City Walls Derry

On the Wednesday we set off to enjoy the best of what Northern Ireland has to offer and what they are truly renowned for, the magical white cliffs!
We took our time in the car but the trip was a truly memorable experience. Our first true taste was by getting off the beaten track and heading out to a little spot called Torr Head, just 12 miles …

... hostel then walked through town to the diamond - the centre of town with a second hand war memorial statue - for a tour of the city walls and murals. our tour guide was really interesting, he'd lived in derry his whole life and had some amazing stories. ...

... the place where so many violent rallies were once held.  Before finding a pub to eat dinner at we walked a lap around the city walls.  We each ate a fantastic Irish meal which we washed down with a number of different stouts and ciders before ...

... drops down for tea, shakes their hands, and congratulates them on a job well done. Right outside of the old city walls is the part of the city most people have heard of through the news as an extremely dangerous ...

... Derry corner. The walk was well worth it. Derry is a walled city so after the walk we went and walked around the city walls - not far but very steep in places. Neighbourhoods are still quite segregated, and it's relatively easy to tell which you are ...

... . Standard Holiday Inn size rooms. All with large opening windows, hair dryers and trouser press.  Some overlook the City Walls. Some handicapped accessible rooms. 4 story building with elevators. Bright modern lobby Richmond Shopping mall, a multi ...

... you had the British flag flying and Unionist propaganda wall signs and then on the other, there is an area just outside the city walls known as The Bogside. Here Irish Nationalists live and this was the location of the Battle of the Bogside and Bloody ...

... a very rich history. We were given a walking tour of the city by a local tour guide. He took us up on top of the city walls and around through many important areas of the city, all while giving us an incredibly detailed explanation of the story of ...

... at the front, couples brought their kids - Unionist soldiers were vastly outnumbered, and struggling to keep the march outside the city walls.  Fourteen people were killed that day, giving the IRA a huge propaganda victory and making tension and ...

... Here we had a free guided walk as included in the package. The guide's name was Rorey and he took us along the old city walls explaining the protestant and catholic areas. The murals are incredible with the meanings. Lastly, he took us to the area where ...

... Derry, where we checked into our B&B, then set out on foot to find some late lunch, and see the sites of the old city walls, and the famous murals of Bogside. A very moving experience (brought me to tears) and the girls found it really fascinating to ...