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Local Scenic & Historic Attractions
Half hour to Newry city, Shopping, Clubs, Restaurants and Omniplex Cinema,
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Historic Rostrevor
Charming architecture with 7 old pubs, 5 new restaurants and music 3 nights a week, all sheltered snug between Slieve Martin the first summit of the Mournes and Carlingford Lough, providing a mild sheltered micro climate for all, once the home and estates of The Ross family, the Great Granite Obelisk of General Robert Ross of Bladensburg standing proud on the shoreline. Explore the historic village, see the 1000 yr old St Bronaghs bell, and the giants grave, walk the beautiful Fairy Glen, The Tree Trail and Narnia Trail among the meadows Ancient trees where Queen Elizabeth and her Mother once stayed on holiday at The Lodge in the Great Meadow. Enjoy the Ancient Oak forest on the trail to Cloughmore and see the wonderful panoramic views over Carlingford lough and beyond, all Inspiring C S Lewis to write The Chronicles of Narnia on his visits here. Writing of Rostrevor, the Forest and the lough, the famous English writer William Makepeace Thackeray wrote, Were such a bay lying upon English shores it would be a world wonder or if on the Mediterranean or Baltic, English travelers would flock to it. Images Rostrevor Area
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