Derrie Danders: Cityside, Bogside and the Walled City’s West

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Derry / Londonderry audio tour: Derrie Danders: Cityside, Bogside and the Walled City’s West

This is a 1.7mi walking tour

It takes an average of 60 mins to complete.

Derry / Londonderry

The United Kingdom

$14.99

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About the Tour

Welcome to Derry / Londonderry and, in particular, the Cityside, as the western half of this historic city is known.

On this walking tour, we’ll visit several locations in the west side of the city, including an area called the Bogside. Sometimes described as the cockpit of ‘the Troubles’, it became world famous during the late 1960s for violent clashes, later referred to as ‘the Battle of the Bogside’.

We’ll peruse popular murals like The Petrol Bomber, Bernadette, and the Bloody Sunday collection and, in a politically neutral way, cover some of the other sites that define the area.

Fellow tour guide, Mr Terry Brown of Walled City Tours, will join us to share his perspective at some of the locations along the way.

You’ll also hear stories about:

Two of the city's greatest boxers, Jim “Spider” and his son Billy Spider Kelly, and how they got their nickname
St Columba and how the sacred well was formed
The murals, monuments and memorials dedicated to the Troubles
A Victorian-era garden of tranquility in the city centre
The revival of the ancient languages of the natives and the planters
Derry pigs and what made them so happy

Tour Producer

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 9

St Columb's Well

Please take the left fork that leads upwards and keep walking in direction of the small single story houses

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You are now approaching a green structure in the form of an old water pump. That's St Columb's Well. A picture of this is now on your screen.

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Major Landmarks

Visit Derry
Magazine Gate Derry City Walls
Tower Museum
Craft Village
Undertones Mural
Castle Gate
Nerve Centre
Butcher's Gate Derry City Walls
Saint Columbs Wells
St. Columba's Church Long Tower
Gasworks Cafe
Free Derry Corner
Bloody Sunday Obelisk Memorial
Museum of Free Derry
Pilots Row Youth & Community Centre
William Street
Creggan Street
Brooke Park Derry
St Eugene's Cathedral
Christ Church
Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin
Strand Road
Waterloo Place

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Getting There

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Start location
1 Waterloo Pl, Londonderry BT48 6BT, UK
Total distance

3km
Final location
8 Waterloo Pl, Londonderry BT48 6BT, UK
Distance back to start location

49.35m

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, Derry Walls, Tower Museum, Long Tower Church, Gasworks, Bogside Gallery/Murals, Free Derry Corner, Museum of Free Derry, St Eugene's Cathedral, Brooke Park, 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 when instructed during the tour.

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