The Boyne Valley walking festivalwill take place over three days from Friday June 3rd – Saunday June 5th 2011
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The 3 Boyne Walks for 2011
1. Drogheda Town Heritage Walk 7pm on Friday June 3rd Departs from The Tourist Office, The Tholsel , West St, Drogheda at 7pm (About 3 km- 2 hours)
A highly entertaining guided evening tour looking into Drogheda’s rich heritage and history.. Visiting the famed St Laurence Gate, one of the finest examples of a barbican defence gate in Europe and the old town walls, Magdalene Tower, part of the Dominican Abbey built in 1224, St Peter’s Churchyard with it’s cadavar stone, where the dead arose and hear tales of the infidelity of one of Ireland’s best known writers, St Oliver Plunkett’s Shrine, see Millmount Matello Tower built on a 3,00 year old mound,overlooking the town.. Learn about the sacking of Drogheda by Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of the Boyne, about the Irish parliments meeting in Drogheda and hear about the many famous people with connects to Drogheda including St Patrick, King John, Robert Bruce, the last High King of Ireland, King The Duke of Wellington, Captain Blyth of the Bounty, John Philip Holland, the inventor of the submarine and many more.
Pre Booking Essential €5 bookings 041-9872843 .
2. Bru Na Boinne Walk 10am Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre
(about 15km – 4 hours)
Walk the ancient highways and by-ways of Bru na Boinne. The route takes to the fields, farms and lanes, around the famous Boyne Valley Neolithic Tombs. The river Boyne is associated with many legends and myths from the Salmon of Knowledge to the burial of Cormac Mac Art, the first Christian King of Ireland.Bru na Boinne is a UNESCO World Heritage siteand it’s monuments predate Stonehenge and the Pyramids. The walk will provide unique views of Newgrange and we will visit the tombs at Knowth. The walk will finish at the Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre and public transport will be available back to Drogheda. Pre-booking Essential €15 bookings 041-9872843
3. Battle of the Boyne Walk
Walk from Drogheda along the banks of the Boyne.St Patrick walked along this route on his way to Slane where he litthe firesignalling the arrival of Christianity to Ireland. Walk benight the spectacular Cable Bridge onwards to the Boyne Canal. The walk will visit the Battle of the Boyne site to explore the area and visit the new interpretive centre where a living history displays with black powder musket firing and cavalry manoeuvres: will take place .A guide will accompany the group at Oldbridge to cross the river to enter Townley Hall estate with it’s nature trail. Pre-booking Essential €15 bookings 041-9872843
All three walks for €30
Rember to dress appropriately as weather conditions can change
Adequate footwear must be worn
All walks led by experienced guides and leaders
Leader’ decisions are final
Participants should carry a rucksack with rainwear and a packed lunch and water for the longer walks
All walks are for those over 16 yearsexcept for Drogheda Town walk
Strictly no dogs allowed
Register at Drogheda Tourist Office, The Tholsel, West Street, Drogheda e-mail tourism@drogheda.ie .
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