Castle Archdale Walk (Blue Route) - Lisnarick
One of a variety of walks along the lough shore passing the deer park enclosure, wildfowl ponds, wildflower meadow and butterfly garden. Evidence of the WW2 can be found throughout the park in flying-boat docks, ammunition dumps, Slit trenches, etc. This is because Lough Erne played an important role as the most westerly flying-boat station, from which aircraft protected the allied convoys from the U-Boat threat in the North Atlantic. There is also a family cycle trail waymarked around the park.
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Fermanagh walk
posted on 31/01/23 by Walk NI. Last update : 15/02/23
Description
Start : Castle Archdale Courtyard (BT94 1PP)
(S/E) From Castle Archdale Courtyard, follow to the left the sign (North-East) for the Woodland Walk down the hill to the caravan site where you’ll see a large green tank, one of a few surviving WWII structures, which once provided drinking water from Lough Erne to the camp. Follow the pedestrian path uphill for around 200 m past the walled garden.
(1) On your left is the area known as ‘Skunk Hollow’, once the sleeping quarters of Canadian aircrews named after a place in the ‘L’il Abner’ comic strip. Carry straight on past the mature oaks to a junction, once the security checkpoint marked by a memorial stone and a lime tree arch woven together by airmen on guard duty.
(2) Go right to the car park adjacent to the Lough shore then follow the first pedestrian path to the ‘Burma Road’, cut through dense forest to give access to bomb and ammunition stores. Continue on to a T junction, go right and up the steps back to the courtyard where you started. (S/E)
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Castle Archdale Courtyard
- 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 58 m - Walled garden
- 2 : km 0.5 - alt. 51 m - Junction
- S/E : km 1.83 - alt. 71 m - Castle Archdale Courtyard
Useful Information
Start : Castle Archdale Courtyard (BT94 1PP). Castle Archdale Country Park is situated on the main Enniskillen to Kesh road (B82). It is well signposted and can be found 1 mile on the Enniskillen side of Lisnarick village.
Alternative starts:
346 Killadeas Road
Irvinestown
Co. Fermanagh
BT94 1PP
Terrain : Relatively Flat off road paths
Public Transport : Translink
Facilities : “The Country Park is open daily from 9am- 5pm except for the Christmas public holidays. The Country Park is open over the Christmas weekend 26th and 27th Dec. The Countryside Centre and WWII Exhibition is open 12pm-4pm on Sundays only all year except for the Christmas public holidays. Toilets, car and coach parking, tea rooms (seasonal opening)
Dog Policy : Dogs must be kept on leads
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During the walk or to do/see around
Ask at the Countryside Centre for more information in the courtyard.
Red deer, wildfowl, butterflies, wildflower, WWII remains...
Castle Archdale
