Where do you even start when it comes to ticking off your Fermanagh Bucket List? With so many amazing experiences to enjoy it’s difficult to narrow it down, so we’ve put together a little bucket list that we know will tick lots of boxes!!
Go Underground with Corralea - A true Caving Experience... Explore the caverns and tight passageways. Wade through cave waters and experience complete darkness 60ft below the surface. With a local Cave Leader, discover the natural caves of Fermanagh as the first explorers would have done hundreds of years ago.
Take a Moonlight Paddle with Blue Green Yonder, and paddle your way to Devenish Island with the moon glistening off Lough Erne. This is certaininly a bucket list activity if we ever saw one!
Explore Enniskillen Castle, situated beside the River Erne in County Fermanagh, was built almost 600 years ago by Gaelic Maguires.
Guarding one of the few passes into Ulster, it was strategically important throughout its history. In the 17th century it became an English garrison fort and later served as part of a military barracks.
Hop on a boat for a tour, take a public tour around Enniskillen with a stop off at Devenish Island with our friends at Erne Tours, tours run May to September, check out Erne Tours for more details.
Image Credit - Enniskillen Castle
See Fermanagh from above with Cutting Edge Helicopters, Take off from St Angelo Airport and enjoy the beautiful views over Lough Erne. Lough Erne is one of the UK's largest freshwater lakes and boasts spectacular scenery, historic sites and islands. Enjoy the beauty of the Lower Lough, including the town of Enniskillen, Castle Archdale, Boa Island, Lusty Beg, Castle Caldwell, Lough Navar, Tully Castle, Devenish Island and the world famous Lough Erne Golf Resort, before landing back at St Angelo Airport.
How many places can you get a haircut and explore the golden age of steam travel at the same time? One, there is only one and it’s in Enniskillen! Today, Headhunters Barber Shop & Railway Museum boasts one of the largest collections of Irish railway memorabilia on display. Starting at the reconstructed booking office, where the ticket collector invites you to step on board, your journey recreates railway travel through Fermanagh and the border counties until the closure of the lines in 1957, with lovingly created exhibits like the Station Master’s office, booking office and signal box. This really is a one in a million visitor attraction.
Gin Tour of Boatyard Distillery Explore the journey into how Boatyard produce the finest spirits using only the highest quality botanicals and ingredients. Let them unlock some of the secrets that go into making Boatyard Double Gin and you will get to see first-hand how all of their spirits bring to life the essence of Fermanagh.
Your tasting will also include one 70cl bottle for you to personally sign and label yourself and take away in a lovely hand-debossed and branded gift bag.
Now we've given you the list it's time for you to get ticking, enjoy your adventures and be sure to tag us in them @fermanaghlakelands
Blue Green Yonder provides the adventurous spirit access to the outdoors of Fermanagh providing a range of activities from our Enniskillen base, including Canoe, Kayak and Stand-Up Paddle Board hire. We lead guided paddle tours around the Island Town of Enniskillen as well as along the rivers & lakes of Fermanagh.
Boatyard Distillery offers an intimate tour and taste experience. Visitors will have the opportunity to see how Boatyard spirits are made, sample our products and take a 70cl bottle of our Boatyard Double Gin home.
Corralea offers a range of outdoor activities & self-catering cottages on the same site. All experiences are eco-friendly to safeguard the quality of the water and the peacefulness which surrounds Lough Macnean. Corralea is open all year round, although some of the activities are only available May-Sep.
Ireland’s best Air Tours available for all ages and interests from scenic adventures to Game of Thrones® airtours. There are several Air Tours for you to choose from or why not create your own adventure with a bespoke charter.
Taste the best of Fermanagh’s local produce. Indulge your inner foodie and discover a unique perspective of the only island town in Ireland on the Enniskillen Taste Experience. On this this 3-hour gourmet tasting tour, you’ll experience the tastes, sounds and sights of Enniskillen.
The wee red boats are the ideal way to explore Lough Erne. Discover the wildlife and natural beauty of beautiful Lough Erne and take in the historical sites of Enniskillen and the surrounding area.
A trip to Headhunters Barber Shop & Railway Museum is like taking a remarkable journey into the past bringing the golden age of steam travel vividly to life. It's the only barber shop and railway museum in the world and a friendly welcome awaits!
Erne Tours offers daily sailing to Devenish Island on board the MV Kestrel. New for summer 2024 the Kingfisher is the latest addition to the prestigious Erne Tours fleet.
