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Whether it be extreme sports, enjoying nature, or learning about history, there is something for everyone...

Mosaic Mural at Bronte Homeland Interpretive Centre

St. Patricks Grave

 

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Historical Attractions Around Co. Down Learn about the history of Co. Down and its past inhabitants

 

Legananny Dolmen
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 5 minutes Long-legged tripod 'giant's grave' located in the Slieve Croob area. Fine views of the Mourne Mountains.
Down Cathedral and St. Patricks Grave
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 15 minutes Saint Patrick's remains are believed to be buried here. Determined to establish a place of pilgrimage in the area, John de Courcy arranged for the later internment of Saint Brigid and Saint Colmcill in the same place. The granite stone was placed on the grave in 1900.
Finnis Souterrain Binders Cove
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 5 minutes Underground stone lined tunnels that were thought to have been used to hide from vikings and other foreign invaders. One of the few in the world to be open to the public and well worth a look.
Bronte Homeland Interpretive Centre
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 5 minutes Follow the story of Patrick Brontë and his family through the buildings that survive within the Homeland. The Brontë Homeland Drive starts at Drumballyroney Church and School near Rathfriland, ten miles south of Banbridge. It is well signposted along the 10-mile route shown on the map.
Downpatrick and Co Down Railway
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 15 minutes Built on the trackbed of part of the Belfast and County Down Railway, the old line was closed and abandoned nearly 60 years ago, the volunteer enthusiasts have laid more than two miles of track to create Ireland’s only full-sized heritage railway. Steam locomotives from the 1920s and 30s, or diesels from the 60s, convey their passengers in 50 to 100 year old carriages past rebuilt railway buildings and into the County Down countryside to the terminus at Inch Abbey, crossing the River Quoile on its way to the peaceful remains of the 12th Century monastery.
Dundrum Castle
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 10 minutes One of the finest Norman castles in Northern Ireland, with views to sea and Mourne Mountains. Built by John de Courcy in about 1177, and later occupied by the Magennises.
Scrabo Tower
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 30 minutes One of Northern Ireland's best known landmarks. Overlooking Strangford Lough and the whole of North Down, the Tower provides visitors with some of the finest views in the country. There is also an exhibition detailing the history of the Tower and surrounding countryside as well as a 12 minute audio-visual show. The paths through Killynether Wood and around the disused sandstone quarries all offer the opportunity for quiet countryside enjoyment..
Inch Abbey
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 20 minutes This Cistercian Abbey was founded by John de Courcy in 1180, who led the 1177 Anglo-Norman invasion of East Ulster. The ruins are set in a beautiful location beside the River Quoile, with distant views towards de Courcy's cathedral town of Downpatrick.
Struel Wells
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 20 minutes At Struel Wells in Co. Down bathhouses had been built to allow men and women to wash in privacy. Pilgrims might place rag offerings on the trees beside a well, as at Cranfield Co. Antrim.
Newry and Mourne Museum
	Drive Time From The Old Post Office: 30 minutes The museum's diverse collections currently include material relating to prehistory; Newry's Cistercian foundations; Ulster's Gaelic Order and its relationship with the English Crown; the building of a merchant town and the first summit level canal in the British Isles; the working life and folk traditions of rural and mountain areas; fishing, trade and migration by sea; renowned local personalities and businesses; folklore, storytelling and music; and modern experiences of a Border area.