Derrie Danders: A Guide to the Quayside and North City

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Derrie Danders: A Guide to the Quayside and North City

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Derry / Londonderry audio tour: Derrie Danders: A Guide to the Quayside and North City
This is a 2.5mi walking tour
It takes an average of 60 mins to complete.
Derry / Londonderry
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About the Tour

Welcome to the historic city of Derry/Londonderry.

This walking tour focuses on pivotal moments in the city's history, including its emergence as a shipbuilding hub, emigration to North America to escape the Irish Potato Famine, and the role of its port during World War II. We’ll start at Peace Bridge and walk along the River Foyle to the quayside emigration sculptures, before looping back to our starting point.

Along the way, you’ll also see:

  • Foyle Marina, which is the base for the Foyle Festival and the biennial Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
  • The campus of Magee College, which dates back to 1865
  • Shirt factories that shaped modern business
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War And Military Architecture Industrial Revolution Maritime Heritage Transportation Heritage

Tour Producer

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David Douglas

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I am an accountant by profession but a historian by passion. In October 2018, I established Derrie Danders Walking and Audio Tours and seek to deliver "historically accurate" and "politically neutral" tours of my home city, where I have been born and bred. I am extremely proud of my city and love telling visitors of its role in many of the conflicts and historical events of the past and am optimistic of its important role in the ongoing peace process in the future.
I am an authentic story teller of local history.
I am pleased to be assisted by Bronagh from BM Tours Ireland in my French language tour, by Erin from Tutours in my Spanish language tour and by Terry from Walled City Tours in my Cityside, Bogside and Walled City West Tour.
In addition to listening to my range of audio tours, why not also book a real walking tour, both private or public small group walking tours - available direct through my website www.derriedanders.co.uk. Also a range of specialised history tours are available too.

Preview Location

Location 18

Emigration Sculptures 2

If you look at the sculptures you will see that they represent a family of four leaving for the New World - the father and daughter looking forward but the mother and son looking back at Ireland and her elderly parents, which they may never see again. I find it very moving. Th... Read More
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Major Landmarks

  • Visit Derry

  • Magazine Gate Derry City Walls

  • Guildhall

  • Peace Bridge

  • City Hotel Derry

  • Mandarin Palace

  • Quaywest Wine Bar & Restaurant

  • Derry City and Strabane District Council

  • Foyle Port Marina

  • Rock Mills

  • Sainsbury's

  • Rock Road

  • Ulster University Londonderry Campus

  • Northland Road

  • BBC Radio Foyle

  • St Eugene's Cathedral

  • Clarendon Street

  • FinTrU (North West) - City Factory Office

  • Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin

  • Strand Road

  • Waterloo Place

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Getting There

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  1. Start location
    1 Waterloo Pl, Londonderry BT48 6BT, UK
  2. Total distance
    4km
  3. Final location
    16 Waterloo Pl, Londonderry BT48 6BU, UK
  4. Distance back to start location
    58.12m

Directions to Starting Point

The start place for the tour is the Visit Derry Visitor Information Centre on Waterloo Place.
The easiest way to find the starting place is to go to the major landmark of the Guildhall, which is close by and visible from the Peace Bridge and the Bus Station. Keep the Guildhall on your right and the City Walls on your left, and walk through Shipquay Place to Waterloo Place. The Visitor Information Centre is a modern tower building on your left just past the end of the Walls (Cowards Bastion/Magazine Gate) and is opposite the Northern Counties Building on your right.

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Places to stop along the way

Visitor Information Centre,the Derry Walls,the Guildhall,the Peace Bridge,the Foyle Port Marina,Emigration Sculptures,Ulster University(Magee Campus), Culturlann.

Best time of day

While the tour can be done at any time, it is best done during daylight hours.

Precautions

Be careful crossing busy roads and always use the traffic crossings as instructed during the tour.

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