Visit Mid Ulster

Visit Mid Ulster The official page for those who love to visit, explore and unwind in Mid Ulster. Get ready for your next giant adventure in Northern Ireland.

Discover Mid Ulster at www.visitmidulster.com Time moves a bit differently in Mid Ulster, taking you to places you didnโ€™t expect to go. Like the outer reaches of the solar system, under the darkest sky in Northern Ireland. Or the depths of Lough Neagh, where eels burrow and swim. To the peak of a mountain and down to the forests and emerald-green valleys below, by foot or on bike - it just depends

how quickly you want to travel. People have been spending their time here for thousands of years. You can see this for yourself because theyโ€™ve left behind forts, tombs, stone circles and structures for you to explore. What brought them here? Probably many of the things youโ€™ll enjoy when you visit. We look forward to welcoming you to Mid Ulster on your next in Northern Ireland.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟThereโ€™s something for every heritage lover during EHOD, whether youโ€™re intereste...
03/09/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

Thereโ€™s something for every heritage lover during EHOD, whether youโ€™re interested in historic houses, architecture, religious heritage or the stories that connect our communities to the places around them.

๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Visit this beautiful 17th-century plantation house, home to the Lenox-Conyngham family for 10 generations.
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐€๐ซ๐๐›๐จ๐ž
Explore the character and history of this early 18th-century church at your leisure.
๐Ÿ“ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐š๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž
Discover the historic interiors of this manor house and learn about its architectural and social history and its role in education and community life.
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ญ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐คโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐๐ž๐ง๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐› (๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก)
Explore this Plantation church dating from 1618 and one of the oldest churches in the north-west of Ireland still in regular use.

๐Ÿ“… 12โ€“13 September 2026
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free admission

๐Ÿ”Ž Find out more and explore the full Mid Ulster EHOD programme:
https://bit.ly/3RZRwx0

Please check individual listings as some events may require advance booking.

๐Ÿฐ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€, ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟIf you love architecture, local history and exploring some...
28/08/2026

๐Ÿฐ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€, ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

If you love architecture, local history and exploring somewhere a little different, European Heritage Open Days is the perfect opportunity to discover some of Mid Ulsterโ€™s historic buildings and sites - with free access throughout the weekend.

๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐œ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐“๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง
Explore historic Top Row, uncover stories spanning centuries and enjoy a guided wine tasting.
๐Ÿ“ ๐Š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง
Discover the story of this striking castle, originally built in 1671 and later rebuilt by renowned architect John Nash, including an All American WW2 GI Tour.
๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐
Explore the atmospheric ruins of the mansion built by Sir Toby Caulfield in 1619.
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐๐ซ๐š๐ฅ, ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ
Explore this Georgian cathedral, with fine stained glass, bishopsโ€™ portraits, a diocesan archive and a unique knitted model of the church.

๐Ÿ“… 12โ€“13 September 2026
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free admission

๐Ÿ”Ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ข๐ ๐”๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐‡๐Ž๐ƒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž::
https://www.visitmidulster.com/things-to-do/arts-culture-and-heritage/european-heritage-open-days

Please check individual listings as some events may require advance booking.
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Starting on the 10th of September and ran by the Ulster-Scots Agency is the popular 'Dinnae Houl Yer Wheest!' Language C...
27/08/2026

Starting on the 10th of September and ran by the Ulster-Scots Agency is the popular 'Dinnae Houl Yer Wheest!' Language Course ๐ŸŽค

Where? ๐Ÿ“The Bridewell Magherafelt
When? ๐Ÿ“… Thursday September 10th, 7:00-8:30pm, running for 6 sessions

If you are curious about Ulster-Scots, want to build confidence using the words you already know, or fancy learning to write in the Ulster-Scots language, register now with [email protected] ๐Ÿ“ฉ

25/08/2026

๐Ÿ“…๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ ๐Ÿ“…
๐ŸŒฟโœจ The Great Garden Adventure is Coming to Maghera Walled Garden! โœจ๐ŸŒฟ

Get ready for a magical family day out as The Great Garden Adventure blooms at Maghera Walled Garden on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง โ€“ ๐Ÿ’๐ฉ๐ฆ!๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒณ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE event โ€“ but tickets are required for Walled Garden entry!
๐Ÿ•› ๐“๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ
๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ% ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง
๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ% ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆ

Book here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.midulstercouncil.org/greatgardenadventure.

Here's what's waiting for you:
๐ŸŽค Live Entertainment โ€“ Sing, dance and join in the fun with a Ms Rachel performer, meet the magical Bubble Fairy, laugh along with comedy duo BeeYonce & Honey Bee, and look out for our spectacular Butterfly Stilt Performer!
๐ŸŒฑ Garden Adventure Zone โ€“ Get hands-on at the Plant & Grow Station, race to the finish in the Mini Beast Grand Prix Scuttlebug Racer Zone, enjoy Messy Play and Mud Kitchens, or unwind in our Sensory & Quiet Zone.
๐ŸŽญ Outdoor Fun on the Green โ€“ Enjoy interactive theatre shows with the wonderfully wacky Professor Poppyfizz and Professor Bumblebang, take on carnival games, inflatable football and basketball challenges, and test your skills on the 9-hole mini golf course.
๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’™ Special Guests โ€“ Keep an eye out for Hey Duggee and Bluey, who'll be making appearances throughout the afternoon for plenty of family photos!
๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฆ Food & Treats โ€“ Enjoy delicious pizza, sweet treats, ice cream and a selection of hot and cold refreshments from our local food vendors.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž: ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐†๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐š ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐จ๐ง๐ž-๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ, ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ, ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐›๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง.
*๐“๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ.

๐ŸŒณ Activities on the Green and along the Lane are open to everyone โ€“ ๐ง๐จ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐!

๐Ÿ“… Save the date and join us for a fun-filled afternoon of nature, adventure, creativity and family entertainment to celebrate the end of summer!

Take a trip to Stewartstown between the 26th and 29th of August where the historic Stuart Hall Estate will host the 2026...
25/08/2026

Take a trip to Stewartstown between the 26th and 29th of August where the historic Stuart Hall Estate will host the 2026 ISDS Irish National Sheepdog Trials!๐Ÿ‘

Alongside the sheep trials there will be a Family Fun Day on Saturday the 29th of August at Stuart Hall, Stewartstown.๐ŸŽ‰

The event will offer something for all ages, as visitors will be able to browse a wide range of local food producers, crafts and independent traders, as well as enjoy a display of vintage cars and tractors. For younger visitors, there will be a dedicated kidsโ€™ zone featuring inflatables, carousel rides, face painting, a petting zoo and art and crafts.๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿคนโ€โ™€๏ธ

Admission is ยฃ10 (under-16s free) and proceeds from will support Mencap NI.

Whether visitors are passionate about sheepdogs, looking for local food and handmade crafts, or simply searching for something different to do with the family, the event promises a full day of entertainment so please come along!

๐Ÿ“œ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟFrom life inside a 19th-century gaol to ancient inauguration traditio...
24/08/2026

๐Ÿ“œ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

From life inside a 19th-century gaol to ancient inauguration traditions and a fascinating family connection, ๐„๐‡๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” gives you the chance to discover the stories behind some of Mid Ulsterโ€™s most interesting historic places.

๐Ÿ“ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐จ๐ฅ, ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ
Step back to 1839 and explore the gloomy cells of Magherafeltโ€™s former gaol with Mrs McKinley, one of its strict wardens.
๐Ÿ“๐“๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐“๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž
Discover the hilltop enclosure that became a dynastic centre and inauguration place of the Cenรฉl nEรณghain and the Oโ€™Neills.
๐Ÿ“ ๐”.๐’. ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐, ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ ๐š๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ
Visit the preserved farmhouse where U.S. Grantโ€™s great-grandfather, John Simpson, was born and discover this fascinating ancestral connection.

๐Ÿ“… 12โ€“13 September 2026
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free admission

๐Ÿ”Ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐„๐‡๐Ž๐ƒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐:
https://bit.ly/3RZRwx0

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๐Ÿก ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐„๐‡๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” offers the chance to step inside historic buildings, explore...
22/08/2026

๐Ÿก ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€

๐„๐‡๐Ž๐ƒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” offers the chance to step inside historic buildings, explore fascinating sites and discover the stories of the people who lived, worked and shaped these places. This September, why not explore somewhere new?

๐Ÿ“ ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ข๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐ก๐ฒ
Visit this rare one-and-a-half-storey thatched cottage dating from around 1830, beautifully restored in 2016/17.

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง
Discover Lissan House, a 400-year-old family home set within 260 acres, and hear the stories of its colourful characters, including the โ€œBarefoot Baronetโ€ and Handsome Kitty Hawkins.

๐Ÿ“ ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Žโ€™๐๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ & ๐‘๐š๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ง
Discover over 2,000 years of history, from the Iron Age to the powerful Oโ€™Neill dynasty, with a free tour and interactive exhibition.

๐Ÿ“… 12โ€“13 September 2026
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free admission

๐Ÿ”Ž๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ข๐ ๐”๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐‡๐Ž๐ƒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž:
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Love Heritage NI Discover Northern Ireland

The Emigrant's Walk flying the flag for Mid Ulster at Irish Fest, Milwaukee, USA.
22/08/2026

The Emigrant's Walk flying the flag for Mid Ulster at Irish Fest, Milwaukee, USA.

22/08/2026
18/08/2026

The countdown is on to Bardic Theatre's production of 'Much Ado About Nothing' on Hill of The O'Neill from 27th - 29th August! Directed by Bugsy McMahon. Tickets are selling fast! Book now to avoid disappointment by calling 028 8772 8600 or online at hilloftheoneill.com/whats-on/

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