Newry 3-Day Itinerary

A converted 18th-century merchant's house with a small gallery showing local and touring exhibitions. The courtyard hosts free music on summer Saturdays.

🕐 Mon-Sat 09:30-17:00; gallery closed 13:00-14:00

💡 The café in the basement does a decent bowl of soup for £4, and they don't mind if you sit with a book all afternoon.

Covers local history from the Bronze Age to the Troubles, inside the 16th-century Bagenal's Castle. Small but packed with genuine artefacts.

🕐 Tue-Sat 10:00-16:30

💡 Ask at the desk for the key to the castle roof — you get a narrow view of the city and the surrounding hills.

Synge & Byrne · ££

Deli Lites · ££

A fine Gothic Revival Catholic church completed in 1829, with a 60-metre spire visible from the approach roads. Interior has good stained glass.

🕐 Daily 08:00-18:00

💡 Check the small side chapel on the left — the wooden carving of the Pietà was done by a local craftsman in the 1950s.

A 3.5-km flat path along the first summit-level canal in Britain and Ireland. Starts at the Buttercrane shopping centre and runs to the Albert Basin.

🕐 Open 24 hours

💡 The best stretch is from the Basin back towards town at dusk — the heron often stands on the same lock gate near the Lidl car park.

Bellini’s

Sapori Italiano

A 50-tonne granite boulder deposited by glaciers on the side of Slieve Martin. The walk up from the Kilbroney car park takes about 40 minutes, and the views acr

💡 Go on a clear morning after rain — the air is still, and you'll see the Mourne Mountains reflected in the lough. Park at the Kilbroney Forest Park entrance (free if you walk in).

Cafe Krem

Blueprint Pizza