Local Information for Baronscourt

Located in rolling countryside, there are some spectacular walks around the Estate and the Gardens are a delight. For a modest extra charge, a range of country pursuits can be organised, including pike and salmon fishing (April-October), boat hire, rough shooting, clay pigeon shooting and deerstalking in season. Whilst not open to the public, tours of Baronscourt can also be requested. Golfers can enjoy concessionary golf at nearby Newtownstewart.

Baronscourt is well placed to explore other parts of County Tyrone, the lakeland county of Fermanagh and County Londonderry as well as the north west of Ireland, County Sligo and County Donegal.

The Province has many historic houses to visit including Castle Coole, Florence Court and Mount Stewart as well as some beautiful gardens and the National Trust’s Crom Estate in County Fermanagh, one of Ireland’s most important nature conservation areas.

Florence Court is an amazing example of mid-18th Century Irish Palladian architecture. The house contains fine Irish furniture including an 18th Century rococo armchair in the library, an Irish writing cabinet which dates from 1730 and an unusual 18th Century bed. Florence Court's most notable tree, the Irish Yew, grows in a much wilder part of the estate. This is the aged mother of all the Irish Yews. The original was one of two found in the Fermanagh hills in the 1740s. Florence Court is open from April through to September.

Castle Coole was designed by James Wyatt for the first Earl of Belmore. The surrounding wooded landscape sloping down to Lough Coole is ideal for long walks. Highlights of Castle Coole include the state rooms with their sumptuous Regency furnishings. These include the State bedroom said to have been prepared for a visit by George IV in 1821.

Mount Stewart stands on the east shore of Strangford Lough, near Greyabbey. It is a fascinating 18th Century house and garden and is home of the Londonderry family. Other attractions include the amazing Dodo Terrace with its concoction of concrete animal statues, the beautiful lake and the Temple of the Winds designed by James Stuart in 1785.