmes and vocational training courses, and flagship events such as the annual Foyle Film Festival, the Nerve Centre provides a creative outlet for the youth culture of Derry and the North West. T: 7126 0562; www.nerve-centre.org.uk. Playhouse Theatre (Right & opposite) Founded in 1992, The Playhouse has grown to become one of the largest, most productive and vibrant Art Centres in Ireland with a remit to make arts accessible to all. A £4.6m award-winning redevelopment of their Artillery Street premises during 2007-09 created one of the best examples in Northern Ireland of how listed buildings can be restored sympathetically

39 and fused with modern design to showcase the best of architecture across three centuries. The refurbished building is home to a 180-seat theatre, a dance studio, art gallery, multipurpose workshop and rehearsal areas, with office and workspace available for rental. T: 7126 8027; www.derryplayhouse.co.uk. ST COLUMB’S HALL (Below) St Columb’s Hall in the city centre was a major performance venue for decades and provides a variety of spaces catering for up to 1,000 people. Its wonderful classical interior is unrivaled in the North West. Recently refurbished, it offers a range of entertainment for all age groups. T: 7126 2880. Verbal Arts Centre The Verbal Arts Centre was founded in 1992 and moved in 2000 to the beautifully refurbished First Derry School, a listed building which occupies a prime location on Stable Lane, off Bishop Street, adjoining the city’s historic Walls. The Centre promotes the language arts, houses Café Bloom and has a number of accessible and flexible spaces for hiring. T: 7126 6946; www.verbalartscentre.co.uk.

40 Void Art Gallery (Right) Void is an award-winning contemporary art space in Patrick Street which has established an international reputation with its wideranging and challenging exhibition programme. Opened in 2005, it houses two gallery spaces, six studios, an education area and a conference room. Nominated as one of the ‘Best Small Galleries’ in the British Isles by The Guardian. T: 7130 8080; www.derryvoid.com. Waterside Theatre and Arts Centre (Below) The Waterside Theatre in the Ebrington Centre on Glendermott Road contains a 372-seat auditorium and three smaller studios. It houses the Cascade Art Gallery and several arts groups and drama companies. The theatre has cinema capability and hosts the annual City of Derry Drama Festival. It has a fully licensed café bar/lounge area and caters for dance, ballet, live music, comedy and traditional/cultural events. T: 7131 4000; www.watersidetheatre.com. Yes! Publications Founded in 1986, Yes! have published a wide variety of quality books, pamphlets and newsletters emanating from their own sources and a diverse range of similar material for other organisations, groups and individuals. They have also initiated Dog Ears, a new children’s multimedia company creating books, Apps and film output. Their premises at 10-12 Bishop Street are currently undergoing major refurbishment. T: 7126 1941; www.yespublications.org; www.cheersdogears.com

S hopping The following is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the shops in Derry – merely a representative selection. ANTIQUES, ARTS & CRAFT Bedlam, Pump Street Bedlam is the main destination in Derry and the North West for all your vintage, antiques and retro requirements. Whether it’s furniture, clothing, jewellery, art, crafts, books or the finest in kitsch, you’ll find it with knowledgeable dealers, a warm welcome and a huge selection of vintage wares to suit all tastes. Shops include Little Acorns Bookstore, Gladrags & Handbags, Beyond Redemption!, The Recovery Room, Family Jewels. With fresh stock arriving weekly, Bedlam is Ireland’s largest curiosity shop. Bedlam is open Wednesday to Saturday 10.00am - 5.30pm. Beyond Redemption!, Bedlam, Pump Street City of Derry Crystal, 22 Craft Village Irish Shop, 12 Craft Village Whitehouse Antiques, 16 Whitehouse Road

Not listed 7137 0042 7126 9033 7126 7626

BeauticianS Jennifer’s Beautique, Ráth Mór Centre

7126 7647

BOOKSHOPS, CARDS & NEWSAGENTS An Cló Ceart, 37 Great James Street Breslin’s Strand News, 43 Strand Road Eason, Foyleside, Foyle Books, 12 Magazine Street Guildhall Press, Ráth Mór Centre Little Acorns Bookstore, Bedlam, Pump Street Shipquay Books & News, 10 Shipquay Street The Works, Richmond Centre CAMPING & CYCLING Bee’s Cycles, 4 Waterloo Street BM Cycles, 159 Clooney Road Halfords, Crescent Link House of Value, 143 Strand Road

7127 7669 7126 2060 7137 7133 7137 2530 7136 4413 077 5611 7054 7137 1747 7136 1213 7137 2155 7181 0063 7131 3470 7126 1090

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43 CHEMISTS Boots, Foyleside MacCafferty’s, 2 Clarendon Street McKenna’s, 48 Great James Street Ráth Mór Pharmacy, Ráth Mór Centre

7126 0432 7126 6627 7136 3519 7126 2195

DEPARTMENT STORES Austins, The Diamond Debenham’s, Foyle Street Marks & Spencer, Foyleside

7126 1817 7136 3444 7137 7377

ELECTRICAL GOODS Curry’s, Crescent Link Maplin, 12 Crescent Link Retail Park Oak TV, 1-3 Guildhall Street

087 0609 7344 7134 3681 7126 2077

FASHION City Man, Waterloo Place The Recovery Room, Bedlam, Pump Street Foster’s, Richmond Centre Gladrags & Handbags, Bedlam, Pump Street Monsoon, Foyleside Trip, 29 Ferryquay Street Veronica’s Boutique, 8 Strand Road

7126 3951 077 0953 8292 7136 6901 077 5485 9064 7126 9444 7137 2382 7126 2883

FLORISTS Little Petals Florist, Ráth Mór Centre Quigg’s, 19 Great James Street

7126 7647 7136 6452

FOOTWEAR Barratt’s, Foyleside Gormley’s, 15a Ferryquay Street Shoe Zone, 9 Ferryquay Street

7137 7880 7126 2142 7126 2370

GIFTS Austins, The Diamond Celebrations, Lisnagelvin Centre

7126 1817 7134 9230

44 Derry Gifts, 25 Waterloo Street Gift Box, 28 Shipquay Street Pauline’s Patch, 32 Shipquay Street

7137 2124 7126 4462 7127 9794

HARDWARE B&Q, Buncrana Road Homebase, Crescent Link Retail Park McLaughlin’s, 40-44 William Street

7127 1600 7132 9982 7126 3540

HEALTH FOODS Healthy Ambition, 4 Shipquay Place Holland & Barrett, Richmond Centre

Not listed 7137 4396

IRISH INTEREST Cultúrlann Ui Chanáin, 37 Great James Street Derry Gifts, 25 Waterloo Street Donegal Shop, 8 Shipquay Street Irish Shop, 12 Craft Village

7126 4132 7137 2124 7126 6928 7126 9033

JEWELLERS Cooley, D, 22-24 Shipquay Street Faller, 12 Strand Road Family Jewels, Bedlam, Pump Street Glendenning’s, 1 Strand Road Lunn’s, 10 Shipquay Street Keys Cut/Shoe Repair Timpson, Foyleside Shoe Repair, Shipquay Street OFF LICENCES Argyle Arms, 71 Argyle Street Chill: 163 Culmore Road Whitehouse Retail Park Long’s Wines Ltd, Custom House Street Phoenix, Park Avenue Sainsbury’s, Strand Road

7136 2984 7136 2710 077 5485 9064 7136 6903 7137 7877

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7126 4248 7135 4935 7136 6544 7126 6713 7126 8978 7136 0770

45 MARKETS Bedlam, Pump Street (Wednesday to Saturday 10.00am -- 5.30pm) Union Hall Place and Guildhall Square area (ongoing) Walled City Market, Guildhall Square (first Saturday of the month) MUSIC Blast Furnace Studios, Ráth Mór Business Park Cool Discs, Foyle Street HMV, Richmond Centre

7137 7870 7126 0770 084 3221 0169

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Henderson Music, 11 Bishop Street

7136 5791

PHOTOGRAPHIC & MEDIA SERVICES Boots, Foyleside Fotostop, 49 Strand Road Framed to Perfection, 1 West End Terrace Guildhall Press, Unit 15, Ráth Mór Business Park Jessop’s, Foyleside Snappy Snaps, 1 Carlisle Road We Do Art, 8 Great James Street

7126 0432 7137 7395 7137 2220 7136 4413 7136 4364 7136 9369 7128 2826

SHOPPING CENTRES Foyleside, Orchard Street/Foyle Street Lisnagelvin, Waterside Northside, Shantallow Quayside, Strand Road

7137 7575 7132 9409 7135 3115 7137 4037

Ráth Mór, Creggan 7137 3170 Ráth Mór contains a Costcutter supermarket with Café Mór and off sales, Pennywise gift and general store, post office, hairdresser’s, florists, beauticians, tanning salon, Children’s Hospice charity shop and pharmacy. Free car park, WiFi and ATM also available. The Centre also boasts the colourful outdoor Revival and Eastway Wall Art Galleries and a newly created Digital Arts Studio. The Community Service and Business Units house a publishing house, recording studio, taxi firm, caterer’s, children’s creche and playgroup. Website: www.rathmor.com.

46 Richmond Centre, Shipquay Street Springtown, Ballymagroarty SPORTING GOODS Celtic Collection, 4 Bishop Street City of Derry Golf Pro Shop 49 Victoria Road, Prehen JJB Sports, Richmond Centre Jobby’s Sports Centre, 6 Messine’s Terrace Rod & Line, 1 Clarendon Street STORES/SUPERMARKETS Costcutter, Ráth Mór Centre Dunne’s: Springtown Centre Foyleside Gee’s, Rossdowney Park Lidl, Buncrana Road Longs: Greenhaw Road 141 Strand Road Primark, Market Street Sainsbury’s, Strand Road Supervalu, Waterloo Place Tesco: Lisnagelvin Quayside Centre

7126 0525 7126 3500

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City Leisure Centres Check for the Leisure Centre Nearest to You!

Brandywell Sports Centre Lone Moor Road, Brandywell, Derry BT48 9LB tel: (028) 7126 3902

Brooke Park Leisure Centre Rosemount Avenue, Derry BT48 7NN tel: (028) 7126 2637

City Baths William Street, Derry BT48 9AD tel: (028) 7126 4459 Visit www.derrycity.gov.uk/advice-and-information/Leisure-and-Culture

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St Columbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park Leisure Centre Limavady Road, Waterside, Derry BT47 6JY tel: (028) 7134 3941

Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre Richill Park, Waterside, Derry BT47 5QZ tel: (028) 7134 7695

Templemore Sports Complex Buncrana Road, Derry BT48 7QL tel: (028) 7128 9200 for more information on opening times and facilities.

S port & L eisure There are many sport and leisure centres and facilities in Derry offering a wide range of activities. BRANDYWELL FOOTBALL GROUND Derry City FC joined the League of Ireland First Division in 1985 and won the historic treble of Premier Division Championship, FAI Cup and League Cup in 1988-89. With an impressive loyal fan base, they play their home games at the Brandywell Stadium. T: 7128 1333; www.derrycityfc.net. BRANDYWELL SPORTS CENTRE Brandywell Sports Centre, opened in 1983, provides a specialist indoor football arena and the only indoor handball court in the city. T: 7126 3902. BROOKE PARK LEISURE CENTRE Brooke Park Leisure Centre in Rosemount provides two indoor halls, squash courts, a fitness training room, a sauna and outdoor facilities for tennis and bowls. T: 7126 2637; www.derrycity.gov.uk. BRUNSWICK CINEBOWL ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX The award-winning Brunswick Cinebowl in Pennyburn has 20 fullyautomated ten-pin bowling lanes, a 7-screen VIP cinema, American pool tables, video games areas, children’s adventure play area, crèche facilities, licensed restaurant (Martha’s) and the Boulevard Café Diner. Open late every day from 9.00am to 1.00am. T: 7137 1999. Campsie Karting Centre Northern Ireland’s newest and most exciting 400m indoor racing circuit is a purpose-built facility with high-powered karts for Adults and Juniors over the age of 8 years. Catering for Private Groups, Corporate Events, Stag & Hen Parties and Junior Karting – Campsie Karting Centre is a fun day out for the whole family. Located at Campsie Industrial Estate, McLean Road, Campsie. T: 7181 4500. CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK The Centre provides a complete range of Watersports (including canoeing, kayaking, sailing, pedalboating, windsurfing, pier jumping and banana

51 boating), angling and land-based activities suitable for all age groups and abilities as well as a state-of-the-art activity Centre with conference facilities and tackle shop. Also home to Lakeview Café and Bar.  A variety of programmes are on offer to suit groups and individuals, from corporate training packages to fun days, whatever your budget. Ideal for sports enthusiasts, or those who simply want to sit back and enjoy the scenery. Westway, Creggan, T: 7136 3133; www.creggancountrypark.com. CITY BATHS The City Baths at William Street houses a 25m pool, a learners’ pool, steam room, solarium and fitness suite. T: 7126 4459. CYCLE ROUTES Routes include one from Craigavon Bridge to Prehen, along the east bank of the River Foyle, and the 7.5km Foyle Valley route, which runs south alongside the old Foyle Valley Railway line on the west bank. The Riverside route extends from Foyle Bridge to Craigavon Bridge on the west bank and provides a panoramic view of the river and St Columb’s Park in the Waterside. Full details of all the routes, and of forthcoming events aimed at cyclists, can be accessed at www.bikeweek.org.uk. FISHING Salmon, sea trout and flounder may be caught in the Foyle, and salmon and trout are to be had in the upper reaches of the Faughan. Glenowen Fisheries’ ‘put and take’ rainbow trout lake at the Creggan Country Park is also great value. T: 7136 3133; www.creggancountrypark. com. A game-rod licence is necessary for anglers fishing for salmon, sea trout, brown trout or rainbow trout. Coarse fishing in the Foyle area is unlicensed. The angler can obtain advice and information from: Loughs Agency, 22 Victoria Road, Derry. T: 7134 2100; www.loughs-agency.org.

52 FITNESS SUITES/GYM Curves, Rock Mills, Strand Road DW Sports Fitness, Crescent Link Retail Park Lifestyle Fitness, Brooke Park Lifestyle Fitness, City Baths Lifestyle Fitness, Templemore Sports Complex

7126 5061 084 4249 5345 7126 2637 7126 4459 7128 9200

F0YLE Pontoon A convenient and secure berthing facility for marine leisure craft is located at Queen’s Quay, adjacent to the city council offices and not far from the centre of Derry. Foyle Pontoon also provides visitors with power and fresh water. Visiting craft should report to the Harbour Office on VHF Channel 14, Londonderry Port, Port Road, Lisahally, BT47 6FL. T: 7186 0313 (24hrs); www.londonderryport.com. GOLF, GAA & RUGBY At Prehen, the City of Derry Golf Club has a fine competition 18-hole golf course, backed up by a new 9-hole practice course. T: 7134 6369. The Foyle Golf Centre at 12 Alder Road also provides excellent golfing facilities and a driving range. It is open to the general public and tourists alike, T: 7135 2222; www.foylegolfcentre.co.uk. Other courses are available at: Ballyliffin, T: (0035374) 9376119; Greencastle, T: (0035374) 9381013; Lisfannon, T: (0035374) 9361027; Redcastle, T: (0035374) 9385555. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) organises Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie and Handball competitions on a county level and at various local venues, with the main venue being Celtic Park in the Brandywell area. County Board – T: 7774 2990. City of Derry Rugby Club has its playing fields and clubhouse at Judge’s Road off the Clooney Road dual carriageway. T: 7186 1101.

53 GREYHOUND RACING The track is situated at the Brandywell Football Ground. Contact the Brandywell Greyhound Racing Co Ltd. T: 7126 5461. PARKS & PLAY AREAS The city’s parks are open daily, in all weathers, to the public and provide the ideal location to avail of a leisurely stroll or more strenuous exercise and are ideal play areas for children of all ages. Most local parks are maintained by Derry City Council but others are community owned and facilitated by organisations such as the Big Lottery. Public parks and play areas in the council area include: Ballyarnett Country Park Bay Road Bishop’s Field Play Park Bond Street Brooke Park Bull Park Claudy Country Park Creggan Country Park

Eglinton Village Green Galliagh Neighbourhood Park The Glen Kilfennan Park Leafair Maydown Oakland Park Pennyburn Playtrail Riverview Shantallow St Columb’s Park

PONY/HORSE RIDING Ardmore Stables, 8 Rushall Road, Ardmore Eglinton Equestrian Centre, Airfield Road, Eglinton

7134 5187 7181 0646

54 LISNAGELVIN LEISURE CENTRE The City Council’s Leisure Pool in the Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre in the Waterside is an example of the varied and imaginative leisure and entertainment opportunities available in the area. This new-style pool with an ozone purification plant, a wave-making machine, poolside cafeteria and lively imaginative decor has become a major attraction. The Centre also has sauna, solarium and general fitness facilities. Located nearby are football pitches and a bowls area. T: 7134 7695; www.derrycity.gov.uk. PILOTS’ ROW CENTRE The Pilots’ Row Centre in Rossville Street has a number of halls and function rooms and caters for the main indoor sports. It also has a photographers’ darkroom and an excellent snack bar. T: 7126 9418. PREHEN WATERSPORT CENTRE A two-mile stretch of the east bank, upstream of Craigavon Bridge, is a popular area for water-sports activities with frequent sailing, rowing and canoeing events centred around the Prehen Watersport Centre. ST COLUMB’S PARK LEISURE CENTRE St Columb’s Park Leisure Centre, situated in a woodland park of approximately 24 hectares, provides a sports hall and squash courts. T: 7134 3941; www.derrycity.gov.uk. TEMPLEMORE SPORTS COMPLEX Templemore Sports Complex, situated on the Buncrana Road, is the regional leisure centre for the North West and represents Derry City Council’s commitment to providing high-quality leisure facilities. In the complex, visitors can swim in the pools, make use of the refreshment facilities and the sauna suite, train in the fitness/weight room or play squash. The main sports hall can cater for any indoor sport up to international level and has staged some major international tournaments, such as the European Boxing Championships and international table-tennis, as well as important basketball and volleyball matches. The hall is also used to stage such attractions as motor shows, concerts and ‘Ideal Home’ exhibitions. Outdoors, the complex has a variety of facilities including football pitches and running track. T: 7128 9200; www.derrycity.gov.uk.

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Austins Café Mezzo The Diamond 7126 1817

Café Del Mondo Craft Village 7136 6877

Bistro 9 Whitehouse Retail Park 7137 0008 & 7137 0028 Clooney Terrace 7131 2777 & 7131 2888

Café Fresco 22 Waterloo Place 7126 3030

Bridie’s Whitehouse Park 7137 3229 Hatfield 7137 0836 Boston Tea Party Craft Village 079 69717883 Brown’s Restaurant 1 Bond’s Hill 7134 5180 Burger King New Market Street 7136 5700 Buttery 19 Strand Road 7126 7972 Café Bloom Verbal Arts Centre Mall Wall/Stable Lane 7127 2517

Café Grianan 8 William Street 7126 9236 Café Nervosa Nerve Centre 7 Magazine Street 7126 0562 Café Soul Shipquay Place 079 7671 3244 Cappuccino’s 31 Foyle Street 7137 0059 Cheers 59 Strand Road 7136 1527 Chilli’s 145 Strand Road 7126 2050 Custom House Restaurant Custom House Street 7137 3366

56 Da Vinci’s Culmore Road 7137 2074

Garage 24A Queen’s Quay 7136 9789

Delacroix (Rix) Buncrana Road 7126 2990

Gaslight 1 Marlborough Terrace 7137 0500

Domino’s Pizza Victoria Road 7131 8788

Icon Restaurant 14-20 Dungiven Road 7134 3698

Don’s Takeaway 90 Bishop Street 7137 7408

India House 51-55 Carlisle Road 7126 0532

Encore Brasserie Millennium Forum 7137 2492

Java Coffee Shop 33 Ferryquay Street 7136 2100

Emerald Palace 26-28 William Street 7126 7706

Kam House 14-16 William Street 7137 2166

Exchange Queen’s Quay 7127 3990

KFC Strand Road 7136 4756

Fiorentini’s 67-69 Strand Road Not listed

Lakeview Café Creggan Country Park 7136 3133

Fitzroy’s 3 Carlisle Road 7126 6211

La Sosta Ristorante 45a Carlisle Road 7137 4817

Flamin’ Jack’s (Strand Bar) 31-35 Strand Road 7126 6400

Mama Massalla Queen’s Court 7126 6646

57 Mandarin Karma Queen’s Quay 7126 3656 Martha’s Vineyard Brunswick Superbowl 7137 1999 McDonald’s Foyleside Strand Road Crescent Link Retail Park O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar Foyleside Food Quarter 7136 9012 Paolo’s Pizzas 50 Waterloo Street 7137 1898 Whitehouse Park 7136 2634 Pitcher’s 12 Alder Road 7135 8811 Quay West 28 Boating Club Lane 7137 0977 Rafter’s 122 Northland Road 7126 6080 Sandwich Company 61 Strand Road 7126 6771

Subway 7 Crescent Link Retail Park Da Vinci Complex, Culmore Road Richmond Centre 1 Whitehouse Retail Park Sushi Bar 5 Great James Street 7127 1555 Thompson’s On The River City Hotel 7136 5800 Timberquay 100 Strand Road 7137 0020 Watts & Co 162 Spencer Road 7134 4875 Wheeler’s Strand Road 7126 6065 Yangtze Noodle Bar Foyleside Food Quarter (unlisted)

For more information on local restaurants – visit: www.nwrestaurantguide.com www.visitderry.com www.derryvisitor.com

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Services S ervices BANKS Bank of Ireland: 15 Strand Road 7126 4141 12 Shipquay Street 7126 4992 4 Spencer Road 7131 8849 First Trust: Crescent Link 7134 8442 Sainsbury’s, Strand Road 7126 7722 Northern Bank: 6 Shipquay Place 084 5602 6555 Santander: 17 The Diamond 084 5765 4321 Ulster Bank: Newmarket Street 7126 2230 Culmore Road 7126 1882 Bank hours: Times vary, generally 9.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri. BICYCLE HIRE & REPAIRS Bee’s Cycles, Waterloo Street BM Cycles, 159 Clooney Road

7137 2155 7181 0063

BUREAU DE CHANGE – Available from all banks and: NW Money Exchange: City of Derry Airport Foyleside Shopping Centre 27 Da Vinci Complex, Culmore Road Richmond Centre 76 Railway Road, Strabane Visitor & Convention Bureau

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CAR HIRE Avis, City of Derry Airport Desmond Motors Ltd, 173 Strand Road Europcar, City of Derry Airport Hertz, City of Derry Airport COACH TOURS Airporter, 1 Bay Road, Culmore Executive Travel & Tours, 22 Daisyhill Park Lough Swilly, Foyle Street Depot Ulsterbus, Foyle Street Depot

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60 DRY CLEANERS/LAUNDROMATS Penny Clean, 2 Messine’s Terrace Smooth Operators, 17 Sackville Street

7126 2186 7136 0529

EMERGENCY SERVICES Ambulance, Fire, Police (FREE) Accident & Emergency Department, Altnagelvin Hospital, Glenshane Road Dental treatment: Peter Smith, 1 Sydney Terrace PSNI Police Station, Strand Road

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GARAGES/CAR REPAIRS Desmond Motors, 173 Strand Road John Street Tyre & Exhaust Centre, 15 John Street Modern Tyres, 138 Strand Road

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GUIDED TOURS City Centre Rangers Service, Craft Village City Tours, 11 Carlisle Road Inner City Outer City Tours, Richmond Centre Derrybluebadgeguide.com Derry Taxi Association, 21 Glenbrook Terrace DVCB, 44 Foyle Street Free Derry Tours, Gasyard Centre LegendDerry RoadTrain Maiden City Tours McNamara’s Walking Tours Top Tours Ireland Tours ‘N’ Trails

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LIBRARIES NI Central Library, Foyle Street 7127 2310 Hours: Mon & Thurs 8.30am-8.00pm; Tue, Wed & Fri 8.30am-5.30pm; Saturday 9.30am-4.30pm. www.ni-libraries.net OPTICIANS Dispensing Curtis, 8 Carlisle Road Mooney & Scott, 18 Queen Street

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61 POST OFFICE Main Post Office, Custom House Street Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00am-5.30pm; Sat 9.00am-12.30pm Sorting Office, Great James Street Ráth Mór Post Office, Ráth Mór Centre, Creggan Ebrington Post Office, Bond’s Street

084 5722 3344

RELIGIOUS SERVICES Baptist Church, Richill Park Church of Ireland (Anglican Communion) St Columb’s Cathedral, London Street Jehovah’s Witnesses, Knockwellan Park Methodist Church, Clooney Hall, Carlisle Road Presbyterian Church, Clooney Terrace Roman Catholic, St Eugene’s Cathedral, Great James St Salvation Army, Carlisle Road & Waterside

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64 SOLICITORS Babington & Croasdale, 9 Limavady Road MacDermott & McGurk, 12 Clarendon Street MCD Solicitors, 32 Great James Street Chambers

7131 0600 7126 4415 7136 5636

TAXIS A1 Taxis, 7 Chapel Road Call-A-Cab, Spencer Road City Cabs, William Street Co-Op, 5 Sackville Street Culmore Citywide Taxis Derry Taxi Association, William St/Foyle Street Folly Cabs, 124 Beechwood Avenue Foyle Taxis, 10a Market Street Glassagh Taxis, Rรกth Mรณr Business Park Maiden City, Lower Clarendon Street North West Taxi Proprietors Ltd, Rรกth Mรณr Centre Taxi Co, 3 Lower Clarendon Street

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TRANSLATION & LANGUAGE SERVICES Foyle Language Services, 7-15 Foyle Street

7137 1535

TOURIST & EVENT INFORMATION 7131 0560 City of Culture Office, Building 71, Ebrington www.cityofculture2013.com Derry Visitor & Convention Bureau, 44 Foyle Street 7126 7284 www.derryvisitor.com Fรกilte Ireland, 44 Foyle Street 7136 9501 Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9.00am-5.00pm Extended hours and weekends between July and September. TRAVEL AGENTS Co-op Travel, 10 Strand Road Des McLaughlin Travel, 13 Great James Street Gallagher Travel, 14 Strand Road 167 Spencer Road Premier Travel, 35 Carlisle Road Thomson Travel, 9 Waterloo Place

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E vents & F estivals 2012 July – A Coastal Installation Various venues. T: 7131 0560 www.cityofculture2013.com July–August – All The Wall’s A Stage Summer-long Walled City Cultural Trail T: 7137 7577 www.derryvisitor.com 16–21 July – Foyle Cup Various venues www.foylecup.com 26 July–5 August – Walled City Music Festival Magee Campus. T: 7131 1288 www.walledcitymusicfestival.com 28 July – Waterside Community Links Festival Various venues. T: 7134 594

28 July – Roaring Meg Custom Bike Show City Walls T: 7126 2812 www.derryvisitor.com 4–11 August – Maiden City Festival with Bluegrass on the Walls T: 077 1327 3011 www.maidencityfestival.com 5–7 August – Foyle Folk Festival Various venues. T: 7126 2812 www.myspace.com/foylefolkfestival 5–15 August – Féile 2012 Gasyard and other venues. T: 7126 2812 www.freederry.org/feile 22–26 August – Foyle Pride Festival www.foylepride.org

67 24–26 August – Guitar Festival Various venues. T: 7131 1288 www.cityofderryguitarfestival.com

21 September – Culture Night Various venues. T: 7136 5151 www.cityofculture2013.com

25 August – Picnic in the Park Brooke Park T: 7137 0989

26–31 October – Halloween Carnival Various venues. T: 7136 5151 www.derrycity.gov.uk/halloween

25 August – Irish Walled Towns Day Various venues. T:7136 5151 www.derrycity.gov.uk

31 October – Féile na Samhna Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin. T: 7126 4132 www.culturlann-doire.ie

1–14 September – Big Tickle Comedy Festival Various venues. T: 7126 8027 www.derryplayhouse.co.uk

16–18 November – Crafts in the City Guildhall. T: 7136 5151 www.derrycity.gov.uk/crafts

8 September – European Heritage Open Day Various venues. www.ehsni.gov.uk

16–30 November – Foyle Film Festival Various venues. T: 7126 7432 www.foylefilmfestival.org.uk

8 September – Big Oak Festival Prehen House T: 7126 4117 www.bigoakartsfest.com

21 November – ‘The Big Switch On’ Christmas Illuminations City Centre. T: 7136 5151 www.derryvisitor.com

8 September – Eglinton Annual Show Eglinton. T: 7181 0222

1 December – Shutting of the Gates Various venues. T: 077 1327 3011 www.siegeherostrail.com

9 September – Waterside Half Marathon Gransha grounds. T: 7136 5151 www.derrycity.gov.uk

21–23 December – Continental Christmas Market Guildhall Square. T: 7136 5151

For more info on all events, consult: www.whatsonderrylondonderry.com or Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau, T: 7126 7284; www.derryvisitor.com

A ccommodation HOTELS Beech Hill Country House Hotel 32 Ardmore Road www.beech-hill.com 7134 9279 Best Western White Horse Hotel 68 Clooney Road, Campsie www.whitehorsehotel.biz 7186 0606 Broomhill Hotel Limavady Road www.derryaccommodation.com 7134 7995

Tower Hotel Butcher Street www.towerhotelderry.com 7137 1000 Waterfoot Hotel Caw Roundabout www.waterfoothotel.com 7134 5500 SELF CATERING Avish Cottage 38 Kilnappy Road, Campsie www.avishcottage.com 077 3987 5523

City Hotel 14-18 Queen’s Quay www.cityhotelderry.com 7136 5800

Brewster’s 10 Brewster’s Close www.derryselfcatering.com 7127 9000

Derry City Travelodge 22 Strand Road www.travelodge.ie/derry-hotel 087 0191 1733

BT48 Apartotel 112 Strand Road www.bt48apartotel.com 7127 1574

Everglades Hotel 41-53 Prehen Road www.hastingshotels.com 7132 1066

Cathedral Cottage 16 London Street www.thesaddlershouse.com 7126 9691

Ramada Da Vinci’s Hotel 15 Culmore Road www.davincishotel.com 7127 9111

Derry Farm Cottages 74 Gortree Road, Drumahoe www.derryfarmcottages.com 7130 1214

69 GUEST HOUSES AND B&BS Abbey B&B 4 Abbey Street www.abbeyaccommodation.com 7127 9000

Serendipity House 26 Marlborough Street www.serendipityrooms.co.uk 7126 4229

Arkle House 2 Coshquin Road www.derryhotel.co.uk 7127 1156

Sunbeam House 147 Sunbeam Terrace www.sunbeamhouse.com 7126 3606

Clarence House 15 Northland Road www.guesthouseireland.biz 7126 5342

GENERAL Derry City Independent Hostel 44 Great James Street www.derry-hostel.co.uk 7128 0542

Groarty Manor 64 Groarty Road www.bandbnorthernireland.com 7126 1403 Iona Inn 15-17 Spencer Road www.ionainn.com 7134 3529 Saddler’s House 36 Great James Street www.thesaddlershouse.com 7126 9691

Derry Palace Hostel Asylum Road www.paddyspalace.com 7130 9051 St Columb‘s Park House 4 Limavady Road www.stcolumbsparkhouse.org 7134 3080

B ars & N ight C lubs BARS Abercorn, 42 Abercorn Road Anchor, 38 Ferryquay Street Argyle Arms, 71 Argyle Street Badger’s, 16-18 Orchard Street Bennigan’s, John Street Bentley, 3-5 Market Street Bluebell (Mailey’s), 130 Lecky Road Bound for Boston, 27-31 Waterloo Street Brandywell Sports Bar, 2 Brandywell Road Celtic Bar, Stanley’s Walk Cole’s, 135 Strand Road Carraig, 113-119 Strand Road Castle, 26 Waterloo Street Clarendon, 44 Strand Road Clooney, 8 Dungiven Road Collon, 8 Buncrana Road Da Vinci’s, 15 Culmore Road Delacroix, 18 Buncrana Road Derby, 63 Great James Street Dodd’s, 59 Foyle Road Don, 18 Creggan Road Downey’s, 33 Shipquay Street Dungloe, 41-43 Waterloo Street Gainsborough, 5 Shipquay Place Gallery, 14-20 Dungiven Road Glen, Dungiven Road

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72 Grand Central, 27 Strand Road Gweedore, 61 Waterloo Street Ice Wharf, Lloyd’s No 1, Strand Road Magnet, 161 Culmore Road Metro, 3-4 Bank Place Monico, Custom House Street Oakgrove, 88 Bishop Street Oval, 94 Duke Street Park Bar, 35 Francis Street Peadar O’Donnell’s, 59 Waterloo Street Phoenix, 10-14 Park Avenue Pitcher’s, 12 Alder Road, Mason’s, 10 Magazine Street Rafter’s, Northland Road River Inn, 36 Shipquay Street Rocking Chair, 15 Waterloo Street Sandino’s, Water Street Strand, 33 Strand Road Three Flowers, 66 Buncrana Road Tinney’s, 3 Patrick Street Tracy’s, 1 William Street Wetherspoon’s, The Diamond

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NIGHTCLUBS Carraig, 113-121 Strand Road Earth, 135 Strand Road Gweedore, 61 Waterloo Street Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street Peaches/Strand Bar, 33 Strand Road Sandino’s, Water Street Sugar, 33 Shipquay Street

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The Three Flowers Cottage Bar The Gateway to Donegal • Food served daily • Live music & entertainment

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• Traditional open fire 66 Buncrana Road Derry

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T ravel I nformation CITY OF DERRY AIRPORT City of Derry Airport on the Longfield Road, Eglinton, is 11km from the city centre on the main A2 road to Limavady. The airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location gives instant access to the North West and County Donegal. Facilities include an information desk, bar, restaurant, shop, conference suite, business lounge and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play area. Car hire and parking on site. Seasonal and charter flights are available throughout the year direct to: London Stansted, Birmingham, Glasgow Prestwick, Liverpool, Alicante, Costa Dorado, Faro, Majorca, Salou and Tenerife. Flight providers: Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) Falcon Holidays (www.falconholidays.ie) Contact the airport directly for flight information: City of Derry Airport, Eglinton. T: 7181 0784 www.cityofderryairport.com AIRPORTER EXPRESS COACH SERVICE Award-winning Airporter provides an express coach service from Derry City to Belfast City George Best Airport and Belfast International Airport. All coaches are now WiFi enabled. Private coach hire available. For timetable/reservations contact: Airporter Travel and Tours 1 Bay Road Culmore Road, Derry T: 7126 9996 www.airporter.co.uk ULSTERBUS SERVICES/TOURS Major destinations from Derry by Ulsterbus include services to Belfast (Maiden City Flyer: 1hr 30mins), Coleraine (1hr), Limavady (35mins), Strabane (30mins), Dungiven (35mins) and Dublin (3hr 30mins). Times are approximate. For details: Ulsterbus Depot, Foyle Street, Derry; T: 7126 2261 Europa Bus Centre, Belfast: T: 9066 6630 www.translink.co.uk.

77 NORTHERN IRELAND RAILWAYS Northern Ireland Railways offers services from Derry to Coleraine. From Coleraine services branch either to Portrush via the University of Ulster (Coleraine campus) or to Belfast via Ballymena and Antrim. From Belfast Central Train station, it is possible to travel to Dublin Connolly Station on the Enterprise service. Shuttle services from Foyle Street Ulsterbus Depot to the train station are also available. For details contact: NI Railways, Duke Street Station, Waterside, Derry T: 7134 2228; www.translink.co.uk. LOUGH SWILLY & BUS ÉIREANN SERVICES Operating out of the Foyle Street Ulsterbus Depot, Lough Swilly offers services from Derry to Fahan, Buncrana, Carndonagh, Dungloe, Letterkenny, Moville and Stroove. T: 7126 2017; www.loughswillybusco.com. Bus Éireann, Busaras, Dublin. T: (003531) 8366111; www.buseireann.ie. NORTH WEST BUSWAYS Regular services from Derry to Carndonagh, Stroove and Moville. All buses depart from Patrick Street in Derry. T: (0035374) 9382619; www.foylecoaches.com. MAGILLIGAN – GREENCASTLE & BUNCRANA – RATHMULLAN FERRY The Lough Foyle Ferry Company operate a car and foot-passenger ferry service between Magilligan in County Derry and Greencastle in County Donegal. Operating times vary from 8.00am to 10.15pm depending on the time of year. The Lough Foyle Ferry Company also operate a similar service between Buncrana and Rathmullan in County Donegal. Times vary from 9.00am to 8.10pm with seasonal variations. For details contact: The Lough Foyle Ferry Company The Pier, Greencastle, County Donegal T: (0035374) 9381901 www.loughfoyleferry.com.

Touring Donegal & Inishowen To the north and west of Derry, across the border in the Republic of Ireland, is the county of Donegal which is famous worldwide for its natural beauty. GLENVEAGH NATIONAL PARK (Below) Situated just north of Donegal’s most lively town, Letterkenny, is the Glenveagh National Park in which the visitor can enjoy some of Ireland’s finest scenery. Nature walks guide you through the 10,000 hectares of glens and mountains, and there is also Glenveagh Castle with its beautiful gardens to be explored. The park is open all year round from 10.00am to 6.00pm with some seasonal variations. Admission free. T: (0035374) 9137090; www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie. INISHOWEN PENINSULA To the north of Derry is the Inishowen Peninsula. This rugged but beautiful part of Donegal derives its name from the 5th century when Niall, the High King of Ireland, gave this region to his son Eoghan (Owen). Hence Inishowen – ‘the island of Owen’. The ‘Inishowen 100’ is a wellsign-posted, 100-mile scenic drive around the peninsula and is highly recommended.

79 GRIANAN OF AILEACH (Below) Just 10km west of Derry is Grianan of Aileach, The Fortress of the Sun (from the Irish Grianan – sunny place, and Aileach – fortress). This ancient fort of the Northern High Kings is perched on the 240m height of Grianan Hill. Dating from c.2000 BC, it is said to have been built for Dagda, king of the Tuatha De Danann. In pagan days, it was used as a temple of the sun and later as a refuge for the womenfolk when the men went off to war. St Patrick is said to have preached at Grianan in 450 and baptised Eoghan, founder of the O’Neill clan, who later controlled most of the present counties of Derry, Tyrone and Armagh. The original fortress was largely destroyed in 1101, and the current structure dates from restoration work carried out between 1874 and 1879. The view from atop its 3.6m thick walls is breathtaking. Looking north: to the left is Lough Swilly, to the centre lies the mountainous Inishowen Peninsula and to the right is Lough Foyle. Looking east: the windswept scenery of County Donegal joins with the sweeping hills of Derry’s Creggan district in Northern Ireland. On the main approach road to Grianan is the beautiful circular St Aengus’s Church (Burt Chapel), voted Irish building of the last millennium. BURT CASTLE & INCH CASTLE (Over) The O’Dohertys were the Gaelic rulers of Inishowen and the remains of many of their fortifications are scattered throughout the peninsula. Between Newtowncunningham and Bridgend can be seen the imposing ruins of Burt Castle. This was a 16th-century fortress of the O’Doherty clan, one of four guarding the southwest approaches to Inishowen, and in its day was a place of great strategic importance. Further on at Inch Island is Inch Castle, built in the early part of the 15th century and another stronghold of the once-powerful O’Dohertys. Both Burt and Inch castles fell into the hands of the English after the failure of Sir Cahir O’Doherty’s short-lived rebellion in 1608.

80 A few kilometres further on, the road emerges from hilly terrain and swings right at Fahan. The visitor can fully appreciate the beauty of Lough Swilly at this point – right up to Dunree Head and Fanad Head. ST MURA’S CROSS, FAHAN (Centre) In the 6th century, St Columb founded a monastery at Fahan, of which St Mura became the first abbot. He was later revered as the patron saint of this monastic settlement which developed into a centre of piety and learning. The settlement survived for seven centuries until its final abandonment in 1266. St Mura’s Cross, a magnificent example of early Irish art, is supposed to mark the last resting place of the saint himself, whose death is recorded as 645. It stands in the old graveyard and is over 2m in height and shaped like a headstone with a pointed top. St Mura was also the patron saint of the O’Neill clan, and their close links led to the destruction of the abbey at Fahan in 1101, the same time as the destruction of the O’Neills’ fortress at Grianan. The ruins standing in the graveyard now are those of a Protestant church built during the Plantation at the beginning of the 17th century and in use up until 1820, when the new church of St Mura was built across the road. The old graveyard also contains the family grave of Agnes Jones, the respected pioneering nurse who dedicated her life to relieving poverty, pain and suffering wherever she came across it. In the new graveyard, behind the church of St Mura, is a carved cross and memorial to mark the grave of 68 victims of the sinking of the Laurentic, which struck a mine off Malin Head in January 1917. Over 350 out of a crew of 475 lost their lives. The Laurentic was carrying gold bars worth an estimated £5 million, most of which was eventually salvaged.

DOAGH VISITOR CENTRE & FAMINE VILLAGE The Doagh Visitor Centre in Inishowen provides a variety of exhibitions telling the story of Famine and Eviction. It is also a place where the customs, traditions and history of the people of Inishowen are preserved. This attraction is redesigned each year to become Ireland’s version of Lapland in the months of November and December. T: (0035374) 9378078; www.doaghfaminevillage.com. BUNCRANA Six kilometres from Fahan is Buncrana, the chief town in the peninsula. The name of the town comes from the Irish Bun Cranncha – the mouth of the Crana, the river that enters Lough Swilly in the town. There is a local tradition that it was to Buncrana Castle that Wolfe Tone, the ‘father of Irish nationalism’, was taken after he was captured on board the French warship Hoche in 1798 at Lough Swilly. The ship was later repaired and renamed HMS Donegal and subsequently fought under Nelson’s colours at the Battle of Trafalgar. No visit to Buncrana would be complete without a walk through Swan Park, a woodland pathway along the lower reaches of the Crana River (above). Also in Swan Park is O’Doherty’s Keep, a medieval tower house originally owned by Sir Cahir O’Doherty.

TOURING DONEGAL & INISHOWEN

RATHMULLAN & RAMELTON Looking across Lough Swilly from Fahan we can see the expansive strand at Rathmullan. It was from here in 1607 that one of Ireland’s most historic events took place when Hugh O’Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, was forced to flee the country with other Irish leaders to escape further English retribution after the Battle of Kinsale in 1603. This event, ‘The Flight of the Earls’, marked the end of autonomous Gaelic power in Ireland. The Donegal Ancestry Centre in nearby Ramelton is the official family history research/ Genealogy Centre for County Donegal and provides a comprehensive research resource for those exploring details of their Donegal ancestors; www.donegalancestry.com.

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NED’S POINT & FATHER HEGARTY’S ROCK From Swan Park, a path leads onto a walk along the beach north of Buncrana. About 800m along the path, beside Buncrana Lifeboat Station, is Ned’s Point Fort, a military structure designed to counter the threat of French invasion. The fort has been restored and is now open to the public. Further along, about 3km north of the town, is Father Hegarty’s Rock, named after a priest said to have been martyred there in penal times. His grave lies on the inland side of the path; a plaque marks the year of his death, 1711. DUNREE HEAD & FORT DUNREE MILITARY MUSEUM (Above) Arriving at Dunree Head, there is a magnificent view of the beach, mountains and sea. The 18th-century fort at Dunree now houses a Military Museum. This helps capture and recreate both the importance of the Swilly as a safe anchorage and the role played by the fort in coastal defence over a 200-year period from the Napoleonic era to the Second World War. The Fort Dunree Military Museum is open June to September, Mon-Sat 10.30am-6.30pm and on Sundays 12.00noon-6.00pm. T: (0035374) 9361817; www.dunree.pro.ie. CLONMANY & BALLYLIFFIN The view from the top of Mamore Gap in the Urris Hills is very rewarding. From here the road winds its way to Clonmany. This village is well worth a visit as is the waterfall on the Clonmany river at Glenview. Not far from Clonmany is Ballyliffin, which has a 3km stretch of golden sand known as the Pollan Strand. At the north end of the Strand stands the remains of Carrickabraghey Castle, the second oldest in the peninsula.

CARNDONAGH (Above) Carndonagh is 10km off to the east. This thriving market town is the hub of Inishowen. On the approach to the town we see the famous Donagh Cross standing at the entrance of the old graveyard. Also known as St Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross, it is one of the oldest of its kind in Ireland, dating back to the 7th century. It is regarded as one of the most important monuments of early Christian art in these islands. MALIN HEAD (Below) Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most northerly point, with its breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean, is Malin Head at the tip of Inishowen. About 32km southeast is Kinnagoe Bay where, in 1588, La Trinidad Valencera, a vessel of the Spanish Armada, foundered while fleeing the English fleet. The wreck was discovered by local divers in February 1971 and its artefacts are currently housed in the Tower Museum in Derry.

84 GREENCASTLE, THE INISHOWEN MARITIME MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM On the road back to Derry we pass through Greencastle. The castle which gives this quaint fishing village its name was built here in 1305 by Sir Richard de Burgo because of its strategic position at the mouth of Lough Foyle. Sir Richard’s grandson, William, imprisoned his cousin Walter de Burgo in the castle where he starved to death, an event commemorated on the coat of arms of the City of Derry. In the harbour at Greencastle is the Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium. The museum contains numerous exhibits depicting the village’s historical connections to the sea, including a fully rigged ‘Greencastle Yawl’, the area’s traditional fishing boat, a nineteenthcentury rocket cart used to aid survivors of shipwrecks, and examples of traditional Fanad curraghs (rowing boats) made from hazel rods and canvas. The planetarium, one of only three in Ireland, focuses on how mariners were able to use the stars for navigation and boasts the ability to show the stars on any date and the changes that have occurred during the last two thousand years. Recently refurbished with theatre-style seating, it also presents a laser light show at the Summer weekends and is open all year round. Family and group rates available. T: (0035374) 9381363; www.inishowenmaritime.com. MOVILLE Just along the coast is the town of Moville which comes alive in the Summer months with throngs of visitors, especially in the week of the regatta, which begins on August bank holiday Monday. It is also said to have one of the oldest bridges in Ireland sited in the grounds of Gulladuff House. The coastal path extends around the entire distance from Greencastle to Moville along the shores of Lough Foyle. CAIRN VISITOR CENTRE Situated in Drumaweir in Greencastle, this Centre presents an ‘Ireland Through The Ages’ show which brings to life the changing heritage of Inishowen against the backdrop of Irish history – from the Celts to the Vikings and the Great Famine to the recent past. It also hosts ‘Kennedy: A Troubled Journey’ musical. A craft shop and tea room are also sited in the Centre. T: (0035374) 9381104; www.thecairncentre.com.

85 IOSAS CENTRE & CELTIC PRAYER GARDEN/PILGRIM CENTRE The Island of Saints and Scholars (IOSAS) facility in Derryvane, Muff, is a six-acre prayer garden and visitor Centre where the ‘pilgrim’ is invited to reflect on the Irish saints and their relevance today. It is sponsored by the Columba Community of Prayer and Reconciliation. T: (0035374) 9384866; www.columbacommunity.com.

MONREAGH HERITAGE CENTRE (Below) The Centre is situated at Carrigans, some 8kms from Derry in East Donegal’s Laggan Valley. Based in a beautifully restored 19th-century manse, the Centre contains a wealth of information on Ulster Scots-Scots Irish traditions. It gives a voice to the fascinating story of generations past that still have significant relevance today. There is a rich cultural history on which to draw from pre-Christian times, 17th-century Ulster Plantation and migration to the New World in the 18th and 19th centuries. Various events held throughout the year. Open: Tues-Fri 10.00am-4.30pm. Admission fee. Free entry for children 12 and under. T: (0035374) 9140708; www.monreagh-heritage-centre.com. For further information on the Donegal area, contact: North West Tourism, Letterkenny. T: (0035374) 9121160; www.irelandnorthwest.ie or Inishowen Tourism, T: (0035374) 9374933; www.visitinishowen.com, www.donegaldirect. ie; www.countydonegal.com.

TOURING DONEGAL & INISHOWEN

LOUGH FOYLE The journey from Moville to Quigley’s Point provides a closer view of Lough Foyle. The Foyle has a course of 19km before reaching Derry City. According to tradition, Eoghan, after whom the peninsula is named, was buried in this area around 465. His youngest son was drowned in the lough and his body buried in this area which commands extensive views of the lough. The son’s name was Febal; thus the name Lough Foyle. The final journey back along the western shore of the Foyle takes us through Muff, a small village on the border between Donegal and Derry.

D onegal A ccommodation , B ars & R estaurants Below is a selection of accommodation, bars and restaurants from across Donegal including hotels, B&Bs, Guest Houses, hostels and selfcatering premises. Because of the rural nature of the area, most of the bars serve food and some have accommodation available. NB: To dial any of these numbers from outside the Republic of Ireland, use the dialling prefix ‘00 353’ and omit the first ‘0’ of the number. An Grianán Hotel, Burt 07493 68900

Drift Inn, Buncrana 07493 61999

Arnold’s Hotel, Dunfanaghy 07491 36208

Excelsior Bar, Buncrana 07493 61127

Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel & Spa 07493 78200

Farren’s Bar, Malin Head 07493 70128

Beach House Bar & Restaurant Buncrana 07493 61050

Frankie’s Nightclub, Raphoe 07491 45153

Caiseal Mara Hotel, Moville 07493 82600

Frontier Hotel & Restaurant Bridgend 07493 68667

Carlton Redcastle Hotel 07493 85555

Rossmore House, Malin 07493 79294

Carrickabraghey House Ballyliffin 07493 76977

Harvey’s Point Hotel Lough Eske, 07497 22208

Cruiskeen Lawn Buncrana 07493 62088

Harbour Inn, Buncrana 07493 21810

Cuan na Mara, Malin 07493 79121

Inishowen Gateway Hotel Buncrana 07493 61144

87 Johnny’s Cottage, Malin 07493 70638

Redcastle Hotel, Golf and Spa 07493 85555

Lake of Shadows Hotel, Buncrana 07493 61005

Rosato’s, Moville 07493 82247

Linx Restaurant Ballyliffin Golf Club 07493 76119

Rusty Nail, Clonmany 07493 76116

Maidenrock Apartments Redcastle 07493 81445 Malin Hotel, Malin 07493 70606 McGrory’s Hotel Culdaff 07493 79104 McIntyre’s (19th Hole), Burnfoot 07493 68419 Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny 07491 22700 O’Flaherty’s Bar, Buncrana 07493 61305 Radisson SAS Hotel Letterkenny 07491 94444 Railway Tavern, Fahan 07493 60137 Red Door, Fahan 07493 60289

Sean Tí, Greencastle 07493 81178 Simpson’s, Carndonagh 07493 74499 Squealin’ Pig, Muff 07493 84068 Strand Hotel, Ballyliffin 07493 76107 Tullyarvan Mill Hostel Buncrana 07493 61613 Water’s Edge Restaurant Rathmullan 07491 58182

An Grianรกn Theatre An Grianรกn Theatre, Letterkenny in Letterkenny

D onegal A rts & L eisure Adventure One Surf School, Fanad 07491 50262

Clonmany Festival (August) 07493 76477

An Grianรกn Theatre Letterkenny 07491 20777

Cooley Equestrian Centre, Moville 07493 5685

Arena 7 Ten-Pin Bowling Letterkenny 07491 28853 Ballyliffin Golf Club 07493 76119 Buncrana Golf Club 07493 62279 Buncrana Leisure Centre 07493 61000 Charles Macklin Autumn School (October), Culdaff 07493 79104

Cooley Pitch & Putt, Moville 07493 82054 Doagh Visitor & Famine Centre Ballyliffin 07493 78078 Donegal Bay Waterbus Cruises 07497 23666 Donegal County Museum Letterkenny 07491 24613 Earagail Arts Festival (July) 07491 68800

89 Glenview Stables and Equestrian Centre, Burnfoot 0035387 9730809 Greencastle Golf Club 07493 81013 Inishowen Gateway Health & Fitness Club Buncrana 07493 61144

The Pole Star, Letterkenny

Leisureland, Redcastle 07493 82306 Letterkenny Karting Centre 07491 29077 North West Golf Club, Lisfannon 07493 61715 Paintball Games, Letterkenny 07491 28086

D onegal S hops & S ervices BANKS AIB: Buncrana Bank of Ireland: Carndonagh Moville Letterkenny Ulster Bank: Buncrana Moville

07493 61087 07493 74156 07493 82067 07491 22122 07493 62863 07493 82896

BUREAU DE CHANGE Euroxchanger: Bridgend 07493 86600 CAR RENTAL Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 07491 03202 Letterkenny Emergency Services Garda: Emergency 999 Buncrana 07493 61555 07491 67100 Letterkenny Moville 07493 82002 Hospital: Letterkenny 07491 25888 FISHING/WATERSPORTS Chartered Sea Angling, Malin 07493 70605 Wet & Wild Outdoor Store, Letterkenny 07491 25118 Medical Centres Moville 07493 82408 Buncrana 07493 63611

Post OfficeS Buncrana Moville Malin Head

07493 61010 07493 82016 07493 70112

SHOPS/SHOPPING CENTRES Carndonagh Shopping Centre 07493 74124 Harkin’s Gift Shop, Moville 07493 82288 Inishowen Co-op, Carndonagh 07493 74178 Letterkenny Shopping 07491 23094 Centre Mac’s Bookshop Main St, Buncrana 07493 63366 TOURIST INFORMATION Donegal Tourist Information Buncrana 07493 62600 Fáilte Ireland NW Tourist Office Letterkenny 07491 21160 Inishowen Tourism 07493 74933 TRANSPORT 07491 31008 Bus Éireann Donegal Airport 07495 48284 Carrickfinn Lough Foyle Ferry Company Greencastle 07493 81901 McGinley Coach 07491 35201 Travel

The Dry Arch, Letterkenny

Emigration Statues, Letterkenny

F urther A field HEADING SOUTH Thirteen kilometres southeast of the city on the road to Dungiven lie the 18 hectares of Ness Wood in the Burntollet Valley. This is open to the public all-year round. The wood is enchanting, with picturesque nature trails, picnic sites and footbridges. It contains Northern Ireland’s highest waterfall, Ness Fall (the wood gets its name from the Irish word for a waterfall – an eas), where the Burntollet River plunges 9m into a deep pool. A narrow gorge above the fall is known as Shane’s Leap, named after an 18th-century highwayman who leapt across the chasm to escape his pursuers. To the north of the Ness, at Ballygroll, there are stone walls reported to be the remains of a stone-age settlement. Nearby Mullaboy churchyard has an ancient stone cross. A mile from the Ness is Loughermore Forest, which has some interesting walks amidst wild mountain scenery. Further south, near Claudy, is Cumber House Riverside Park, a 22-hectare picnic area and nature reserve on the banks of the River Faughan. At the head of the Faughan Valley lies Learmount Forest where a caravan park is located. This delightful forest nestles in the shadow of the nearby Sperrin Mountains, which are interspersed with streams, forests and glens. The highest peak is Sawel at 672m. HEADING EAST To the northeast of Derry, in the direction of Limavady, is an area of flat land reclaimed from the Foyle centuries ago and now dotted with small townships and villages. At Magilligan Point is a large Martello Tower dating back to the Napoleonic era. This tower and a similar one on the opposite side of the Foyle at Greencastle were built to defend the entrance to the Foyle against French incursion. Benone Beach lies further east. This is said to be Ireland’s longest and most beautiful beach, especially the famous sweeping 10km-stretch facing the Atlantic. On a prominent cliff top at nearby Downhill is another famous circular landmark – Mussenden Temple. This is an exact copy of the Roman Temple of Vespa and was built by Frederick Augustus Hervey, a wealthy bishop of Derry and also

93 Earl of Bristol, whose 18th-century mansion ruins lie close by. The view from Gortmore picnic area atop nearby Benevenagh Mountain is breathtaking on a clear day. ROE VALLEY COUNTRY PARK Near Limavady is the Roe Valley Country Park where the River Roe flows through the many gorges in the valley. The disused electric plant and old mills which once lined the river have been restored to their former glory and there is a museum in a converted weaving shed. Camping and caravan facilities also provided. T: 7772 2074; www.doeni.gov.uk. COUNTY ANTRIM Further east takes you to the beautiful Antrim Coast with the world famous Giantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Causeway (below), the 14th-century Dunluce Castle and the popular seaside towns of Portrush and Portstewart. Also in this area is the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest distillery at Bushmills which produces Irish whiskey. T: 2073 3218; www.causewaycoastalroute.com.

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A = Diamond - War Memorial B = Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin C = St Columb’s Cathedral D = (O’Doherty) Tower Museum E = Verbal Arts Centre F = St Augustine’s Church G = Bloody Sunday Memorial H = Freemasons’ Hall I = Craft Village J = Apprentice Boys’ Memorial Hall K = First Derry Church L = Peace Bridge M = Millennium Forum N = Central Library O = Foyle Valley Railway Museum P = Visitor & Convention Bureau Q = Guildhall R = Ebrington/Culture Company S = Workhouse Museum T = Long Tower Church U = Heritage Tower V = Free Derry Corner / Hunger Strike Memorial W = St Eugene’s Cathedral X = Museum of Free Derry Y = Strand Omniplex / Quayside Shopping Centre Z = Bedlam Market PK = Parking BUS = Foyle Street Bus station TRAIN = Waterside Railway Station

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