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Beautiful Lough Oughter and historic Clough Oughter Castle. One of the last outposts to hold out against the forces of Oliver Cromwell.

Clough Oughter Castle,  Co Cavan

Starkly beautiful 400 year-old island fortress. One of the last outposts to hold out against the forces of Oliver Cromwell. Owen Roe O’Neill, the revered commander of the armies of Ulster, met his death in 1648. Boat,canoe and kayak trips available form Cavan Adventure Centre. Source: THIS IS CAVAN

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Royal Hillsborough Farmer’s Market @visitbelfast

Royal Hillsborough Farmer’s Market, Co.Down

Come and explore over 50 stalls of artisan food produce, craft, art and sustainable homewares at the Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market.

Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market returns this Saturday 28 September. With 50 stalls of the finest local and seasonal farm-to-market produce and artisan food from across Lisburn and Castlereagh for you to discover. Guest traders from across Northern Ireland will join them to present a fantastic array  of local food, art and artisan crafts.

Food and drink is at the heart of Royal Hillsborough Farmers Market so you can expect to find regeneratively farmed and outdoor reared heritage meats from local farmers. Plus fruit and vegetables, breads, cakes, Irish cheeses, jams, chutneys and pickles, olives, pesto and tapenades, charcuterie, chocolate, coffee, fresh fish, shellfish and smoked salmon.

Stalls will feature foodie favourites to include Kin and Folk, Round House Bakery, Tori’s Bakery, Tom and Ollie, Crawfords Rock Seaweed Company, Royal Hillsborough’s own independent plant nursery, Potter’s Hill Plants will be in attendance.

You’ll also get to browse through stalls from local designers and artists. Plus pick up unique gifts and treats of organic skincare, and sustainable living products.

If you get hungry from browsing the stalls there will be plenty of  gourmet street food and speciality coffee from the local food trucks.

For children there will be some fun craft activities, face painting and balloon modelling.

There will be seating on the lawn of the fort to sit, enjoy the market vibes and listen to the live music from local acoustic musicians.

They’d love to see you!

For updates on who is trading at each market, follow the Visit Lisburn Castlereagh social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X and also on their website.

When: Saturday 28 September

Time: 10am-3pm

Place: In the heart of Royal Hillsborough Village, located along The Dark Walk at Hillsborough Fort.

Payments: Most vendors accept card payments but not all.

Parking:

  • Hillsborough Forest
  • Ballynahinch St Pay & Display Car Park

For further information on upcoming food and drink events please visit www.visitlisburncastlereagh.com with frequent updates on Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council on Facebook.com/VisitLisburnCastlereagh, Twitter @VisitLisburn and Instagram @visitlisburncastlereagh.

Contact vic.lisburn@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk for more information.

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At the Japanese Garden you can breathe in an array of exotic fragrances from sweet magnolia flowers, perfumed azaleas and cherry and apple blossom trees @powerscourt_estate

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  • Easter and Spring are the the perfect time to discover Powerscourt when the Estate and gardens are starting to bloom. Don’t miss the opportunity to see 30,000 tulips and Spring bulbs in bloom at this year’s Annual Tulip Festival. At the Japanese Garden you can breathe in an array of exotic fragrances from sweet magnolia flowers, perfumed azaleas and cherry and apple blossom trees, bearing cascades of pink and white flowers. The Camellias in the Memorial Garden and the thousands of daffodils throughout the gardens and Estate bring Spring cheer after the long winter months.

    We hope to see you up on the Estate this Easter enjoying the Spring blooms in the gardens.