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Ardmore Riverside parkland is set in 7 acres of unspoilt beauty where you can stroll and marvel at the peace and tranquility of such splendid scenic countryside. The parkland can be found on the outskirts of the city off the main road to Belfast at Ardmore.
Admission : Free
Location : Off Ardmore road
Open all year....

Running along the River Foyle from the lower deck of Craigavon Bridge towards the Letterkenny Road and border with Donegal this park offers the visitor an opporunity to browse through quiet parkland with scenic views of the city Waterside and the occasional view of the old steam railcar trundling along rail tracks from the nearby Foyle Valley Railway Museum. The museum is free to enter so your walk can begin or end with a visit to days gone by in rail history and memorabilia. Loca...

This park provides the city with a purpose built bandstand set in beautiful gardens with a fountain constituting the centre piece. It generates an air of relaxation amidst a busy shopping area. This park hosts a wide variety of spring and summertime festivals open air concerts and theatre productions. Admission Free Open all year. Location : Foyle Street towards John Street...

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....

Mature mixed conifer and broadleaved woodland around a lake. Former estate of Fredrick Harvey, Fourth Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry.
Early Christian period promontary fort, and old saw mill and the fattest Sitka Spruce can all be seen in the wood.

There are two walking trails within the wood, the first trail is 1 kilometer long and the other is 2 kilometer long. The walks are ideal for everyone....

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...

Mature conifer and broadleaved woodland. Formerly part of the Somerset Estate. Exercise Park with fitness cluster and walking/jogging trails....

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

The ruins in St Columb's Park are of the chapel of St Brecan, rebuilt by Redmond O'Gallagher, Bishop of Derry from 1569 - 1601. When Archbishop Colton made his tour of inspection in 1397 he crossed the Foyle from Derry and came to the 'parish church of St Brecan situated in the lands of Clone'. The chapel is on a low hill and is the oldest relic of building in Derry....

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