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FE McWilliam Gallery & Studio

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Address

200 Newry Rd, Banbridge BT32 3NB, United Kingdom

Website

www.femcwilliam.com

Contact

+44 28 4062 3322

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (333 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM

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  • 5/5 Lynda B. 1 year ago on Google • 141 reviews
    Lovely gallery with friendly, knowledgeable staff. Exhibitions change regularly. Great cafe serving coffee, traybakes and lunch overlooking the beautiful garden. The gallery celebrates the work of local sculptor FE McWilliams and has his workshop in the garden.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John B. 2 years ago on Google • 957 reviews
    Fantastic contemporary art gallery and studio dedicated to Banbridge born sculpture and artist F.E McWilliam. It's got many McWilliam pieces and also houses temporary exhibitions of other artists. There's a lovely outside area for enjoying the gardens, outside sculptures and having a snack. You can visit for free and it's got a great shop and excellent cafe. There's plenty of free parking and close to an outlet shopping centre, if you want to spend a good afternoon in the area.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 jim h. 3 months ago on Google • 224 reviews New
    Nice restaurant but over priced , I wont be back even though the food was nice.

  • 4/5 Samuel C. 5 years ago on Google • 119 reviews
    Great to stumble across this spot. Great food presented in a very... artistic way! Also great to enjoy the quietness of the gallery! Worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Maurice B. 5 months ago on Google • 83 reviews
    Took a group here who enjoyed the experience, there is a café and plenty of parking space with at least four disabled parking spaces. Access is very good.

  • 5/5 Arlene M. 1 year ago on Google • 50 reviews
    Colin davidson exhibition is currently on. FE McWilliam is known for his sculptures of The women in Belfast. The gallery space has an oudoor garden, a look at FE's studio space and colourful garden sculptures on the walls. The cafe has delicious traybakes and coffee fairly priced. The exhibition is free to the public and host world famous artists like Colin Davidson. In my opinion the most talented living artist from Northern Ireland. We visited at 11am on a saturday for a free guided tour of his work. the tour was very informative of his artist journey and how he has built his professional practice. This Gallery is just off the A1 main road to Dublin. Beside the boulevard banbridge, which has a range of shops, restaurants and cinema you could make a real day of your visit. This exhibition runs until 10th September and is worth visiting over and over again.

  • 5/5 Patrick D. 2 months ago on Google • 43 reviews New
    Lovely food and you can check out some art as well. What's not to like?

  • 5/5 Lydia G. 7 months ago on Google • 34 reviews
    A light airy clean cafe with good fare. You can see a version of the great man's artist's studio with a few of his works. They have displays by guest sculptures and painters. There is merchandise to buy, free parking, disabled access and good clean loos. Go and enjoy! The tray bakes and meals are tempting.

  • 5/5 Ruth H. 7 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Wonderful interesting gallery to visit with garden, shop and cafe - all very lovely. Friendly and knowledgeable staff, very happy to help. Thank you for a marvellous visit.

  • 5/5 Joanna Mc A. 1 year ago on Google
    Visited recently with some work colleagues. The venue was lovely. The selection of food and drinks was very wide ranging. The carrot cake was amazing. The staff were very obliging and efficient. The items in the gift shop were different and reasonably priced. I definitely will return and would recommend this venue to anyone who likes beautiful tray bakes, delicious cakes and a good selection of speciality teas.

  • 5/5 Bridgeen R. 1 year ago on Google
    Delightful gallery and cafe. Fabulous exhibition. Staff very helpful and accommodating. Have visited several times. Will be back again for lunch!

  • 5/5 Liz C. 2 years ago on Google
    A wonderful oasis on the road between Dublin to Belfast, beautifully curated exhibitions in a friendly gallery. Very knowledgeable volunteers in the gallery full of enthusiasm about the temporary exhibitions. I've yet to visit the FE McWilliam studio collection. Gorgeous cafe with a great range of freshly prepared delicious food. Also tiny but well stocked gift shop, I rarely leave here empty handed.

  • 5/5 Jean W. 2 years ago on Google
    Small gallery (somewhat denuded as pieces couldn't be delivered after Brexit) but a lovely feel and helpful staff. Not to mention a lovely café!

  • 5/5 William C. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent exhibition of Colin Davidsons prowess as an across the board artist .Great cafe on site and lovely selection of pastries and great coffee.

  • 5/5 Edna L. 1 year ago on Google
    First visit here and very impressed. Got a sandwich between me and my husband and a pot of tea. Staff very pleasant and helpful.

  • 5/5 Annegret W. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    It was lovely, worth the drive all the way from Galway. I loved the gallery and the exhibition, especially Maggie Napier's piece.


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