Name: Drum Manor Forest Park
Rating: 5.0

Drum Manor Forest Park

Drum Rd, Cookstown, UK

1-90 Years

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Drum Manor Forest Park is a beautiful and centrally located forest park in Northern Ireland, set near the Sperrin Mountains and Lough Neagh. It offers a peaceful natural setting filled with gardens, woodland and scenic landscapes throughout the year. Ideal for families, walkers and campers, it provides a relaxing outdoor escape with a variety of activities.

Visitors can explore waymarked walking trails through mixed woodlands, around ponds and a wildfowl lake, as well as enjoy the shrub, butterfly and Japanese gardens and arboretum. The park also features a large children’s play area (up to 14 years), camping and caravan facilities with electric hook-ups, a youth campsite for organised groups, and opportunities for cycling nearby. Additional highlights include the old manor ruins used for wedding photography and easy access to scenic picnic spots and nature walks.

Parking charges are £5.00 for cars, £13.00 for minibuses, £35.00 for coaches and £2.50 for motorcycles. Camping and touring facilities are available with pre-booking required for certain areas and services.

Drum Manor Forest Park offers a perfect mix of relaxation, outdoor activity and natural beauty. With its gardens, trails and family-friendly facilities, it is ideal for a day out or a longer countryside stay. It is a great destination for nature lovers, campers and anyone looking to enjoy peaceful surroundings in Northern Ireland.

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Features

Drum Manor Forest Park is the most centrally located Forest Park in the Province lying immediately south of the Sperrin Mountains and west of Lough Neagh.
Drum Manor is colourful in Spring and Autumn with a shrub, butterfly and Japanese garden, arboretum, ponds, mixed woodlands.
There are way-marked trails varying in length taking the visitor on tours of the park’s features. The Park offers extensive facilities for the caravan or camping enthusiast, as well as a large childrens play area.

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Parking: Parking available.
Toilets: Toilets available.

What to see

Activities: This site offers facilities for camping and touring enthusiasts. There are also a range of waymarked trails with scenic walks around the forest and wildfowl lake. These trails all start and finish at the large day visitor car park, which is a short walk from the camping and touring site. A medium-sized children’s play area (suitable for up to 14 years) is open daily beside the forest car park, where you'll also find the toilets. For keen cyclists, Drum Manor Forest Park is within about 20 minutes travel time by car from Davagh Forest which has purpose-built mountain bike trails. The old manor ruins are used for wedding photography. There's a youth camp site available to organised youth groups. You must pre-book if you wish to use these facilities.
Camping and touring vehicles: All pitches are tarmac surfaced with electric hookup points. A nearby grassed area is suitable for awnings. There are separate male and female showers, washing and toilet facilities together with a fresh water supply. A chemical toilet disposal point is close by. Touring in the Trees permit holders may use the basic caravanning facilities.