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GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEWalk A Crooked MileAnd See A Crooked AisleExperience a guided walking tour of Carrick’s churches in a town with over 800 years ofchurch heritage, including the famed ‘crooked aisle’, before finishing with the Town Wall Walk.Start your morning with tea or coffee and a home baked scone, at the Courtyard CoffeeHouse 1 then meet your tour guide, Blue Badge Guide John O McIlvenna 2 at St Nicholas’Church 3. Established by John de Courcy in 1182, its famed ‘crooked aisle’ was deliberatelycreated to represent the head of Christ on the cross falling to the right. The Church hasmany beautiful stained glass windows and many other treasures like the beautifullycarved Jacobean Memorial to Sir Arthur Chichester.The tour then takes you to the Presbyterian Church in North Street, where packed gospelmeetings were once held. See the site where John Wesley, the Methodist church founder,preached in 1771. Walk up West Street to see the new Methodist Church with its modernchurch architecture and visit the Irish Quarter West to St Nicholas Roman Catholic Churchat Minorca, opened in 2000.Enjoy a hearty home cooked lunch at the Glasshouse Bistro 4 and afterwards there’san opportunity to complete the self-guided Town Wall Walk, taking in the Jacobean KnotGarden of Sir Arthur Chichester and the North Gate. As outdoor walking is involved in thisvisit suitable outdoor clothing and comfortable footwear should be worn.TO BOOK CONTACTCarrickfergus Tourist Information Centre T: (028) 9335 8049 E: touristinfo@carrickfergus.orgVisit contacts1Courtyard CoffeeHouse38 Scotch Quarter,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim, BT38 7DN.(028) 9335 18812John o McilvennaBlue Badge Guide.T: 07816 969 3503St Nicholas’ ChurchChurch Office,Lancasterian Street,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim, BT38 7AB.(028) 9336 0061WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Harbour Point Restaurant; Indian Ocean; Knockagh Lodge.4Glasshouse Bistro11 Antrim Street,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim, BT38 7DG.(028) 9336 7444Retail therapy - The Courtyard; Carrickfergus Museum Gift Shop; Grow Garden Centre.Extending your visit - Carrickfergus Castle; Flame! The Gasworks Museum of Ireland;The Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Centre.your day outAt a glance5-6HOURSGroup25 maxsize38For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsCarrickfergus Castle
Monkey Bones And MuseumsDiscover the long and distinguished heritage of Carrickfergus through guided tours of itsdiverse and distinctive museums.GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEStart off your morning by having a cup of tea or coffee and a home baked scone at theGlasshouse Bistro 1 on Antrim Street before entering the Carrickfergus Museum 2 for aguided tour. Here you’ll discover the intriguing answers as to why monkey bones have beenfound in Carrickfergus and why Carrickfergus was once far more important than Belfast.Now return to the town centre, browsing some of the enticing shops at The Courtyard, beforeenjoying a traditional lunch in Ownies Bar and Bistro 3. Then it’s on to Flame! The GasworksMuseum of Ireland 4 – the sole surviving Victorian gasworks in Ireland and only one ofthree in the British Isles. Listen to your tour guide as you travel back to the Victorian eraand take a nostalgic look at the extensive display of original gas appliances.Finish the day by having afternoon tea or coffee at the Clarion Hotel 5. Some outsidewalking is involved with this tour so please wear outdoor clothing and comfortable footwear.TO BOOK CONTACTCarrickfergus Tourist Information Centre T: (028) 9335 8049 E: touristinfo@carrickfergus.orgVisit contacts1GlasshouseBISTRo11 Antrim Street,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim,BT38 7DG.(028) 9336 74442CarrickfergusMuseum & CivicCentre11 Antrim street,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim,BT38 7DG.(028) 9335 80493Ownies Bar &bistro16-18 Joymount,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim,BT38 7DN.(028) 9336 2213WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Premier Inn; Dobbins Inn Hotel; Pa Pa Browns Grill.4Flame! TheGasworksMuseum OfIreland44 Irish Quarter,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim,BT38 8AT.(028) 9336 95755Clarion Hotel75 Belfast Road,Carrickfergus,Co. Antrim,BT38 8BX.(028) 9336 4556Retail therapy - The Courtyard; Carrickfergus Museum Gift Shop; Carrickfergus Town Centre;Sunnybank Garden Centre.Extending your visit - St. Nicholas Church; Carrickfergus Castle; Woodburn Forest.your day outAt a glance5-6HOURSGroup25 maxsize40For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsCarrickfergus Museum
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