Museums · Northern Ireland
Somme Museum
In or near Conlig.
Somme Museum in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Drumawhey Junction · 4.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Somme Museum is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Somme Heritage Centre is a tourist attraction and education centre in Conlig, County Down, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1994 the centre promotes Ireland's role in the First World War, and especially the role of both Protestant and Catholic, unionist and nationalist in the war. It focuses on three of the volunteer divisions in Ireland; 10th (Irish) Division 16th (Irish) Division 36th (Ulster) Division
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6090, -5.6810
- District
- Ards and North Down
- Postcode
- BT23 7YA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
- Established
- 1994
- Nearest railway station
- Drumawhey Junction — 4.8 km
- Official site
- sommemuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7560442 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Somme Heritage Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Somme Museum?
- Somme Museum is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT23 7YA).
- What is Somme Museum?
- Somme Museum in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Somme Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Drumawhey Junction, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT23 7YA.
- When was Somme Museum built?
- Built or established in 1994.
- How do I get to Somme Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Drumawhey Junction, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT23 7YA.