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The Mourne Mountains, Ring of Gullion and Strangford Lough areas are world famous for their outstanding scenery, history, culture and walks. One of the most rewarding ways to discover their beauty, stories and hidden gems is alongside one of our experienced and fully qualified Tour Guides.
Areas of interest
- Mourne Mountains
- Saint Patrick's Country
- Ring of Gullion
- Local History
- Granite Industry
- Food & Drink
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Meet the Tour Guides – Mourne Area Tour Guides -
Alastair Chestnutt specialises in tours on World War 2, Greencastle & Cranfield, Carlingford Lough, Annalong & Kilkeel, and Photography.
Contact: 079 6453 5367 Email: alastairchestnutt@hotmail.com -
David Maginn provides guided tours that highlight the fascinating Mourne Public Art and the beautiful Tollymore Forest Park.
Contact: 077 1061 5020 Email: davidmaginn25@msn.com -
If you enjoy an informative tour Eoin Halpin provides tours on Archaeology, Geography, Culture & Heritage History, and Geology.
Contact: 079 7712 4143 Email: eoinhalpin247@gmail.com -
Explore the Mournes with Fiona Mullan, an internationally qualified Mountain Leader offering guided walks through the mountains, forest parks and coastal heritage of Northern Ireland. From the engineering marvels of the Mourne Wall and Silent Valley to the folklore of Tollymore and Castlewellan, Fiona combines local knowledge, history and nature in bespoke walking tours tailored to all fitness levels and interests.
Contact: 077 4028 5794 Email: fiona.mullan@hotmail.co.uk Website: Mountain SojournsHenry Shaw’s tours inform you on things such as geology and heritage, the mourne coast, Castlewellan Forest Park & Arboretum, historical gardens tours, Slieve Croob (Natural and Cultural Heritage) nature inspired writing tours.
Contact: 077 5998 8447 Email: henryshaw@btinternet.com -
Marian McGreevy offers walking tours and historical tours, specialises in tours such as Dundrum, Lady Mabel Annesley and Castlewellan Forest Park.
Contact: 075 1138 0949 Email: mazmcgreevy@gmail.com -
Join Walk the Mournes expert mountain guide Peter Rafferty in guided walking tours that stretch over the Mourne Mountains like the Blue Lough Diamond Rocks, Silent Valley, Brandy Pad, Slieve Donard, Granite Trail and is a Mourne Cooley Gullion Geo Ambassador.
Contact: 079 7476 8831 Email: peter@walkthemournes.com Website: www.walkthemournes.com -
Philip Stacy’s Footfalls Walking Holiday specialises in areas such as the Mourne Way, Castlewellan & Annesley Family, The Normans & Dundrum Bay and is a Mourne Cooley Gullion Geo Ambassador.
Contact: 075 2884 8773 Email: philip@footfalls.co.uk -
Kingdom of Mourne Tours’ Pauline O Hara offers informative walking tours and bus tours. Her areas of expertise and interest include history of Newcastle and Granite Trail, Tollymore Forest Park & Game of Thrones locations, Mourne Mountains - Geography & Geology, History of Silent Valley, food, and drink tours and many more.
Contact: 077 8993 8541 Email: kingdomofmournetours@hotmail.com -
Mairéad Sweeney is a Blue Badge Tour Guide and member of NITGA guiding association. She offers tours for groups, as well as personalised itineraries; step on coach tours & walking tours. Tours can be in English, French, or Spanish. Her areas of interest include Christian Heritage in St Patrick's Country, guided tours of the towns of Mourne,Gullion,Strangford and historic buildings of the area, accompanied visits to Stately Homes and Gardens and tours which include Game of Thrones filming locations.
Contact: 077 5423 5706 Email: maireadsweeney@talk21.com -
Mourne Road Tours Travel in comfort in the company of an experienced and knowledgeable local guide through Northern Ireland’s most enchanting areas such as Newcastle & The Mournes, Silent Valley to Kilbroney, St Patrick's Trail, Belfast & much more or create your own tailor-made tour a minibus is available for full day or half day tours with a driver included.
Contact: 073 6852 9714 Website: mourne-road-tours.co.uk Social media Mourne Road Tours -
Silvia Ballocchi is an Italian Blue Badge tour guide and belongs to the NITGA Association and ITG. Her areas of expertise are Maritime Heritage of County Down and Tours of County Down.
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Meet the Tour Guides – Ring of Gullion Tour Guides
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Warrior Walks Veronica O'Brien offers gentle walks throughout the Slieve Gullion, Forkhill, Mullaghbane. She also includes Specialist Tours: A Walk to Urney and Gap O the North.
Contact: +353 (0) 87 64 79715 Website: warriorwalks.ie -
Holistic Tour Guide, Ann Ward from Xhale creates special, spiritual tours for individuals, groups and organisations, in the heart of the Ring of Gullion. Ann supports people to rest, reconnect and re-energise. She inherited her great love of the landscape and giant spirit from her mother, whose birthplace was on the volcanic mountain of Slieve Gullion. Ann owns a cosy WW2 Nissen hut, where tours can be enhanced with meditation and lunch options.
Contact: 078 1683 5147 Email: ann@xhale.biz Website: xhale.biz -
Take part in Cú Chulainn Tours, this unique tour will be delivered by former political prisoners who will weave their personal account of the British/Irish conflict into the wider history of this centuries old conflict.
Contact: 028 3088 9391 Mobile: 07426985790 Email: info@tichulainn.ie -
Des Murphy’s tours cover a wide spectrum of interests, locations and are delivered by bus or on foot. Like the famous Ring of Gullion and Armagh Myths and Legends, historical, archaeological and political tours. He also offers cross border tours and walking tours of the medieval village of Carlingford, Newry City, Armagh City, Derry City and Belfast City too.
Contact: 075 1725 2371 Email: murphydes1@yahoo.co.uk -
Experience Gullion Tours - experience spectacular scenery amongst mountain ranges and lakes, visit historical monuments and ancient burial chambers. Take part in the 'Legends, Tombs & Witches Tour'.
Contact: 075 9942 9468 Email: experiencegulliontours@hotmail.com -
Hop on Fionn Mac Cumhaill Chariot Adventures and explore the land of myths and legends and step on board Fionn Mac Cumhaill’s Chariot for this unique adventure, enjoy the stories, Forkhill Villages and surrounding areas.
Contact: 028 3088 8828 Email: chariotadventures@hotmail.com Website: Fionn Mac Cumhaill Chariot Adventures -
Una Walsh has extensive knowledge about everything from the formation of Camlough Mountain and the Ring Dyke. Una knows about every myth and legend in the area from Cuchulainn to Finn McCool to Deirdre of the sorrows. Una specialises in the popular Ring of Gullion Historical Coach Tour, village tours and the poets of south Armagh.
Contact: 075 2626 9726 Email: unawalsh54@gmail.com -
Kevin Murphy offers historical, literary and cultural tours across South Armagh, North Louth, South Monaghan and Dublin, exploring topics from the United Irishmen and the 1790s to the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh, the Plantation era and the Troubles. Tours also feature the lives and works of Michael J. Murphy and Peter Donnelly, alongside the rich folklore, history and heritage of Old Ulster.
Contact: 028 3087 8453 Mobile: 075 2622 9394 Email: kmmur@hotmail.com -
On Mountain Ways Ireland walks you will experience and immerse fully in the history, culture, legend and everyday life of these wonderful landscapes, Explore Irelands flora and fauna, unique geology and thousands of years of history old caves, ancient ‘booley’ sites and fairy forts.
Contact: +353 (0) 87 224 3176 Email: info@mountainwaysireland.com Website: www.moutainwaysireland.com
Meet the Tour Guides – Strangford Tour Guides -
Duane Fitzsimons, a seventh generation farmer’s son, loves nothing more than bringing people around the area he calls home. The Legends of Lecale Peninusla experience offers a unique insight into the land of Saint Patrick. Duane's tours cover the Lecale area which is located on the east coast of County Down at the feet of the majestic Mourne Mountains on the shores of Strangford Lough.
Contact: 078 3544 1933 Email: duane@lecalepeninsula.com -
Brigid Watson is a storyteller and specialist tour guide. She is passionate about sharing stories of the rich heritage of the area. Sustainable Journeys Ireland is a small family run businesses and is committed to sustainable tourism principles. Brigid specialises in private tours around Strangford Lough and Saint Patrick's Country, County Down. Brigid designs personalised itineraries and tours to suit your interests and needs.
Contact: 077 6389 8074 Email: info@sustainablejourneysireland.com Website: sustainablejourneysireland.com -
So, take the opportunity to learn something new, explore a new culture, walk the beautiful mountains with an expert and have an adventure! Book a tour with one of our regions many wonderful informative and helpful Tour Guides.
Listen to how Landlordism in South Armagh replaced old Gaelic Kingdoms, visit one of the earliest and best-preserved Christian sites in the country where saints, lawmen and outlaws from Irelands past all lie side by side.
If these mountains could speak, they’d tell tales of hermits, smugglers and fugitives... Join Peter for an unforgettable walking experience amongst the most fabulous scenery.
Northern Ireland has become one of the most prominent players in the craft beer and gin boom across the world, and this exciting tour will take you to visit three of the region’s biggest players in the industry.
Deepen your Mindfulness Practice through forest bathing in the magic of the Ring of Gullion.
Come and discover the ancient burial chambers over 5,000 years old, early Christian sites, Lord Mountjoys pursual of the last defender of ancient Ulster, Hugh O’Neill and uncover the legends amid the backdrop of mountain ranges & lakes.
Storyteller Duane Fitzsimons’ tours of the Home of Saint Patrick are filled with amazing legends, artefacts, and folklore.
Immersive, hands-on ancient Irish cultural heritage experience in the Saint Patrick Centre Downpatrick.
Castlewellan Forest Park is located on Forest Park View, Castlewellan, County Down, in a dramatic setting of mountains and sea. Castlewellan Forest Park has one of the most outstanding tree and shrub collections in Europe. The beauty, vigour and perfect shape of the trees in the National Arboretum attract tree enthusiasts from around the world.
Slieve Gullion Forest Park offers the unmissable opportunity to experience tranquil woodland trails, stunning views across the Ring of Gullion, Mourne Mountains, Cooley Peninsula and Armagh Drumlins and is a top class facility for walkers and families.
Kilbroney Park features riverside walks and an arboretum. There is a two-mile forest drive which showcases panoramic views over Carlingford Lough. There is also a Play Park with children's play area and tennis courts, an Information area and a café all on site.
Tollymore Forest Park has panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and the sea at Newcastle and is open to the public all year. Tollymore Forest covers an area of almost 630 hectares at the foot of the Mourne Mountains.
"Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea" (Percy French) The popular song has made the Mournes the best known mountains in Ireland. Distinctive and self-contained, they are tucked away in the southeast corner of Northern Ireland, with 12 shapely summits rising about 2,000ft on the eastern side.
