walks tyrone

There are certain literary people who loved the landscape they lived in so much that their names became linked for ever after with the places they wrote about. The countryside of Tyrone and the village of Sixmilecross in particular, are associated with the poet William Forbes Marshall and his brother Robert in the same way that Sligo is associated with Yeats, and "Wessex" (Dorset/Somerset) with Thomas Hardy. Such is the connection between Marshall and mid Tyrone that the area can now be seen a...

3 waymarked walks through the countryside where William carleton, the famous 19th century novelist lived and worked....

At Lumford's Glen, near knockmany is another peaceful forest walk. The main attraction of this woodland walk is the waterfall, a spectacular sight especially in the rainy season. Magnificent oak and beech dwarf the surrounding trees at the top of the glen....

The park, just on the outskirts of Dungannon was fomerly the private demesne of the Ranfurlys. Covering some 60 acres includes a 12 acre of fresh lake set in woodland with facilities for barbecues, fishing, walking target golf, 9-hole putting green and childrens play area. The walk is along the lakeside and at the lower end of the lake it enters a glen from where a good view may be had of the 18th century dam - one of the oldest in Ireland....

The Forest Park was opened in 1967 and embraces over 405 hectares of the much larger forest of Gortin Glen. It has the distinction of being the first to be established in a purely coniferous woodland which has been planted for the prime purpose of producing a commercial crop of timber. A major feature of the Forest Park is the 5 mile long tarmac drive through the forest which offers some breathtaking views. A number of vista parks have been constructed where the motorist can pull in and witho...