Great Days Out for Groups - Discover Northern Ireland

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Your guide toAt a gLAnce6HOURSloCATIONApprox Lengthof visit in hoursHardly any walkingModerate walkinglots of walkingOUTDOORSrefreshments includedLunch includedFood & Drinksavailable to purchaseshopping opportunityDownThere are so many ways toenjoy the bewitching countrysideand coastline of County Downfrom retracing the mountainpaths of smugglers to exploringworld famous gardens,absorbing the Viking history ofStrangford Lough or journeyingthrough the country St Patrickmade his home. Learn to cookthe famous seafood of the area,trace the purest water tospectacular reservoirs at theheart of the Mournes, explorea vibrant linen industry, enjoynostalgic steam train ridesand lots, lots more.Group20 maxsizeCreative / Hands-on activitydisabled accesscoach parkingGroup size min/maxNational Trustnorthern irelandenvironment agencyFor more details or information onany of the itineraries listed, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groups
GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL History • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HeritaGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEThe Age Of TitanicSpend a day immersed in the story of Titanic at the Ulster Folk and TransportMuseum. Enjoy discovering the history of the ship and learning how the peoplewho built Titanic lived.Arrive at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum 1 and start your day with tea or coffee anda freshly baked scone in the Midland Tearoom at the Transport Museum, before exploringTitanic and her world at TITANICa: The Exhibition. Discover why Titanic and her sisterships Olympic and Britannic were built in Belfast and how local enterprise and skills werecombined to produce vessels of exceptional quality and design. Find out about life onboard the ships through fascinating artefacts and the personal stories that help to relatethe tragic loss of Titanic in 1912. The exhibition also looks at the legacy of the great ship andposes questions about her hold on the popular imagination.Next, move across to the Folk Museum to enjoy lunch in the Ballycultra Tearoom beforestarting to explore how the people who built Titanic lived. In Tea Lane you can discoverconditions for a labourer, while in Cluan Place you can contrast this with life for a skilledtradesman at the shipyard. Explore the shops they would have visited, the schools wheretheir children were educated and the churches in which they worshipped.A truly fascinating look at life in Northern Ireland at the time Titanic was built.TO BOOK CONTACTPatrick McLain or Pauline Carey, National Museums Northern Ireland T: (028) 9042 8428E: patrick.mclain@nmni.com or pauline.carey@nmni.com W: www.nmni.comVisit contact1Ulster Folk AndTransport MuseumBangor Road, Cultra,Holywood, Co. Down,BT18 0EU.(028) 9042 8428WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Cultra Inn at the Culloden Hotel; Crawfordsburn Inn; Dickson’s Garden Centre.Retail therapy - Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Gift Shop;Dickson’s Garden Centre; Crawfordsburn Craft Shop.Extending your visit - Titanic Dock & Pumphouse; Titanic Boat Tour; Crawfordsburn Country Park.your day outAt a glance6-7HOURS112For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsRMS TITANICImage © national MUSEUMS NORTHERN ireland
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