BEYOND THE GATES OF BALLYDUGAN

Another age awaits.

Timber structures within Ballydugan Medieval Settlement

LIVING HISTORY · DOWNPATRICK, COUNTY DOWN

Step inside
the past.

Behind the timber palisade, try your hand at real medieval skills and discover a settlement brought to life.

Choose your challenge.

VISITING AS A GROUP?
Traditional archery demonstration at Ballydugan Medieval Settlement THE LONGBOW

Archery

£15

Take aim and discover the discipline of traditional archery.

Traditional target practiceHands-on medieval skill
Axe throwing at Ballydugan Medieval Settlement THE THROWING AXE

Axe throwing

£15

Test your aim with a skill rooted in the medieval world.

Test precision and focusHands-on medieval skill
Spear throwing activity at Ballydugan Medieval Settlement THE SPEAR

Spear throwing

£15

Find your focus and try your hand at throwing a spear.

Accuracy and techniqueHands-on medieval skill

History is better together.

Bring history into the day out, school trip or group gathering you are planning.

FOR SCHOOLS & LEARNING GROUPS

Learn by doing.

Make the past tangible with living history, practical skills and stories from another age.

FOR PRIVATE & CORPORATE GROUPS

Gather for something different.

Find out how a visit to Ballydugan could become a day your group remembers.

VISITS ARRANGED WITH THE TEAM · ASK ABOUT DATES, GROUP SIZES AND AVAILABLE EXPERIENCES
THE STORY BEHIND THE SETTLEMENT

Not a museum. A living settlement.

Just outside Downpatrick, Ballydugan is home to a timber-built medieval settlement built by the Magnus Vikings. Together, the place, its people and their traditional skills bring centuries of history into the present.

DISCOVER THE BALLYDUGAN STORY

The place

A timber settlement surrounded by a defensive palisade.

The people

Meet the living-history association behind the experience.

The skills

From traditional crafts to archery and reenactment.

MADE TO BE EXPERIENCED, NOT JUST OBSERVED.

THE NEXT CHAPTER BEGINS HERE

Make it a day worth remembering.

Whether you're planning a school trip, bringing a group together or looking to try something new, tell us what you have in mind.

YOUR INVITATION TO BALLYDUGAN
Near Downpatrick · County Down
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