Gosford Forest Park, Armagh

Name: Gosford Forest Park
Address: 48 Gosford Road, Armagh, BT60 1UG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 28 3755 1277

#7 among attractions in Armagh

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Gosford Forest Park is a forest park located outside Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The park, previously Gosford Demesne, was acquired by the Department of Agriculture in 1958 and comprises some 240 hectares of diverse woodland and open parkland. Gosford Forest Park is also home to Gosford Castle. It was designated the first conservation forest in Northern Ireland in 1986. ()

Created: 1958Elevation: 315 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°18'9"N, 6°31'20"W

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48 Gosford RoadArmagh BT60 1UG United Kingdom

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+44 28 3755 1277

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Gosford Forest Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Patrick's Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace, St Patrick's Cathedral, Gosford Castle.

6.5 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
166 min walk • St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland. It was built in various phases between 1840 and 1904 to serve as the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Armagh, the original Medieval Cathedral of St.
5.8 miNW
Palace, Georgian architecture
Archbishop's Palace, Armagh
148 min walk • The Archbishop's Palace, Armagh, Northern Ireland, is a landmark Neo-Classical building located on 300 acres of parkland just south of the centre of the city.
6.2 miNW
Stone-built Anglican cathedral and mosaics
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
159 min walk • St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh is a cathedral located in Armagh, Northern Ireland. The origins of the site are as a 5th century Irish stone monastery, founded by St. Patrick.
0.6 miN
Forts and castles
Gosford Castle
15 min walk • Gosford Castle is a 19th-century country house situated in Gosford, a townland of Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built for The 2nd Earl of Gosford, and designed in the Norman revival style by London architect Thomas Hopper. It is a Grade A listed building, and is said to be Ulster's largest.
6.1 miNW
History museum, Museum, Art museum
Armagh County Museum, Armagh
155 min walk • The Armagh County Museum is a museum in Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Located on the edge of the tree-lined Mall in the centre of Armagh city, the museum is the oldest County Museum in Ireland and was officially opened in 1937.
6.2 miNW
History museum, Museum
Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, Armagh
158 min walk • The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum is a military museum based in Sovereign's House at Armagh, Northern Ireland. The museum is a Grade B listed building.
5.6 miNE
Tours, Forts and castles
Tandragee Castle, Tandragee
142 min walk • Tandragee Castle, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was built in 1837 by The 6th Duke of Manchester as the family's Irish home. The Duke of Manchester acquired the estate through his marriage to Millicent Sparrow.
6.1 miNW
Observatories and planetariums, Museum, Science museum
Armagh Planetarium, Armagh
157 min walk • Armagh Planetarium is a planetarium located in Armagh, Northern Ireland close to the city centre and neighbouring Armagh Observatory in approximately fourteen acres of landscaped grounds known as the Armagh Astropark.
5.3 miNE
54°20'58"N • 6°25'1"W
Tandragee Golf Club, Tandragee
136 min walk • Outdoor activities, Restaurant, Golf
6.2 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Armagh Observatory, Armagh
159 min walk • Armagh Observatory is an astronomical research institute in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Around 25 astronomers are based at the observatory, studying stellar astrophysics, the Sun, Solar System astronomy and Earth's climate.
5.9 miNW
Museum
HM Prison Armagh, Armagh
152 min walk • Armagh Prison in Armagh, Northern Ireland, is a former prison. The construction of the prison began in the 1780 and it was extended in the style of Pentonville Prison in the 1840 and 1850s.