Advantages: Cheap to get to and many tourist attractions Disadvantages: The weather isn't always great
...find the Giant's Causeway.
Derry, itself, is a very picturesque little city with several tourist attractions including the Harbour Museum, The Amelia Earhart Cottage and the Workhouse Museum which are all free entry. We visited the Tower Museum near the Guildhall, located just inside the 17th century walls of the city. It cost £4.30 to get in and it took us about 2 hours to get round all the exhibits, which included a short film about the history ... ...of Derry and the road to partition the most interesting in the museum. The Derry Tourist Information Centre on Foyle Street organises guided walking tours of the walled city throughout the year costing £4.00 and lasting an hour and a half, approximately. When the tourist office opened in September, 1997, we were lucky enough to be in Derry at the time to take advantage of the free walking tours they had organised to celebrate its opening. One of ...
rustifer 17.07.2001
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Advantages: History and beauty Disadvantages: Still undergoing regeneration after years of government neglect.
Derry City (or Londonderry if you please) is known as N. Ireland's second City. Stuck out in the Western tip of NI, it was deliberately ignored by the Stormont Government for years. But recently this city of 70,000 inhabitants has been a getting large cash injection and this has gradually filtered through to make Derry a great place for the tourist to visit. In fact, it's superior to Belfast in almost every way.
Having been born in Altnegalvin Hospital ... ...biased in my appraisal of this city. I never actually lived in the city as such, only across the border in Donegal and more recently in the South of the county. Anyway, the Waterside can be largely ignored for tourism, unless you stay at the Waterfoot Hotel overlooking Lough Foyle and beside the new bridge. The City side is where the attractions lie and their is plenty to be getting on with.
Derry has a turbulent but extremely interesting past and ...
kfingleton 13.12.2000 (07.02.2001)
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Advantages: A factual guide to the city of Derrys` night life. Disadvantages: Not endorsed by any of the companies mentioned.
...is the oldest bar in Derry, but is a fully modernised, young and vivacious bar. Offering all the latest hit music along with the classics, the place to go before heading 10feet across the street to dance the night away at Sugar.
**PEPES**,Strand Road(the biggest gay club in Derry)
This club is for everyone whos out,loud and proud. As well as those who are just out for a good night. The timeless dance music can be heard blaring thru the walls as ... ...club offers all the great early 90s` dance tunes, as well as all the modern classics. A great venue to meet "out" celebrities. Previous appearences include winners of the "Big Brother" reality T.V. series, and last year was host to the "Mr Gay U.K. contest. A must for all insane party people!
**BOUND FOR BOSTON**,Waterloo Street.(Rokers and Karaoke lovers)
Localy know as "the bound for", this typical irish pub offers rockin` nights for those who ...
madman007 13.07.2006
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