OTHER
TOURS
FREE DERRY TOURS ALSO OFFERS A NUMBER OF OTHER TOURS
WITHIN THE BOGSIDE, THE WIDER DERRY AREA AND
ACROSS THE NORTH. THESE INCLUDE:
THE BLOODY SUNDAY TOUR:
THIS TOUR
SPECIFICALLY EXPLAINS THE CONTEXT IN WHICH BLOODY SUNDAY OCCURRED AND COVERS IN
GREAT DETAIL THE EVENTS OF JANUARY 30TH 1972.
THE UNIONIST HISTORY TOUR:
LEARN MORE ABOUT
UNIONIST HISTORY OVER THE LAST 400 YEARS. THE TOUR INCLUDES A VISIT TO THE
FOUNTAIN ESTATE AND ST COLUMBS CATHEDRAL AND COVERS THE PLANTATION, THE SIEGE
OF DERRY, HOME RULE, PARTITION AND THE MODERN CONFLICT-ALL SUBJECTS OF KEY
IMPORTANCE TO UNIONIST HISTORY
EMIGRATION:
DERRY WAS A KEY
DEPARTURE POINT FOR EMIGRANTS TO AMERICA,
AUSTRALIA AND BRITAIN
FOR 200 YEARS. HEAR OF PRESBYTERIAN MIGRATION TO AMERICA IN THE 18TH
CENTURY AND THE IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. LEARN ABOUT CATHOLIC EXODUS
OF THE 19TH CENTURY INCLUDING MASS MIGRATION TO CANADA AND THE GREAT FAMINE OF THE
1840’S, CAUSED LARGELY BY THE GOVERNMENT POLICY OF THE TIME.
THE VOLUNTEERS TOUR:
VISIT THE LOCATIONS
WHERE SOME OF THE LOCAL VOLUNTEERS OF THE IRA FELL OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS. THIS
TOUR GIVES AN INSIGHT INTO HOW THE IRA AND BRITISH ARMIES TACTICS AND
STRATEGIES AGAINST EACH OTHER CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.
PEACE PROCESS TOUR:
THE PEACE PROCESS HAS
BEEN RUNNING FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS WITH MANY TWISTS AND TURNS OVER THAT PERIOD.
THIS TOUR EXPLAINS THE CONTEXT OF THE PEACE PROCESS AND THE NUMEROUS EVENTS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE LATE 1980’S. GROUPS BOOKING THIS TOUR CAN
AVAIL OF THE OPPORTUNTITY TO MEET ONE OF THE MANY LOCAL REPUBLICANS WHO PLAYED
VARIOUS ROLES IN THIS PROCESS-ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED.
THE CITY CEMETERY TOUR:
THE CITY CEMETERY
IS JUST TEN MINUTES FROM THE BOGSIDE. IT CONTAINS THE GRAVES OF NUMEOUS VICTIMS
OF THE TROUBLES INCLUDING BLOODY SUNDAY.IT HOUSES THE DERRY REPUBLICAN PLOT AND
THE GRAVES OF TWO OF THE 1981 HUNGER STRIKERS.
IT ALSO CONTAINS THE PLOTS OF LOCAL INDUSTRIALISTS, A T.D. OF THE IRISH
PARLIAMENT IN THE 1920’S AND DERRY’S
MOST FAMOUS HYMN WRITER, CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER. THE
PERSONAL BIOGRAPHIES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HELPS TO EXPLAIN MANY ASPECTS OF THE
HISTORY OF DERRY.
CREGGAN COUNTRY PARK TOUR
THE CREGGAN COUNTRY
PARK IS LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE OLD
CITY RESERVOIR AND NOW HOUSES DERRY’S BIGGEST
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND ANGLING CENTRE. (WWW.CREGGANCOUNTRYPARK.COM) .
FREE DERRY TOURS OFFERS WALKING TOURS
OF THE SITE COVERING THE SITES CONNECTIONS TO THE BRONZE AGE, THE SIEGE OF DERRY, INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE, CONNECTIONS TO THE FAMOUS
EARL BISHOP HARVEY AND THE TROUBLES. THE TOUR ALSO COVERS THE NATURAL HERITAGE
OF THE SITE AND NUMEROUS PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN DOING A
TOUR AS WELL AS OTHER ACTIVITIES.FOOD AND DRINK IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON SITE.
THE FREE DERRY TAXI TOUR
(IN ASSOCIATION WITH DERRY TAXIS- www.derrytaxitours.com)
FREE DERRY TOURS CAN ARRANGE GUIDED TAXI TOURS
OF THE WIDER FREE DERRY AREA INCLUDING THE
CREGGAN AND BRANDYWELL AREAS WHICH PLAYED MAJOR ROLES IN THE CONFLICT. MANY OF
THE GUIDES WERE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE CONFLICT ALLOWING THEM TO OFFER UNIQUE
PERSONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE CONFLICT.
DERRY BY COACH
FREE DERRY TOURS CAN ARRANGE GUIDED COACH TOURS OF DERRY
IN ASSOCIATION WITH ITS PARTNER ORGANISATION DERRYBLUEBADGEGUIDE.COM
(WWW.DERRYBLUEBADGEGUIDE.COM) .
THESE TOURS CAN BE ARRANGED FOR
GROUPS WITH THEIR OWN COACH OR TRANSPORT CAN BE ARRANGED BY DERRYBLUEBADGEGUIDE.COM. JOINT TICKETS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE WITH
OPENTOPTOURS, DERRY’S OPEN TOP TOUR COMPANY WHICH OPERATES HOURLY TOURS OF DERRY (WWW.OPENTOPTOUR.COM)
FREE DERRY TOURS CAN ORGANISE COACH TOURS
OF DONEGAL, THE CAUSEWAY COAST, BELFAST,
THE SPERRINS, INISHOWEN AND MUCH MORE THROUGH ITS PARTNER ORGANISATION
DERRYBLUEBADGEGUIDE.COM
WWW.DERRYBLUEBADGEGUIDE.COM
AND CAN ALSO ARRANGE
GUIDED POLITICAL TOURS OF BELFAST,
SOUTH ARMAGH AND OTHER AREAS IN ASSOCATION
WITH COISTE NA HIARCHIMI
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