Saint Patrick Visitor Centre
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.Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: modern exhibition complex in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “St. Patricks Visitor Centre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Down Cathedral and Down County Museum.
Down Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 570 feet west of Saint Patrick Visitor Centre.
Down County Museum
Museum
Photo: Notafly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Down County Museum is situated 500 feet northwest of Saint Patrick Visitor Centre.
Downpatrick and County Down Railway
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downpatrick and County Down Railway is a 5 foot, 3 inch gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated by volunteers and runs passenger trains using steam and diesel locomotives, diesel railcars, and vintage carriages. Downpatrick and County Down Railway is situated 970 feet southwest of Saint Patrick Visitor Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downpatrick and Struell Wells.
Downpatrick
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Saint Patrick Visitor Centre.
Saul
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Saint Patrick Visitor Centre.
Saint Patrick Visitor Centre
- Categories: building complex, exhibition, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.32755° or 54° 19′ 39″ northLongitude
-5.71904° or 5° 43′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6P87HJ+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 1352870124OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7402001
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In Other Languages
“Saint Patrick Visitor Centre” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Saint Patrick Visitor Center”
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