Cookstown

Cookstown is a small town in County Tyrone.

How to travel to Cookstown

By car

Cookstown is in the centre of [[Northern Ireland and is easily accessible from all parts of the nation. It can be visited by vehicle via the M1 or M2. M1 travellers should follow signs for the west, followed by Dungannon towards the end of the motorway. Dungannon is 10 miles away and Cookstown is signposted from here on. Travellers on the M2 should follow the signs for Cookstown/Magherafelt. Once of the M2 follow the Toome ByPass until you arrive in Magherafelt, from here Cookstown is just 10 miles away and is well signposted.

Travel on a Bus in Cookstown

Buses are available from all over [[Northern Ireland and also Dublin (the Portrush Express from Dublin makes a stop in the town). Some services may not be direct, but you can get on a bus to Magherafelt, Dungannon, or Omagh, from which there are regular bus services to Cookstown.

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Cookstown

The three main airports of Belfast International Airport GPS , (IATA Flight Code: BFS), George Best Belfast City Airport GPS , (IATA Flight Code: BHD), and City of Derry Airport GPS , (IATA Flight Code: LDY) are all within an hour's drive of Cookstown.

Buses can be taken from these airports to either Derry or Belfast and from here you can hop on another bus to Cookstown. During some seasons buses can be got direct to the town.

Get Around

GPS 54.6436|-6.7441

Cookstown is a good-sized town and the best way to get around the town is to coordinate yourself around the longest street in Ireland, Cookstown's main street, which is roughly 2 miles long. It is situated on a north-south axis and forms the centre and the framework of the town.

If you wish to explore the surrounding villages, buses will leave the central bus station several times a day and take you to the local villages for about £2.50. Local taxis can be ordered at your hotel that will take you to the local sights and will happily return to collect you again as you please. Taxis are reasonably priced and the folk that drive them are very friendly.

What to See

Cookstown offers anyone who visits beautiful local scenery. Standing at the centre of the town, you can witness the beautiful Sperrin mountains overlooking the town while you shop at Cookstown's Saturday Market in the thriving main street.

• Ardboe Old Cross and St. Colman’s Abbey 54.6195, -6.50502 - Ardboe High Cross - Ardboe Cross A national monument dating from the 10th century. It is believed to be the first high cross of Ulster, standing at 18.5 feet high and 3.5 feet wide, with 22 panels depicting various Biblical scenes. There are also remains of a church and an abbey.

The Broughderg area is remote and peaceful and is renowned for its unique archaeological remains. The scenery includes the Coneyglen Valley and Davagh Forest with its walks and extensive blanket bog. Particularly well known sites are

• Dun Ruadh
• Ogham Stone

Co.Tyrone, Beaghmore - Beaghmore Stone Circles

• Beaghmore Stone Circles 54.703889, -6.936389 - Beaghmore Archaeologists believe that Beaghmore Stone Circles date back to around 1500 BC. There are 7 stone circles and alignments along with several cairns on this spectacular preserved site.

• Derryloran Old Church and Graveyard Built in 1622 to replace an older church on the same site. Around 1820, a new church was built on a site closer to town. It was designed by John Nash (although this structure was substantially demolished and rebuilt to designs by Welland) and built from hewn stone in simple "First Fruits" Gothic style with a pinnacle tower, plain spire and vaulted vestibule. The interior is dignified but rather dour with little decoration. Some of the graves in Derryloran graveyard date back to the early 17th century.

Other churches in the town were mainly constructed in the latter part of the nineteenth century.

• Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity Designed by the prolific Irish architect J J McCarthy and constructed between 1858 and 1860. Its soaring West Tower and spire are the tallest buildings in town and a local landmark. The interior of the church (much altered in 1981) is dominated by the huge eastern window manufactured by Hardman's of Birmingham. The Church was extensively renovated in 2010-2011.

Tullahogue Fort, May 2017 - Tullahogue Fort, an earthwork and historic site with commanding views over the pleasant surrounding countryside

• Tullaghoge Fort 54.61, -6.72306 - Tullyhogue Fort On an imposing hilltop encircled by trees some 2 miles south/south east of Cookstown and on the outskirts of Tullyhogue village is the site of the mystical Tullaghoge Fort and the royal inauguration site of Tyrone's O'Neill dynasty. From the 11th century to the end of the 16th century, successive kings of the Cenel nEogain (later known as the Uí Néill or O’Neills) were inaugurated in this hilltop enclosure on a stone, now destroyed, known as Leac na Rí. The O’Neills founded their headquarters at Tullaghoge early in the 11th century and it continued as the ceremonial seat of the kings of Tír Eoghain even after the O’Neills transferred their court to Dungannon at the end of the 13th century.

• Coyle's Cottage 57 Annaghmore Road, BT80 0JA Opening Hours: It is open to visitors each Sunday, May - September from 3PM Monday - 6PM A 250-year-old fisherman's cottage. Listed in 1991, restored and officially opened in May 1993. Muintirevlin Historical Society maintain the cottage and use it as a meeting place.

• The Drum Manor Estate 54.643056, -6.824444 - Drum Manor Forest Park - Drum Manor - - 123258 - Picturesque all year round with shrub, butterfly and Japanese gardens, arboretum, ponds and mixed woodlands. Waymarked trails of varying length commence at the vehicle park and form a circular route. A gentle trail has been adapted for the less able bodied visitor in mind. The ruins of the original Manor (1861) have been adapted to incorporate a Japanese garden.

• Killymoon Castle 54.635, -6.736 - Killymoon Castle Sited on a raised north terrace slope overlooking the Ballinderry River, it is mainly quadrangular in design incorporating the rare early instance of the use of round headed, sub-Romanesque openings. It was built to designs of John Nash between 1801 and 1803 incorporating much of the ruins of the former Castle which had been burnt in 1801 for James Stewart, a local MP and cost the then unthinkable sum of £80,000. Having passed through the hands of several families after the demise of the Stewarts in 1851, it was purchased by the present owners in 1922 for the princely sum of £100. It remains a private residence and has no public access.

• Wellbrook Beetling Mill 20 Wellbrook Road, Corkhill, BT80 9RY 54.654942, -6.839523 ☎ +44 28 8674-8210 - The mill is in a picturesque wooded glen on the banks of the Ballinderry River. Beetling was the last stage in the manufacturing of linen, and Wellbrook is the last working Beetling Mill to survive in Ireland. The Mill, which was constructed in 1830, has a 16-ft water wheel which is powered by the adjacent Ballinderry River.

• Springhill House 20 Springhill Road, Moneymore, Magherafelt, BT45 7NQ 54.686, -6.656 ☎ +44 28 8674-8210 - Springhill House Springhill House, Moneymore This beautiful manor house, built around 1680, was home to ten generations of the influential Lenox-Conyngham family. Considered to be the 'prettiest house in Ulster', this National Trust property with woodland walks and award-winning Costume Museum offers visitors entertaining and informative guided tours. A model village complements the attraction.

• Lissan House - 54.67195, -6.760855 - Lissan House Ulster Plantation House with Georgian and Victorian additions

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Cookstown

• Ballyronan Marina 135A Shore Road, Ballyronan, Magherafelt, BT45 6JA 54.709202, -6.529463 ☎ +44 28 7941 8399 - The picturesque boating and tourist facility incorporates a picnic area, playpark and beach area.

• Ballyronan Wood 156 Shore Road, Ballyronan, Magherafelt, BT45 6LS 54.713728, -6.529368 - A special Woodland Nature Trail with a variety of pathways, viewpoints and information signage, highlighting the natural beauty of the area.

• Lough Fea Set in wild mountain scenery, is one of many delightful lakes dotted throughout the Sperrins Region. Covering 180 acres this natural beauty spot is an angler's dream and also supplies the entire area and beyond with fresh water. The 4.15 km (approx. 1 hour) walkway around Lough Fea is a haven for local walkers and tourists alike.

Shopping in Cookstown

Cookstown has an abundance of high-street names and brands side by side with local retailers. There are also two superstores in the town, Asda and Tesco. The town also has various retail plazas and parks:

• Station Plaza Retail Park 48 Molesworth St, BT80 8PA 54.646695, -6.739729 - Including Argos Extra, Carpet Right, Lidl, and Harry Corry, along with the fabulous Paragon Chinese Restaurant.

• Gortalowry Retail Park - Besides Asda, Turkingtons and Tile Market are the first to set up store here.

• Broadfields Retail Park - Tesco, Homebase, Next, Tempest, New Look, Peacocks, / Marks and Spencer, Simply Food, Cafe Revive, Halfords, and B & Monday discount store.

• Molesworth Place Shopping Centre - This Shopping Centre is a vibrant glass-fronted building built on the former market yard site. Heaton and Sports direct are the first to enter this the newest of Cookstowns retail parks.

The main street also features hundreds of shops, lining 2 kilometers of the town. These include independent retailers as well as such high-street names such as InterSport, Boots, DV8, Subway, O'Briens, Heatons, GINO/nv, Menarys, Birthdays, Thomas Cook, and Tom Morrow.

The town also comes alive on Saturdays when the shopping market, established by Royal Patent of Charles I in 1628, is held in the town. Thit is one of the main shopping attractions in Cookstown as it is one of the few towns left in [[Northern Ireland to still hold a weekly market on this scale. There is always plenty of entertainment with jugglers, face painting, balloons and other free shows organised by Cookstown District Council to revitalise the market.

Halal Restaurants

Please be informed that on some destination such as Cookstown we had no local Muslim/a that has researched some of the area. If you are a Muslim/a and have been to Cookstown or would like to maintain the eHalal Guide to Cookstown, please contact us at guides@ehalal.io or email us your updates.

There are over ten take-away Chinese restaurants, two pizzerias, various Indian restaurants, a McDonalds, and restaurants in the hotels.

• Otter Lodge 26 Dungannon Road ☎ +44 28 8676 5427 A rather charmless but nonetheless very popular restaurant. Offers great food in an intimate atmosphere at their riverside location, though table service is not available.

• Mandarin Chinese Buffet Unit 5 Station Yard Molesworth Street in one of the old train stations ☎ +44 28 8676 1221 All-you-can-eat buffet for a great price, very popular restaurant with a great selection

• Curries House Cookstown 4 Burn Road in the heart of the town centre ☎ +44 28 8676 9378 Indian restaurant.

• Dragon Garden - 40-42 Loy Street ☎ +44 28 8676 3311 Chinese restaurant relocated to the classic Gaslight premises.

• The Braeside - 221 Orritor Road, located on about 2 miles outside Cookstown ☎ +44 28 8676 2664
• The Tilley Lamp 111A Mullanahoe Road located in the village of Ardboe to the east of the town ☎ +44 28 8673 7673 - Great food in a lovely setting.

• Cookstown Cafe 19 William Street ☎ +44 28 8676 7809
• White Pheasant 3A Burn Road ☎ +44 28 8676 4249
• The Courtyard 56 William St, ☎ +44 28 8676 5070
• The Drapers Arms - 2 Main Street, Stonard Street, Moneymore ☎ +44 28 8674 7933
• TIME 42 James Street ☎ +44 28 8676 6676
• Oldtown Inn 12 Oldtown Street ☎ +44 28 8676 3508 Nice food.

• Martins Cafe - 47A James Street ☎ +44 28 8676 1888 Typical pub with approachable bar staff and good draught soft drinks. Great for a breather from the shopping-nice to chill out.

• The Railway 63-67 Union Street ☎ +44 28 8676 3278 Probably has one of the youngest crowds in Cookstown: avoid it if you're over 21.

• Sense Nite Club - Glenavon Hotel | 52 Drum Road ☎ +44 28 8676 7575 Three floors offering different music styles from dance to chart. There is a live band on during special nights. Big names have included the likes of Cascada, Wretch 32 and Aggro Santos. Thit is the largest club in County Tyrone and one of the biggest in [[Northern Ireland. The night club is in Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights for students.

• The Cellar Cafe - Glenavon Hotel |

• Lanyon Hall 23 Molesworth Street ☎ +44 7802 851517
• Black Horse Cafe - 23 Molesworth Street ☎ +44 28 8676 3934 Very young crowd, great craic!

• The Old Thatch 116 Hillhead Road, Castledawson ☎ +44 28 7946 8322 Offering a traditional Irish pub feel and a warm welcome to everyone.

• Squires Lounge - Royal Hotel | 64-72 Old Coagh Road
• Dunleath Cafe Church Street ☎ +44 28 8676 3344
• The Central Inn 27 William Street Town Centre ☎ +44 28 8676 2255
• The Cartwheel - 23 James Street Town Centre ☎ +44 28 8676 3672
• The Belfast House - 3 Orritor Street Town Centre ☎ +44 28 8676 9759
• Mulligans Cafe Chapel Street ☎ +44 28 8675 8151 Fantastic bar offering live bands and a great atmosphere, gets quite busy at the weekend with young and old alike. Great sports bar too with tributes to all the local sports.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Cookstown

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Glenavon House Hotel 52 Drum Rd. 54.633927, -6.751793 ☎ +44 28 8676 4949 - On the drum road this outstanding complex offers the guests one of 62 en-suite bedrooms, some with balcony and river view, along with two great restaurants, three bars, a large nite club, weekly entertainment and a large leisure, health and beauty complex. The Cellar Restaurant offers a daily carvery lunch which, whilst uninspiring, is good value. Informal dinner is served in the evenings from a wide modern menu whilst on Sundays and the Sunday carvery is locally very popular. The Cellar has been renovated and offers a host of new dishes on their extended menu.

• Greenvale Hotel 57 Drum Rd. 54.634244, -6.753510 ☎ +44 28 8676 2243 On the drum road, thit is an old Victorian house completely transformed into a bright and modern hotel with great facilities: two restaurants, two bars and a nightclub. Distinctly lack-lustre restaurant offering dinner from an often limited and always unoriginal menu. For those wanting something more affordable and cheerful they can choose the Loft upstairs in the greenvale for basic but nice food.

• Royal Hotel 64-72 Old Coagh Road 54.648743, -6.742336 ☎ +44 28 8676 2224 On the outskirts of the town centre, offers the guests a choice of two great restaurants, superb location, a great and friendly staff. Restaurant offering lunch and dinner daily. The Squires Lounge also hosts a bar menu.

• Tullylagan Country House Hotel 40B Tullylagan Road 54.593479, -6.765631 ☎ +44 28 8676 5100 On the southern outskirts of the town, this hotel is the perfect setting for visitors, set on a large privately owned site the manor house has been extended into a great hotel, with two restaurants, a bar, a normal and all the amenities you need for a great stay. the grounds are amazing, with gardens, manor houses, stables and a river. Choose from Harry's Bistro or the Wine Bar, both have won awards from the likes of Flavour of Tyrone and Taste of Ulster.

• The Central Inn Bed & Breakfast 27 William Street 54.647621, -6.745541 right in the middle of the town ☎ +44 28 8676 2255
• The Belfast House Bed & Breakfast 3 Orritor Street 54.648303, -6.745806 right in the middle of the town ☎ +44 28 8676 9759

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Cookstown

• Dungannon
• Omagh
• Antrim (town)

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