Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre

Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre is in Newry, Northern Ireland. Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre is situated nearby to the museum Saint Patrick Visitor Centre, as well as near the recreation area Kaylee’s Kidzone.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Patrick Visitor Centre and Down Cathedral.

Saint Patrick Visitor Centre

Museum

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The Saint Patrick Visitor Centre is a modern exhibition complex located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a permanent interpretative exhibition centre featuring interactive displays on the life and story of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

Down Cathedral

Church

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Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. Down Cathedral is situated 640 feet west of Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre.

Down County Museum

Museum

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Down County Museum is situated 540 feet northwest of Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downpatrick and Struell Wells.

Downpatrick

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Downpatrick is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's best known as the place where St Patrick supposedly returned to Ireland, and his burial place, and the area is dotted with prehistoric and early Christian sites.

Struell Wells

Locality

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Struell Wells are a set of four holy wells in the townland of Struell, 1.5 miles east of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The wells date from before the time of Saint Patrick, and even today are used for people seeking cures. Struell Wells is situated 1½ miles east of Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre.

Saul

Hamlet

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Saul is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, within the civil parish of Saul and Ballee. The village lies to the east of Downpatrick and has strong links with Saint Patrick. Saul is situated 2 miles northeast of Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre.

Downpatrick: The Saint Patrick Centre

Type: Tourism
Category: tourist attraction
Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.32754° or 54° 19′ 39″ north

Longitude

-5.71874° or 5° 43′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C6P87HJ+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10633900039

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=checkpoint

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