Armagh City
Steeped in history and folklore, the ancient city of Armagh is a mesmerising place combining the best of both contemporary and historical Ireland.
Activities
Stroll at your leisure, cast off at nearby waterways and take a swing at one of the best clubs in the area.
Armagh Guided Tours
Enjoy a fantastic guided walking tour of Armagh and find out everything there is to know about the county from Cuchulainn and St Patrick to Brian Boru and Saint Malachy. Booking essential.
Fishing
There’s a whole host of angling opportunities around Armagh City. Try the River Blackwater for coarse fishing; Shaws Lake for perch, rainbow and brown trout; Lowry’s Lake for rainbow and brown trout; Tullnawood Lake for fly-fishing; and Darkley Lake, Aughnagurgan Lake, Callan River and The Cusher where all legal fishing is permitted.
Golf
Get into the swing of things at County Armagh Golf Club, a lush wooded parkland course where the best visitor days are during the week.
Children
Look to the skies, smile up at a giant and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of some historic stables.
Armagh Planetarium, College Hill
Get stellar with meteorite impacts and space robots, build a rocket, and see a star show.
Navan Centre, Killylea Road
This revamped interpretative centre focuses on one of Ireland’s most important archeological sites, Navan Fort. The Fort was the ancient capital of Ulster and seat of Ulster’s kings and queens.
Palace Stables Heritage Centre, Armagh
This restored Georgian stable block gives a fantastic insight into how the stables would have operated in 1786. You can also visit the Georgian Kitchen, the Kitchen Walled Garden, a Victorian schoolroom and the lovely gardens.
See more highlightsSt. Patrick’s Trian Visitor Complex
Trace the story of Armagh City in pagan times through to the coming of St. Patrick and celtic Christianity and modern day Ireland. With touch-screen technology, the kids will adore this magical journey through time, with exhibitions dedicated to the city’s history and the spellbinding tale of Gulliver’s Travels, as told by a 20-foot giant!
Culture & Festivals
Embrace the orchard blossoms, bestow yourself with the gift of the gab and sway to the haunting sounds of the pipes.
Armagh Apple Blossom Festival
Celebrate the beautiful Apple Blossom season in the capital of the Orchard County. Events include outdoor concerts, guided tours and a lipsmacking food market!
Bard of Armagh
This festival of humourous verse is held in November and has been in existence since 1993. It has grown to become something of a national institution! Breaking down all social, political, age and gender barriers, the event attracts interest from here to Australia!
Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre
An award-winning theatre and cultural arts facility in the heart of Armagh City, the Market Place is host to top theatrical productions, arts performances, children’s shows and variety entertainment. The Centre also boasts a visual arts gallery, studio space, café, restaurant and bar.
See more highlightsWilliam Kennedy Piping Festival
An internationally renowned event attracting participants and visitors from all over the world, the festival celebrates the life and times of William Kennedy.
Eating, Drinking & Luxury
Relax in salubrious surroundings and dine on fine French food and wine.
Armagh City Hotel
The ultimate in luxury, exquisitely landscaped gardens and a state-of-the-art leisure centre make Armagh City Hotel the ideal place to kick back, relax and enjoy yourself and your surroundings.
Manor Park Restaurant
If you’ve a soft spot for lavish surroundings, then head to the characterful Manor Park Restaurant (2 College Hill, The Mall, Armagh). This delightful French spot uses the finest fresh ingredients and boasts a wonderfully warm and cosy dining room with low timber ceilings, period details and a blazing fire in winter within a charming building that dates from 1809.
Shopping
Eclectic market stalls and top notch arts and crafts.
Armagh’s picturesque Georgian city centre
Known as a top centre for arts and crafts, the city boasts a number of family based businesses, which have been running for years. If you’re looking for something special to take home, try the Armagh Glass Studio (18 Drummanmore Road); Dolmen Crafts (115 Portadown Road); and Mary Murphy Jewellery Design (14 Russell Street).
Shambles Market, Cathedral Road
As well as a glut of top name high street fashion stores, you can rummage around for something unique at the Shambles Market every Tuesday and Thursday where over 35 traders display their wares.
Sightseeing
Step back in time at ancient heritage sites and find out all about St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint.
Ardress House
Nestled in the apple orchards surrounding the city, this 17th century farmhouse was remodeled in Georgian times and has a character and charm all its own!
County Museum
History comes to life at the County Museum, which boasts prehistoric collections within the confines of a splendid Georgian building.
Gosford Forest Park, Markethill
Home to the picturesque Gosford Castle, this pretty park has cattle and sheep wandering in open paddocks, a deer park and beautiful walled gardens.
See more highlightsNavan Centre, Killylea Road
This revamped interpretative centre focuses on one of Ireland’s most important archeological sites, Navan Fort. The Fort was the ancient capital of Ulster and seat of Ulster’s kings and queens.
Navan Fort, County Armagh
A large earthwork on the summit of a hill, Navan was known in legend as Emain Macha, ceremonial and spiritual capital of ancient Ulster, associated with tales of the warrior Cuchulainn.
Palace Stables Heritage Centre, Armagh
This restored Georgian stable block gives a fantastic insight into how the stables would have operated in 1786. You can also visit the Georgian Kitchen, the Kitchen Walled Garden, a Victorian schoolroom and the lovely gardens.
Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum
This fascinating museum relays the story of the regiment from 1793-1968, and includes a large model of the Imperial French Eagle at the Battle of Barossa 1811.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Church of Ireland)
The Patron Saint of Ireland founded his chief church here on the Hill of Armagh in 445AD, and there has been a Christian Church on this site ever since.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Roman Catholic)
This imposing cathedral was started in 1840 but work was suspended during the Great Famine of 1845-48. The magnificent building was finally consecrated in 1904.
St. Patrick’s Trian Visitor Complex
Trace the story of Armagh City in pagan times through to the coming of St. Patrick and celtic Christianity up to modern day Ireland.
