An informative stop in the lovely countryside with plenty of walking paths. From the parking lot,…read morehead to the visitor center. The site is free since just reopening after covid July 19, 2021, but a timed reservation on their website is required. Free wifi at the site, but the their reservation system wasn't working so they let 4 of us in to view the dioramas and watch the well done video about the battle. Walled garden and tea house are open.

Super nice historic stop. Toilets are great. That's always important for a traveler. The cafe is…read morelovely. Lots of delicious options and you're going to have a view from your cafe table over the pretty gardens. Do you want to picnic? There are tables outside and you can bring the dogs. There's a ramp, so it's disabled friendly. Oldbridge house is well preserved and the battlefield is right there. Delightful for the history buff. Lots of parking. Just a super stop. Make sure to walk the garden or take a bench. There's a sunken garden too. Enjoy!

Loughcrew cairns is the coolest thing we have done in Ireland. Tucked away on back roads in Meath,…read morethere is only a ranger here in high season. Otherwise, you pick up the key (conveniently attached to a torch) at the tearoom at Loughcrew Gardens. There is a deposit of €50 or your driving license. At the site, it's a steep, steep climb up a vaguely marked path. Wear good shoes or rubber boots. It's a mildly difficult climb, especially for a fat-ass American! Once you get to the top, there is an incredible view of what seems like the whole county. The cairns are unbelievable! If you have visited Newgrange, it's like that but without the 50000 tourists. Likely, you will be totally alone with the passage tombs and incredible art. Imagine if someone handed you the key to the Lascaux caves and said "have a look around and lock up when you're done" - that's what Loughcrew is. Places like this are why Ireland is the greatest country on Earth. The end.

Exhibits include "Journey in Time" about the Victoria Bridge Tram. The carpark is adjacent. There…read moreare displays about Irish coffee and the Derg Valley. This is a local information office with a children's play area. You can also buy gifts or souvenirs.

Although not a tourist as such, I decided to have a wee duke inside Lisburn's Tourist Information…read moreto see what they were offering. A plethora of pamphlets, no lack of leaflets, bundles of brochures and an overall wealth of information on all six counties, toys, souvenirs, local books, Irish gifts (leprechauns and all that), linenware...and a wet floor. Yes, you heard correctly. A damp, slippery, sopping wet floor. It was actually more welcoming than the staff, greeting us as we first stepped through the door. As I dandered across the dampness, I apologised to the lady who was cleaning, and got a frank reply of "oh darn, I should've put that sign up". Eh, well, no problem...? After a nosey around a practical and effectual shop, with plenty to look at and buy, I noted that she had cordoned off a section near the way we had come in, and so a slight detour was required. Sorry for messing up your lovely clean floors lady.

It's a delightful place to stroll/hike/jog and there's enough to keep kids enthralled…read more It has a great play area and there's a cafe hired to a private sector company that also has a cafe in the Kilbroney Park. We get in free at least for this year as we are residents who can choose one of our parks to have free entry. The decision to charge and hike our household rates was made by incompetent folks on a hundred k a year plus who always have free parking where they work enabled by councillors who enjoy generous expenses. We are always the suckers. No doubt we'll be hit for forest park payment next time round.

The Slieve Gullion Park was a wonderful experience. This was a very active stop on our tour. It…read moreincluded a 2 mile hike up a very rocky and unstable hill. The climb was not easy but very fun. There were two level a to the hike. The first part was a bit easier than the second. At the half way point there is an area to stop and rest, beyond that, the path gets much steeper and rockier. At the top we're two stone Stone Age monuments at the top of a rocky hill. There was a small entrance to what I think was a burial chamber which I did not enter. This is an invigorating, medium difficulty hike. It was well worth the climb.

Hillsborough Tourist Information is undoubtedly the most glamorous information centre I've been in…read more(totally in-keeping with its surroundings), located in an old Georgian Court House in the town's square, and just in front of Hillsborough Castle. Consisting of a gift shop / information area, an exhibition on the Court House and a few function rooms, this place is swish to the max. Now, I don't know if it was the fact that my sister and I: a) were slightly under-dressed in comparison to the locals b) looked too young to be hanging around these sorts of places c) were a bit dishevelled, having come in from a typically heavy Northern Irish downpour d) resembled a couple of young thugs who were up to no good... or e) none of the above ...but the staff threw us a few dirty looks, wouldn't come anywhere near us, and were really rather rude. Surely these people are trained to be polite, even if it doesn't come naturally? A scowl from one of the two ladies was completely unwarranted when my sister smiled at her. I picked up a few leaflets, had a dander around, and then left. I was thoroughly disappointed by their attitude, especially when the TIC itself is so well-kept and located in such a stunning building. Three stars it is peeps...sadly.

We found this to be a nice information center in a beautiful building. You need to go here to get…read moretickets for the Hillsborough castle and gardens.

Open all year. Wheelchair access and Bureau de Change. Provides a first class information service…read morefor visitors to Northern Ireland and for local residents. Services at this office include free information on the local area - tourist attractions, accommodation, where to eat, events, free information on holidays throughout Northern Ireland and accommodation bookings for Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. I've been all over the place and its pretty hard to tell Tourist Info places apart and its particularly difficult to judge one in your own town but it does seem to tick all the boxes and the staff are friendly and knowlegdable. My girlfriend isn't from Bangor and she said that this place is a good start off point for the local area and to get a good grasp of what is going on locally.

Located in the pretty Tower House on Bangor's seafront, this Tourist Information Centre is…read moredefinitely one of the quaintest I've been in, and what it lacks in size, it makes up for in character. It's definitely the place to go to pick up a few leaflets on what's happening in Bangor, as well as the usual information on activities / places to visit / holidays around the rest of the province. My requirement was the latter, and so my sister and I popped in to see what we could find. Bank Holiday Monday was surprisingly quiet around these parts, so ironically the only 'tourists' in the place were myself and my sister. As soon as we got in through the door (with it's little dangly tune), we were greeted by a chirpy worker who asked us if we were ok or needed any help. I informed him we were fine, and satisfied with this answer, he went back to his seat and continued his conversation with his colleague (Bank Holiday Monday = easy pay, so it would seem). After a brief look around, I picked up a few leaflets on the North Down Museum, the North Down Coastal Path, events in the area, and that sort of thing. Content with my find, we left Mr Chirpy and the TIC, and went on our way. Four stars for little extra bit of customer service I've failed to find in any other Tourist Information Centre. I applaud thee Mr Chirpy.

Ards tourist information is a centre with a difference. Sure, its got a wealth of guidance on where…read moreto eat, shop, sleep and go in Newtownards, as well as various other towns and cities in Northern Ireland. Naturally, there are the gifts and souvenirs available in a typical tourist information centre, and helpful, friendly advice from those in the know. "So, what's different?!" I hear you cry. Yes, yes, I was getting to that bit. A stunning array of locally produced arts and crafts are available for purchase - jewellery, glassware, china, pottery and the like. And when I say local, I mean local. Like twenty minutes down the road local. Beautiful, beautiful stuff. Not only this, but the centre collaborates with the creators and innovators behind these delightful goods, holding displays and classes for the general public to watch and participate. One such event is "Meet the Maker", which exhibits the likes of Karl Harron (a glass artist), Mike Miall (a woodturner) and Jan Campbell (a textile artist). Fascinating. Furthermore, he art centre is well equipped, with studios, galleries and meeting rooms all for use for this sort of event. Ha, bet you weren't expecting that! The name did kinda give it away mind you...

I'm not from Newtownards. I just blew in with my fiance a few years ago but I've been living here…read morelong enough to think i know everything about the blooming place. Ha ha - I don't. I'd never even been into the tourist information center until earlier today and without sounding like a maniac - I was blown away. Yeah! yeah! like all your bog-standard tourist information places they sell tea towels covered in maps of Ireland, attractions, sheep and Guinness. This is not however the cream on the Newtownard's Tourist Information cake. Go in deeper into the back of the shop to discover the wonder that is the arts and crafts section. Local artists from all over the peninsula create and display items in the display area. There are amazing ceramics, paintings, jewelry and sculpture. I couldn't believe it - all this has been under my nose all along. Seriously, I was blown away by all the free brochures about the area, the play area and the friendly, helpful staff. If you need to know anything at all about places to stay or eat anywhere in Northern Ireland then call in here.