Discover Craigavon: Nature and Culture

Craigavon offers a range of options for different travel interests: nature and trails, historic buildings, rural life and courses. If you’re looking for a hotel, first consider which focus you want to shape your stay. Then compare the specific details of each hotel’s location, facilities and booking conditions with your plans.

Trails and Nature Conservation

The Craigavon Mountain Bike Trail is 10 km long and runs along routes graded green and blue. Its length and grades give you specific points to consider if cycling is part of your travel plans. This makes it easy to consider the trail as a focus for an activity of its own.

Oxford Island is a designated national nature reserve on a peninsula on the southern shore of Lough Neagh. The peninsula has a network of accessible walking trails. This gives you two different interests to choose from when planning: would you prefer to focus on a nature reserve with walking trails or a 10 km mountain bike trail with routes graded green and blue? The locations and trails differ both in the activities they offer and in their described character.

Architectural and Cultural History

Tannaghmore Gardens are laid out around Fairview House, a listed Georgian farmhouse dating from the late 18th century. The house gives the gardens a specific connection to architectural history. The animal park at Tannaghmore Gardens is home to Irish Moiled cattle. This brings together architectural history and an animal park as two distinct interests. If you plan your trip around particular themes, you can decide which of these aspects matters most to you.

The Craigavon Museum at the Barn features exhibitions on rural life, including dairy farming, blacksmithing and haymaking. These topics highlight agriculture and craftsmanship. Moneypenny’s Lockhouse is named after the Moneypenny family, who managed the lock operation from the early 19th century until it closed in the mid-20th century. The cultural attractions offer different perspectives: the exhibitions explore examples of rural life, while the Lockhouse focuses on the family and the history of the lock operation.

Courses and Practical Planning

Millennium Court runs educational and training workshops as well as courses. As the programme changes, check the current offerings before your trip if a particular course is important to your plans.

South Lake Watersports offers taster sessions for children, adults and families. Check which specific date and activity suit your plans.

Moneypenny’s Forge can be reached via the towpath along the Newry Canal from Portadown or from Knock Bridge. As access arrangements may change, check the latest access information before your visit.

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