Museum · 10:00–12:00 (2h)
Armagh Planetarium
Pre-book a dome show, then try the hands-on space exhibits.
An indoor and outdoor museum in Armagh, aimed at ages 4 and up.
Check pricesIndoors & out
- Good on a rainy day
Photo: P Flannagan
Armagh packs a lot into a small city: a planetarium show and the Astropark, a picnic and play in the free Palace Demesne, then the ancient royal site of Navan Fort with its Iron Age characters.
One dayAges 8–12Cost £10:00–16:003 stops
The plan
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Historic House · 12:15–13:30 (1h15m)
Palace Stables Heritage Centre
Picnic lunch and the accessible play park.
An indoor historic house in Armagh, aimed at ages 4 and up.
Check pricesIndoorsPhoto: visitarmagh.com
- 14:003
Landmark · 14:00–16:00 (2h)
Navan Centre and Fort
Meet the Iron Age clan and walk up to the great mound.
The ancient royal site of Emain Macha, two miles from Armagh, where guides lead visitors up to the great mound and costumed Iron Age characters bring a reconstructed settlement to life. There is a coffee shop on site.
PaidIndoors & out- Café on site
Photo: Patrick Brown
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Omagh
Follow Ulster emigrants from thatched cottages onto a life-size sailing ship and into the American backwoods at the Ulster American Folk Park, then head into the Sperrins for a guided tour of the OM Dark Sky observatory.
Ulster American Folk Park → OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory
One dayAges 8–12Cost £
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Bushmills
The classic north coast day out: clamber over the Causeway's basalt columns, lunch at the old schoolhouse by the entrance, explore the clifftop ruins of Dunluce, then finish with a run on Portrush's long beach.
Giants Causeway and Visitors Centre → The Nook at the Giant's Causeway → Dunluce Castle → East Strand Portrush
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Belfast
Spend a rainy day under cover in Belfast's shipbuilding quarter. Start with the story of Titanic, grab lunch from the food stalls at a Victorian market hall, then climb aboard a real First World War warship.
Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic → St George's Market → HMS Caroline
One dayAges 8–12Rainy dayCost ££