Downpatrick Saint Patrick Historical Adventure Tour

Completely Unique Irish Experience! This will suit travellers who have seen all the other sights! Follow in the footsteps of Ireland's patron saint with a full day County Down travel package, exploring the landmarks and legends of Saint Patrick all for an unbeatable price. See the NI Parliament at Stormont,Tour the Ards Peninsula, climb up Scrabo hill and see the Tower whilst admiring the amazing view, drive along the shore of Strangford Lough an area of outstanding natural beauty, visit the Game of Thrones filming location beautiful Inch Abbey as well as the medieval town of Downpatrick, you can visit Down County Museum as well asThe Saint Patrick Centre. Tour Saint Patrick's Grave, sight-see the cathedral as well as the largest Saint Patrick statue in the world! The tour also visits the beautiful Game of Thrones filming location of Winterfell at Castle Ward&Inch Abbey. You can customise this tour to suit your needs.
We can also incorporate some moderate walking if you want.

What's included:

• Optimize your time with hassle-free round-trip transfer from your Hotel or Cruise Ship!
• Let your driver handle navigation, leaving you free to admire the beautiful scenery
• Benefit from the personalized service and itinerary of a private tour
• Free Pick Up and Drop back off
• Visit beautiful Inch Abbey
• We will take you to some hidden gems!
• Gain intimate insight into Northern Ireland's history and culture from your guide
• Visit the Largest statue in the World of Ireland's Patron Saint, St Patrick
• Strangford Lough Car Ferry Tickets
• Admission to Down County Museum
• Private Tour of Down Cathedral and Saint Patricks Grave

Not included:

• Tip For Your Guide
• Upgrade to OUR VIP CHAUFFEUR PACKAGE Top of The Range Luxury Mercedes Benz Only £30(Where Available)
• Saint Patrick Center Admission
• Add extra time to your tour from £40 per hour(At Guides Discretion)
• Entrance Fee to Castle Ward (Winterfell) Game of Thrones filming location

What to expect:

Duration: between 6 hours and 8 hours

Scrabo Tower

203A Scrabo Road, Newtownards, BT23 4SJ

Scrabo Tower is a 135 feet high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland. It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar. We will climb up and admire the splendid views!
It was built as a memorial to Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and was originally known as the Londonderry Monument. Its architectural style is Scottish Baronial Revival.(Howley 1993)
Scrabo Hill rises to a height of 540 feet (160 m) above mean sea level. The viewing platform or parapet walk of the tower, reached by climbing 122 steps, provides views over Strangford Lough and its islands, as well as the towns of Newtownards and Comber. As the area to the south and southwest of Scrabo Hill is part of the Ulster Drumlin Belt, this glacial landform can be very well observed from the tower.
On clear days Helen's Tower in the north, the Copeland Islands with their lighthouse and the Scottish coast (Mull of Kintyre, Ailsa Craig and Rhins of Galloway) beyond the North Channel in the northeast, the Isle of Man in the southeast, the Mourne Mountains in the south, as well as Divis Mountain and Cave Hill over Belfast in the west can be seen.

30 minutes

Strangford Lough

Strangford

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, amazing scenery and wildlife abound.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Saint Patrick Centre

Market Street, Downpatrick, BT30 6LZ

Learn all about St Patrick

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Down Cathedral

35 English St, Downpatrick BT30 6AB, UK

Down Cathedral is a Church of Ireland cathedral. It stands on the site of a Benedictine Monastery, built in 1183. Saint Patrick's Grave
Outside Down Cathedral on the highest part of Cathedral Hill lies the grave of Saint Patrick, the apostle of Ireland. By the early medieval period Patrick’s grave had become an important site for the developing church and an important monastery had grown around it. At this time the tradition of the hill being the burial place of saints Brigid and Columcille had been added to the legend of Patrick, giving rise to the well-known couplet:
“In Down, three saints one grave do fill,
Patrick, Brigid and Columcille.”
A massive granite stone marker was placed on Cathedral Hill in the early 1900’s to protect the grave from the many pilgrims who visited, some of whom were known to take scoops of earth from the grave abroad with them when they emigrated.
Location: Down Cathedral and Saint Patrick’s Grave are located on Cathedral Hill beside the Saint Patrick Centre.
Saint Patrick's remains are buried on the site. Magnificent stain glass windows, box pews and beautiful organ case enhances this interesting building.Visit Saint Patricks Grave and get your own private tour of Down Cathedral!
Opening times
Monday - Saturday 09:30 - 16:00
Sunday - 14:00 - 16:00

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Slieve Patrick Statue

St. Patrick's Road, Saul, Downpatrick

we will climb a mountain! Amazing views from the top!

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Saul Church

Saul Road, Saul, Downpatrick

Irelands first Christian church, beautiful

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Inch Abbey

, , Downpatrick, BT30 6LZ

A must for Game of Thrones Fans! Inch Abbey is a large, ruined monastic site 0.75 miles north-west of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, on the north bank of the River Quoile in a hollow between two drumlins and featuring early Gothic architecture. The site is mostly in State Care and is at grid ref: J477455, off the main road to Belfast
Located on the north bank of the Quoile River, Inch Abbey was founded by John de Courcy in atonement for his destruction of Erenagah Abbey. The buildings are mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries while it is believed the church is older than that at Grey Abbey which was built about 1193.
Inch Abbey Game of Thrones Filming Location
Cast your eyes over the remains of a Cistercian abbey on the north bank of the River Quoile and one phrase will come to mind: “THE KING OF THE NORTH!” Why? This 12th century building was where Robb Stark’s bannermen rallied to their leader after taking victory (and Jaime Lannister prisoner) at the Battle of the Whispering Wood.As well as being the camp of The Houses of the North and the Riverlands in Game of Thrones, Inch Abbey is home to a breathtaking view of the River Quoile – in the distance you can see Downpatrick Cathedral, burial place of St Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint.
Which episode was filmed here?
Season 1, Episode 10: Fire and Blood used Inch Abbey as a filming location.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Struell Wells

Struell Wells Road, Downpatrick, BT30 6RA

Visit to the HOLY HEALING WELLS.
Well and Men's bath house, Struell Wells, October 2009

Struell Wells (Irish: Toibreacha an tSruthail; Ulster-Scots: Struell Waals)[1] are a set of four holy wells in the townland of Struell, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland (grid ref: J513442).[2] The wells date from before the time of Saint Patrick, and even today are used for people seeking cures. On Mid-Summer Eve (St John's Eve) and the Friday before Lammas, hundreds of pilgrims used to visit Struell.[3] The earliest written reference to the wells is in 1306, but none of the surviving buildings is earlier than about 1600. Pilgrimages to the site are well documented from the 16th century to the 19th century

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Strangford

Strangford, Downpatrick BT30 7BU, UK

Cross Strangford Lough from Portaferry village to Strangford Village on the Car Ferry! Get out and take pictures, the lough contains many marine life including Dolphins, basking sharks and native birds.
Vehicle up to 6m Single £5.80 Passenger Fares
Passengers Ordinary fare: Single £1.00
Example Group of 6 with vehicle=£11.80

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Down County Museum

English Street, The Mall, Downpatrick, BT30 6AH

Welcome to Down County Museum, where the rich heritage of County Down is brought to life in fascinating exhibitions, lively events, hands-on activities and award winning education programmes. Visitors can explore the history of the old Gaol, enjoy our permanent exhibitions and see one of our special, temporary exhibitions displaying objects from our varied collections.
The Museum's extension, containing three new permanent galleries and a brand new tearoom is now open.
The Museum is located in the historic buildings of the eighteenth century County Gaol of Down. The Gaol was opened in 1796 and until its closure in 1830 housed many thousands of prisoners.
The County Gaol of Down was opened in 1796. Built and administered by the County Grand Jury of Down, the Gaol housed prisoners convicted of a wide variety of offences.
During its period of operation (1796-1830) the Gaol saw many changes in attitudes to crime and punishment. Georgian gaols had been notoriously unregulated and haphazard in their operation of prison legislation. As the eighteenth century gave way to the nineteenth the Gaol became increasingly outmoded and unable to implement increasing bureaucracy and stricter attitudes to separating classes of criminals. The Gaol closed in 1830.
Today visitors to the Museum can see one of the most complete surviving Georgian gaols in Ireland. A floor of restored cells conjures up something of the atmosphere of over 200 years ago.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Belfast

Belfast

Finally drive back to your Belfast accommodation, driving through beautiful little towns and villages along the way

40 minutes

Parliament Buildings

Stormont Upper Newtownards Road, Stormont Estate, Belfast, BT4 3XX

Drive up for photo opportunity at the Northern Ireland Parliament

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Castle Ward

Park Rd, Strangford, BT30 7BA

HBO's Game of Thrones at Castle Ward. Castle Ward’s historic farmyard is the location of Winterfell, the backdrop for the series pilot and much of season one. It’s also where you will find the Whispering Wood and key scenes including Robb Stark’s Camp, the Baelor battle and when Brienne confronts the Stark men.
HBO's Game of Thrones® spent eight weeks at Castle Ward building the set of Winterfell ahead of the pilot episode and hundreds of actors and crew worked on the filming here.
Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name. It overlooks Strangford Lough and is 7 miles from Downpatrick and 1.5 miles from Strangford.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

C.S. Lewis Square

402 Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 1HH

Visit C S Lewis Square in East Belfast and the Lion and the Chronicles of Narnia!

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included