Visit Lisburn Places

Welcome to Visit Lisburn Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lisburn

  

Lisburn Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lisburn

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Lisburn history

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Lisburn’s original site was a fort located north of modern-day Wallace Park. In 1609 James I granted Sir Fulke Conway, a Welshman of Norman descent, the lands of Killultagh in southwest County Antrim. Conway brought over many English and Welsh settlers during the Ulster Plantation.

The Burnings of 1920

In 1920, Lisburn saw violence related to the ongoing Irish War of Independence and partition of Ireland. On 22 August, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassinated Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) Inspector Oswald Swanzy as he left church in Lisburn. In response, hundreds of Catholic businesses and homes were attacked, burned and looted by thousands of Protestant loyalists.

The Cold War

Between 1954 and 1992 Lisburn contained the operational headquarters of No 31 Belfast Group Royal Observer Corps. The organisation operated from a protected nuclear bunker on Knox Road within Thiepval Barracks. The bunker would support over one hundred ROC volunteers and a ten-man United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation warning team.

You can visit Lisburn places with Walkfo Lisburn to hear history at Lisburn’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lisburn has 21 places to visit in our interactive Lisburn map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Lisburn, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Lisburn places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lisburn & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 21 audio facts unique to Lisburn places in an interactive Lisburn map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Lisburn Places Map
21 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Lisburn historic spots	Lisburn tourist destinations	Lisburn plaques	Lisburn geographic features
Walkfo Lisburn tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Lisburn

  

Best Lisburn places to visit

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Lisburn has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Lisburn’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Lisburn’s information audio spots:

Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn (also known as Lisburn Cathedral), is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Connor in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The current building was started in 1708 after its predecessor was burnt down.

Lisburn railway station Lisburn railway station serves the city of Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Lisburn is located in the north of Belfast.

Thiepval Barracks Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn, County Antrim, is the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland and its 38th (Irish) Brigade.

Lambeg, County Antrim Lambeg (historically Lanbeg, from Irish Lann Bheag ‘little church’) is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located between Belfast and Lisburn, it was once a small rural village, but is now within the Greater Belfast conurbation.

St Patrick’s GAA (Down) St Patrick’s GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association in County Antrim. The club was founded in 1950 and currently plays Gaelic football only. The current playing field is situated in Lisburn.

Lisburn West railway station Lisburn West is a proposed railway station planned for the Knockmore area of Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It would serve the Belfast–Newry railway line between Lisburn and Moira and possibly the Lisburn–Antrim railway line if reopened in the future.

Hillhall Hillhall is a townland and non-nucleated village in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Lisburn. It lies in the Lagan Valley Regional Park and the Lisburn City Council area. Hillhall Presbyterian Church is a listed building.

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