Where to Stay in County Tyrone
Map of Where to Stay in County Tyrone
Information about County Tyrone
County Tyrone is the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the least visited, a vast and largely rural landscape of moorland, forest, river valley and small market towns that offers a genuine and unhurried experience of the Irish countryside far from the more travelled tourist routes. It is a county that rewards patience and curiosity with discoveries of real substance and a warmth of welcome that is characteristic of this deeply community minded part of Ireland.
The Sperrin Mountains dominate the north of the county, their high moorland plateaux and hidden glens shared with neighbouring County Londonderry in a landscape of exceptional tranquillity and ancient historical significance. The Sperrins are one of the least known upland landscapes in the British Isles yet offer superb walking, outstanding dark skies for stargazing and a sense of remoteness and space that is genuinely restorative. The Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh tells the story of the hundreds of thousands of Ulster Scots and Irish who emigrated to America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with a depth, authenticity and emotional power that makes it one of the most compelling heritage attractions in Northern Ireland.
The rivers of Tyrone — the Mourne, the Strule, the Derg and the Blackwater among them — thread through the county in valleys of considerable beauty, their banks offering excellent fishing and walking in a landscape that changes character with every mile. The Gortin Glens Forest Park, in the heart of the Sperrins, provides a accessible and rewarding introduction to the upland landscapes of the county, with waymarked trails, wildlife and wide views across the surrounding mountains.
Omagh, the county town, is a warm and welcoming market town set at the confluence of the Strule and Camowen rivers, its position at the heart of the county making it a natural base for exploring the wider landscape. Cookstown, Dungannon and Strabane each have their own distinct character and history, while the smaller towns and villages of the county interior offer an experience of Irish rural life that is unhurried, authentic and deeply hospitable.
Whether you are looking for a walking holiday in the Sperrins, a journey through the story of Irish emigration at the Ulster American Folk Park, a fishing retreat on one of the county’s many rivers or simply the pleasure of a landscape and a people that have not yet been shaped by the demands of mass tourism, County Tyrone is a county of quiet authenticity and genuine and lasting appeal.
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