St. Columb's Park in Derry-Londonderry; Great Park for Walks

Описание: Located at Address: 4 Limavady Rd, Londonderry BT47 6JY. This part alongside the Foyle has a leisure centre and cafe, it is excellent for walks and has some great places for kids to play. It is dog friendly and has great views overall. So if you cycle, skate or are just walking - this is a good place to check out in Derry/Londonderry.

There are different parks in Northern Ireland and every single one of them carries its different characteristics that differ it from all the others. One of those different parks is St. Columb's that is located in Derry-Londonderry (   • St. Columb's Park in Derry-Londonderry; Gr...  ).

There is a history behind St. Columb's Park which started back in 1845 when the Hill Estate was bought by the Londonderry Corporation for use as a public park. This public park which is situated on Limavady Road in county Derry-Londonderry was formerly the estate of the Hill Family. There is a huge house located in this park which was called "Chatham" and its builder was a naval office Lieutenant John Rea, who his daughter later on married Sir George Hill of "Brookhall".

The park is now a public place that allows all the people to go through and enjoy a walk or a sit there and see the Hill House which is found inside and which is still there and is known as St. Columb's Park House which aims at being located in the middle of the park and which was previously used as a Nurse's Home for a period of time.

There are several things that one could do in this park, it could be walking around, relaxing a little bit and enjoying the beauty of nature with the River Foyle which is moving through the park. There are different facilities found in this park, such as the Foyle Arena which is located just beside the entrance and which is a leisure and events facility. There is also the Far and Wild which is a leading outdoor adventure company, the Maiden City Soccer which is a local cross community football development organisation and the Columba Heritage Trail.

We have been to St. Columb's Park before and we even managed to bring 360 degree video experience to three different areas back with us: area one (   • St. Columb's Park - Area 1 of 3 - Derry - ...  ), area two (   • St. Columb's Park - Area 2 of 3 - Derry - ...  ) and area three (   • St. Columb's Park - Area 3 of 3 - Derry, N...  ).

If you are searching for a place to sit in and have something to drink then you could enjoy your time at the Cafe in the Park which is a family run business that gives you the chance to stay away from the chaos of the street and the city and enjoy some peaceful time in the middle of St. Columb's Park.

There are different events and programmes which might take place in the park, so if you want to attend any of these events then you should check what they have to offer before heading there - these events might differ according to the time of the year and the season and they are really interesting to attend any of them - so try not to miss the chance.

Derry-Londonderry is one of the six different counties of Northern Ireland - the use of the name differ according to who is saying it; the British people tend to refer to it as Londonderry while those who are living in Ireland tend to call it Derry.

There are other different parks in Northern Ireland which we have been to before, such as the Roe Valley Country Park (   • ROE VALLEY COUNTRY PARK; Beautiful Forest ...  ) which is also located in Limavady in county Derry-Londonderry and all those other parks which are found in different parts all around Northern Ireland.

If you decided to come to visit St. Columb's Park in county Derry-Londonderry then there are also some other attractions to consider visiting and which include the Magilligan Point which is one of the most famous places there (   • Magilligan Point - County Londonderry, Nor...  ), Limavady Sculpture Trail (   • LIMAVADY SCULPTURE TRAIL;Celtic Myths and ...  ), and all the attractions which are located in Derry-Londonderry city such as the old famous Guildhall (   • The Guildhall Square in Londonderry; The C...  ), the Bogside (   • Irish Murals Mark The Troubles in Bogside ...  ), the Bishops Gate (   • Bishops Gate; The City Gate from the Walle...  ) and the Peace Bridge (   • Peace Bridge; Beautiful Images Across the ...  ).

There are lots of things for one to see wherever he/she is heading and those going to Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland, they could visit these places we have suggested and of course they should never miss the chance of passing by one of the beautiful parks found in the country and which is St. Columb's Park and pass by those different sites that are located inside, such as St. Columb's Park House that is considered the most important building inside and which was supposed to be placed in the middle of the park.

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