The St Columba Heritage Centre. — Attraction in Northern Ireland

This place tells the story of Saint Columba / Columb's and I did find it interesting, but alot of the displays and Lights were not working when I was there. They have a large screen tv were you can watch 4 different videos tells the story's of Saint Columba, but although the sound was playing, there was no picture. A member of staff did get it going again with a bit of tweeking. Had everything being working then I would've given this place 5 stars. Theres also a cafe although I didn't have time to...

This place is a hidden gem in our wee city. The centre tells the story of Colmcille in a professional and interesting way and the guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I feel a deeper connection with the history of Derry having visited. The round tower is something I would love to see developed for tourism and education. With deeper digging, who knows what we could discover about the importance of the Doire monastic settlement and its importance to Europe in...

Child friendly activities and a movie on the life of Monks in the middle ages. For grown ups the story of Monks travelling by boat from Ireland through Scotland and continental Europe down to Germany and Italy in the middle ages. Incredible! And a different take on this city that does not involve the Troubles. Thanks to friendly staff Giovanni! Just follow directions for the "Long Tower" as there are other...