parks derry

This park is primarily a playground specially suited for the amusement of children in the nearby housing areas or for the use of children who may not wish to accompany parents on their shopping expedition to the nearby Lisnagelvin Shopping complex. Admission is free. Open all year....

Coleraine. Mature conifer and broadleave woodland overlooking the River Bann. Mountdandel Fort has yielded evidence of mesolithic settlement. Mooring jetty....

St Columb's Park sits on the opposite bank of the river to the Guildhall and provides a majestic setting for the remains of the oldest building in the city St Brecan's Church Ruins reputed to date to the 6th Century. One of St Columb's wells can also be found here amidst playing areas walkways and jogging trails offering a peaceful and tranquil setting in which to relax and enjoy a lazy hour or two. Opening : Daylight hours throughout winter/ 8:00am - 9:00pm/ Summer...

The Roe Valley Country Park is the ideal place to begin exploring the north-west area and its nature reserves. Set amidst the wooded banks of the river Roe where it winds its way down to the sea, the Park is rich in wildlife. In springtime the wood-land floor is covered with a colourful carpet of wild flowers. The autumn is an equally stunning time. Foxes, otters, badgers and many woodland birds abound. The area is rich in legends concerning the O'Cahans, who ruled the Roe Valley for centur...

Mature conifer and broadleave woodland overlooking the River Bann. Mountdandel Fort has yielded evidence of mesolithic settlement. Mooring jetty....