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GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEFollow St Patrick’s FootstepsTo SlemishFollow St Patrick’s footsteps to Slemish and delve into the myths and history of the area.Start your guided walking tour of Slemish 1 in the car park, where your guide will revealthe history of the mountain, on whose slopes St Patrick is said to have tended livestock forsix years during his years of slavery in the early 5th century, before evading his captors andreturning to Roman Britain.The one-and-half kilometre round trip to Slemish summit and back takes approximatelyone hour in good weather and is worth it for the spectacular views of the Antrim andScottish coasts alone. Ballymena, Lough Neagh and the Sperrin Mountains are visible tothe west whilst the Bann Valley and the Antrim Hills can be seen to the North. It’s a steep,rocky climb so wear good waterproofs and strong footwear.After your climb return by coach to the nearby village of Broughshane. This picturesque,award-winning village, known as ‘The Garden Village of Ulster’, has an enticing selectionof shops and cafés. Next travel a short distance into Ballymena town and visit the state-ofthe-artnew Mid Antrim Museum at the Braid 2 where you will learn of the links betweenpeople, places and local history, and explore a fabulous range of interactive exhibitions.TO BOOK CONTACTBallymena Tourist Information CentreT: (028) 2563 5900 E: tourist.information@ballymena.gov.ukVisit contacts1Slemish Mountainfrom Ballymena take A42for Broughshane, turn right inthe village onto B94. SlemishMountain is signposted fromthere onwards.(028) 2563 59002Mid Antrim MuseumAt The Braid1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena,Co. Antrim, BT43 5EJ.(028) 2563 5900WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - The Thatch Inn; Scoffwell Café; Tullyglass House Hotel.Retail therapy - Broughshane Village; Ballymena Town Centre; Fairhill Shopping Centre;Tower Shopping Centre.Extending your visit - Cullybackey Village; Gracehill Moravian Village.your day outAt a glance6-7HOURSGroup30 maxsize66For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsslemish mountain
GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEDiscover Antrim’s HiddenTreasuresDiscover one of the finest round towers in Ireland, meet owls and birds of prey and indulge insome top quality retail therapy at Junction One International Outlet Centre.Start your day with tea or coffee at Antrim Civic Centre Café 1, before visiting themagnificent Antrim Round Tower 2, one of the finest of its kind in Ireland. 28 metres high,it was built as a bell tower around the 10th century for protection from marauding raidersand along with the Ballaun Stone, is an impressive reminder of Antrim’s ancient monasticsettlement.After a short journey out of Antrim you will arrive at World of Owls 3 in the heartof Randalstown Forest, Northern Ireland’s only owl, bird of prey and exotic animalconservation centre. This is your chance to meet a host of owls from around the world aswell as falcons, kestrels, buzzards and hawks. There’s also some creepy spiders, snakes andother reptiles to see.Stop for lunch in Truffles Restaurant 4 in Randalstown, before heading to Junction OneInternational Outlet Centre 5 for some excellent retail therapy. Junction One has over 70individual outlets offering low cost surplus stock, samples and previous season stock withlots of famous brands at low prices.TO BOOK CONTACTAntrim Tourist Information Centre T: 028 9442 8331 E: info@antrim.gov.ukVisit contacts1AntrimCivic Centre50 Stiles Way,Antrim, BT41 2UB.(028) 9446 31132Antrim RoundTowerSteeple Road,Antrim.(028) 9442 83313World Of OwlsRandalstownForest, Co. Antrim,BT41 3LE.(028) 9447 23074TrufflesRESTAurant9 New Street,Randalstown,Co. Antrim,BT41 3AF.(028) 9447 8152WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - The Old Forge; The Black Bull Brasserie; O’Kanes Bar & Restaurant.Retail therapy - Castle Mall; Junction One International Outlet Shopping Centre;The Landscape Centre at Donegore.Extending your visit - Antrim Lough Shore Park; Cranfield Church & Holy Well;Clementsmount Fun Farm; Ballance House.5Junction OneInternationalOutlet ShoppingCentre, Antrim,BT41 4LL.(028) 9442 9111your day outAt a glance6-7HOURS68For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsANTRIM ROUND TOWER
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