Walking
The Belmore Court Motel is ideally suited to people looking for a walking holiday. Located only 5 minutes walk from the town centre, most rooms having a mini kitchen and own access, the motel has the facilities to make your holiday enjoyable.
Walks in Fermanagh
Located in Enniskillen, the county town of Fermangh, the Belmore Court Motel is central to all of the "25 Walks in Fermanagh".
The area of the county is 1875 square kilometres of which about 176 sq. km is water.
This walking guide was commissioned by Fermanagh District Council who own the copyright of the text, maps, and associated photographs. The walks have been devised so that people of different walking abilities should find a number of the walks suit their ability.
For specific quieries regarding the walks contact:
Brian Hegarty, Environment Officer, Fermanagh District Council, Townhall, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, BT74 7BA 028 6632 5050 brian.hegarty@fermanagh.gov.uk
The Ulster Way
The Ulster Way as we know it has officially been closed - but let the celebrations begin as the new Ulster Way route is only weeks away from completion and an official launch.
The new revised Ulster Way and accompanying website will be launched on September 16th 2009 at Crawfordsburn Country Park and will provide a 625 mile (1000 kilometre) circular walking route around the best landscape and scenery that Northern Ireland has to offer.
Few other walking routes in the world incorporate such a vast array of woodland, mountains, coastline, moor land, built and natural heritage and biodiversity. The new route has been coordinated and funded by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) with input from the Ulster Way Advisory Committee and many others.
The route takes in well known places such as the Mourne Mountains, Giant’s Causeway, Fermanagh Lakelands and the Antrim Hills and Glens. But it will also allow walkers to uncover some other parts of Northern Ireland that they have never heard of, therefore providing a unique experience through the region’s hidden parts.
With a new route comes a new concept for the various walking sections which are separated into Quality and Link Sections. The Quality Sections as the name suggest provide a truly quality walking experience. They are mainly on the already established Waymarked Ways which are predominantly off road, pass through Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and waymarked throughout their length. The Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections so they can make best use of their time on the more attractive Quality Sections.
Many will be familiar with the green and yellow Ulster Way signs dotted throughout the Northern Irish countryside; however these are now being replaced with striking new blue and yellow signs indicating the Quality Sections of the new route. The old route is no longer, as it included a lot of road walking and some sections eventually began to suffer from increased traffic; there were also issues, in a few areas, about permission to cross private land.
Planning your trip along the revised Ulster Way has been made easy with a new official website www.walkni.com/ulsterway . The innovative website builds on the successful concept of the award winning www.walkni.com, creating a one-stop shop including interactive maps, printable maps, route directions and links to accommodation and attractions. This website has been created by the Countryside Access and Activities Network (CAAN) with funding from NIEA.
Walkers will encounter myth and legend such as Cứ Chulainn, follow in the footsteps of Saints and Scholars such as Saint Patrick and of course be able to sample the legendary Northern Irish hospitality along the way.
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