Walking Bogside History Tour in Guildhall
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- Walking and Driving Tours available
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Stop At: Guildhall Shipquay Place, Derry BT48 6DQ Northern Ireland
This hour long walking tour in Derry will also retrace parts of the original march and visit places where the dead and wounded fell. The Bogside History Tour will examine the political and social repercussions of Bloody Sunday. The tour will pass ‘The Museum of Free Derry’ and conclude at the Bloody Sunday monument within sight of Free Derry corner and beneath the city walls of Derry.
The Bogside (Irish: Taobh an Bhogaigh) is a neighbourhood outside the city walls.. The large gable-wall murals by the Bogside Artists, Free Derry Corner and the Gasyard Féile (an annual music and arts festival held in a former gasyard) are popular tourist attractions. The area has been a focus point for many of the events of the Troubles; in 1969, a fierce three-day battle known as the Battle of the Bogside became a starting point of the Troubles.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Free Derry Corner, Rossville Street/Fahan Street, Derry BT48 6AQ Northern Ireland
The tour will pass ‘The Museum of Free Derry’ and conclude at the Bloody Sunday monument within sight of Free Derry corner and beneath the city walls of Derry
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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A very moving history tour with our guide John who was personally affected by the murders on Bloody Sunday. The tour was both informative and at times witty. Well worth taking time out for this tour
A very moving history tour with our guide John who was personally affected by the murders on Bloody Sunday. The tour was both informative and at times witty. Well worth taking time out for this tourWe couldn’t recommend this tour highly enough. Our tour guide John was a wealth of knowledge and shared the history of the area in an informative, engaging and humorous way. His passion for Derry and sharing the injustices the people endured was evident, and was made all the more powerful by him ...
We couldn’t recommend this tour highly enough. Our tour guide John was a wealth of knowledge and shared the history of the area in an informative, engaging and humorous way. His passion for Derry and sharing the injustices the people endured was evident, and was made all the more powerful by him sharing his own story and connections to the people lost during the troubles. A must-do while you’re in Derry!Paul was an outstanding tour guide. His personal experience brought everything to life with knowledge, perspective and candour.
Paul was an outstanding tour guide. His personal experience brought everything to life with knowledge, perspective and candour.We had a fantastic tour round Derry & Free Derry corner led by Peter. We were a small group of four of us. The tour was really informative and included moving personal anecdotes. Peter blended the the serious, historical and tragic with at times amusing stories. We particularly enjoyed being intr...
We had a fantastic tour round Derry & Free Derry corner led by Peter. We were a small group of four of us. The tour was really informative and included moving personal anecdotes. Peter blended the the serious, historical and tragic with at times amusing stories. We particularly enjoyed being introduced to Tom one of the Bogside artists who was refurbishing one of his murals whilst we were touring. Peter is the perfect tour guide for the Bogside area.John was a fabulously informative guide, he answered all our questions & it was a pleasure to meet him. We learned a lot.
John was a fabulously informative guide, he answered all our questions & it was a pleasure to meet him. We learned a lot.Jimmy Toye being a born and bred man of the Bogside added great depth and meaning to our experience. The explanations of the history of the ‘Troubles’ the focus on civil rights and the human experiences provided a very rounded background story. It was well paced and timed. Thank You Jimmy! I hop...
Jimmy Toye being a born and bred man of the Bogside added great depth and meaning to our experience. The explanations of the history of the ‘Troubles’ the focus on civil rights and the human experiences provided a very rounded background story. It was well paced and timed. Thank You Jimmy! I hope you enjoyed the rest of your birthday day.