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Activities - Learn to Tyrone
Learntotyrone activity holidays offer groups of between 10-15 people, (in some cases bigger groups can be accommodated) a range of activities over a weekend, mid-week or weeklong stay with a selection of hotel, self catering or luxury country house accommodation. Our activities are all within a short distance of each other and the suggested accommodations are of the highest quality, with good vehicular access from main routes. All main tourist routes are close by many of the North’s finest tourist attractions. Activity providers included in the Learn to Tyrone programme are listed below.
Accommodation linked to www.learntotyrone.com are as follows:
The Valley Hotel, Fivemiletown
Grange Lodge Country House
Blessingbourne Courtyard Apartments
For more details on individual properties see the ‘Where to Stay’ Section of the web site.
Cook with Norah |
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Norah Brown MBE (awarded for her contribution to Food and Tourism) is one of Tyrone’s best loved characters. A warm and friendly lady, she has welcomed the locals of Northern Ireland and visitors from further afield into her home and kitchen for a number of years, teaching them the finer points and forgotten arts of Irish cuisine. Using an extensive range of local ingredients, Norah will advise you on the best way to stock your store cupboard. Then she will guide you step-by-step as she prepares her tasty recipes - all written down conveniently for you in your personalised folder. At the end of the morning or evening session, you will enjoy a lovely meal, with a glass of wine or local apple juice, from the dishes you have watched being prepared earlier!
For more information contact Norah at:
Grange Lodge Country House,
7 Grange Road, Dungannon
Co Tyrone, BT71 7EJ
Tel: +44 (0)28 8778 4212
Fax: +44 (0)28 8778 4313
Email: stay@grangelodgecountryhouse.com
Web: www.grangelodgecountryhouse.com
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Todds Leap |
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Activity & Conference Centre
One thing we are absolutely sure about is that you’re going to have a muddy marvellous time. Todds leap is home to some of the most exciting motorised activities including one of the most challenging off road courses in any outdoor Activity Centre in Ireland.
Our outdoor Activity Centre offers a range of team building courses for businesses in Ireland, as well as fun filled youth programs for Ireland’s education, social and charity sectors. In fact we have over 100 acres of mud infested land, but don’t panic we will provide protective clothing for the muckier activities. Remember to come prepared for the great outdoors by bringing a few essentials. Good comfortable footwear, plenty of warm layers, an outdoor jacket and an extra pair of matching socks!
Activities
• Team game
• Paintball
• Blindfold driving
• Climbing wall
• Zipline
• Super slide
• Off road driving
• 4x4 Treasure hunt
• Clay pigeon shooting
• Target shooting
• Quad biking
• Archery
• JCB driving
• Rodeo bull
• Hill rally
Todds Leap Road, Ballygawley, Co Tyrone,
N.Ireland, BT70 2BW
Tel: +44 (0)28 8556 7170
Email:info@toddsleap.com
Web: www.toddsleap.com
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Learn 2 Fly Fish at
Dungannon Park Lake |
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Dungannon Park Lake Fishery is owned and managed by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council and is Tyrone’s Premier Troutmaster Water. It is a 12 acre stream fed lake retained by an impressive 18th century dam. The lake is open all year round stocked weekly with rainbow trout and provides challenging boat, bank and stand angling.
In 2011, Dungannon Park Lake Fishery will be offers a wide range of affordable learn to fly fish opportunities. These include a series of organised courses in fly fishing. Specially tailored one-toone, group and family tuition sessions given by an in-house instructor plus a weeklong summer angling school for juniors aged between 11-18 years. All angling equipment is supplied. A full calendar of events can be obtained by calling +44(0)28 8772 8690.
Our onsite facilities include, a “wheelie boat” designed to cater for wheelchair and disabled anglers, easy car parking, an angler’s lodge and surfaced paths that surround the water. We also provide a caravan and camping facility, tennis courts, children’s play park and a barbeque area as well as several miles of woodland walks.
Rates: Learn 2 fly fish sessions, tailored to suit your needs from £10.00. Group & family rates will vary. All equipment supplied.
Moy Road, Dungannon
Co Tyrone, BT71 6DY
Tel: +44 (0)28 8772 8690
Fax: +44 (0)28 8772 9169
Email: dpreception@dungannon.gov.uk
Web: www.flavouroftyrone.com
Web: www.learntotyrone.com
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Blessingbourne Mountain
Bike Trail |
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Challenge yourself to an exhilarating 8km mountain bike trail set in the beautiful grounds of the scenic Blessingbourne country estate.
Northern ireland’s first premier 8km mountain bike trail set in the beautiful grounds of blessingbourne country estate designed by the world class phil saxena who has previously designed courses for the beijing olympics.
The trails offers fun for all abilities:
• Moderate, blue routes
• Difficult, red routes
• Skills section, yellow routes
Blessingbourne offers 5 self-catering apartments in a converted courtyard with bike lock-up facilities and a multifunctional coach house which can be booked by groups for refreshments and/or training facilities.
So get on your bike and have Some fun at Blessingbourne.
For further details contact:
Blessingbourne Estate, Fivemiletown,
Co. Tyrone, BT75 0QS, N. Ireland
Tel: +44 (0) 28 8952 1188
Email: info@blessingbourne.com
Web: www.blessingbourne.com
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