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Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh

Tourist attraction

One of the Best Places To Visits in Milford


Address

81 Killylea Rd, Armagh BT60 4LD, United Kingdom

Website

www.navancentre.com

Contact

+44 28 3752 9644

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (598 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 4 PM

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  • 5/5 Claire M. 2 years ago on Google
    We spent a whole afternoon here! Loved it! Took the tour, which was fantastic, but you don't have to, there is access to the site without having to pay for the tour. There is ample parking, open toilets and a cafe. After the tour, we wandered round reading the information boards at our leisure and had a picnic. Will be back.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dominika W. 2 years ago on Google • 39 reviews
    Absolutely stunning place. Lovely and very knowledgeable guide shows us around and answer all questions. Very friendly volunteers who where dressed up made huge positive impact on the experience. Kids few weeks after still talking how fun it was and now they love celts. Highly recommended and we'll be definitely be back next year.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Todd B. 8 months ago on Google • 1017 reviews
    We enjoyed our time here. They have two options - #1 was an interactive program with reenactments, visiting the visitors center, and walking around the ritual area (£12) and the other was just reading the information in the visitors center and walking around the ritual area (free). Due to time constraints we chose for the second option. Definitely worth the stop. The reenactment looked like a really great time. Especially if you have children.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ruby K. 2 years ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Had such a great time visiting Navan fort, such a beautiful location. Its nice that the fort can be visited free of charge, I booked a guided tour and I would highly recommend it, the lady giving the tour was excellent very knowledgeable and I came away knowing alot more, the visit to the replica hut was excellent and the guide Darragh was brilliant at playing the part and engaged everyone making it so much fun. Would highly recommend a visit here, a great place for a picnic too.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marie M. 1 year ago on Google
    Tour was excellent both from guide who have us initial info then handed us to a guide in the old house dressed for the age , giving us an insight into life in those times. It was followed by a walk around the area and a small climb to the top of a mound where he played us some music and I danced a jig! All for £8 as a senior. Great value. Had to wait 2hrs til tour so popped into Armagh nearby to the town museum and went back......added to our trip.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Noel B. 9 months ago on Google • 20 reviews
    This center and site is world-class. The interpretive displays, videos, and tour, combined with the living history re-enactors, activities, museum, and the historical sites, themselves, are fully immersive and appeal to people of all learning styles. The staff are all amazing, professional, and personable; and they do everything they can to ensure the visitors are getting the most from their visit. There should be more sites like this.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 judith b. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a really important and interesting historical site. To get full benefit I would recommend taking the guided tour which includes a tour guide explaining the mythological, historical and archaeological aspects of the site and a visit to the living history site where you can learn about how the iron age inhabitants lived. The on- site cafe is lovely, has great local food and is worth a stopover by itself. There is also a souvenir shop with something for everyone and a very impressive selection of books on Irish history and mythology.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jo Mc G. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely place just outside Armagh. Very clean and fresh. Friendly staff throughout. We booked a guided tour and it was fantastic. The tour guides/actors were very knowledgeable and very friendly. Great fun
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 adrian m. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved it! Travelling through time towards ancient Ireland. Where you shall be met by the cells and vikings encampment. Learn about the ancient temple, settlement and council of the ancient Kings of Ireland at Navan Fort. Disabled parking spaces available. Disabled friendly building. Coffee shop, souvenir shop and displays available within. The view's on top of Navan Fort are splendid. Between the road's form Callaghan River and the Road's towards Tara.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tudor M. 1 year ago on Google
    Local centre in Armagh. We have both some souvenirs, coffee ☕️ and cakes from the local Cafe shop. You cand find toilets inside the centre as well. Highly recommended 👍👍👍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 barryfalls 1 year ago on Google
    Navan fort is a great place to have a walk or eat at the cafe. The cafe has good food and it has somthing like a little museum. The walk is a good place to look at all the cool stuff in it. My granny brought me. I am eight years old.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Henry 5 months ago on Google • 316 reviews
    Not our first visit, but one of our favourite spots. Before the tour, which we had booked, we enjoyed lunch, well filled sandwiches! The tour lasted about 1.5 hours. Starting off with a history of the Druids, B.C., and their life style, told by suitably dressed folk. The history of the actual mound was fascinating and well recounted by our guide. Lovely spot, good food and a walk which gets the heart pumping. Go see. Here with a school visit where the children were educated on the Norse men and their history. Excellent visit.

  • 5/5 Aga D. 8 months ago on Google • 198 reviews
    There was loads of activities on first weekend of August. Lughnasa Festival. Foraging tours and much more, but if like us you don't have much time to participate, you can explore free of charge. We were lucky to stumble upon Archeologists at work.

  • 5/5 Michael C. 5 years ago on Google • 116 reviews
    This was a fun stop in Ireland. We had a wonderful tour guide that was very informative. There were plenty of places to take beautiful pictures. At the fort, they put on a informative recreation of how times were in Ireland. There is a nice place to eat and a gift shop.

  • 5/5 Amy S. 10 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    One of the best attractions we saw in Northern Ireland! I enjoyed the tour with a guide, as did my grandma but it also seems very family friendly for kids. Great exhibits and info in the building. Guide walked us around the property and mounds, so informative! The we spent about 30 minutes in the hut that’s a “simulation” I’ll call it with men acting as if they are living 2,000 years ago - the hut is so authentic!

  • 5/5 Aleksandr K. 11 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Nice place to spend half a day, listening to stories about ancient Celtic heroes and simple people, also good walking ways, sightseeing, fresh air etc.

  • 5/5 Cora M. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a beautiful place full of culture and history. Amazing and friendly staff. Guided tour by Connell was exceptionally enriching and made the experience so special. A lot of work and love put in to this place.

  • 5/5 The School of Irish A. 9 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    Probably the best place we have brought our archaeology camps ever! These guy's, Connal, Fergal and the crew are so amazingly friendly. Their enthusiasm is infectious, the children were fully engaged and had a brilliant time. A total immersive experience, interactive and fun for all! Hats off guys, keep up the excellent work ❤️

  • 5/5 Eileen B. 1 year ago on Google
    Wonderful Fused Glass Workshop. Friendly staff & delicious lunch. Thank you Tracey for a very interesting & enjoyable day.

  • 5/5 Maresa C. 7 months ago on Google
    Fantastic visit to the Navan Fort , we took part in ‘meet the warriors’ with our two children (aged 3&6) and we really loved it. It was a great interactive experience. Any staff we encountered were lovely and very pleasant. Highly recommended.

  • 5/5 jane n. 1 year ago on Google
    Great tour of Navan Fort today. Our guide Connell was so knowledgeable and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him. We also loved the time in the hut with Darragh. Would highly recommend a visit. The cafe was great for lunch too.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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