Portadown is a decent sized town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is one of Northern Ireland’s larger towns. Portadown is on the River Bann in the north part of County Armagh, it is roughly 23 miles south-west of Belfast. The city houses around 22,000 people and council wise, it is in the Craigavon Borough Council.
Backpacking in Northern Ireland: Drumcree Parish Church in Portadown.
Best Places to See when backpacking in Portadown:
– Drumcree Parish Church of Ireland (very famous)
– Irwin’s Bakery (largest independent bakery in Northern Ireland)
– Portadown War Memorial
– Air Raid Shelter (a rare example of one of these that still remains in Northern Ireland)
– Corcrain Road (peace Line)
– Garvaghy Road (famous for the disputed marches)
– Shamrock Park (home of Portadown Football Club)
– St. Mark’s Church of Ireland
– Newry Canal Way
– Portadown Town Hall
– Chambers Park (home of Portadown Rugby Club)
– The Bann Bridge
– Edenderry Methodist Church
– Armagh Road Presbyterian
– Seagoe Parish Church
– St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church
– Moy Park Chicken
– Denny’s Foods
– Ulster Carpets
Population: 22,000
Places to Stay:
– Birches Guest Lodge
– Bannview Bed and Breakfast
– Seagoe Hotel
Our Favourite Pub: Joe Mac’s
Our Favourite Restaurant: Zio Restaurant
Our Favourite Cafe: Cafe Eden
Our Portadown Secrets:
– Located just outside the town off the Dungannon Road is a Cold War Nuclear Monitoring Bunker in Northern Ireland.
– The Newry Canal (which runs from Portadown to Newry) was the first summit level canal in Britain and Ireland and has 14 locks between its entrance at Carlingford Lough and Lough Neagh.
– The highest numbers of people from Uzbekistan in Northern Ireland live here. Not a bad advert for Uzbekistan Tourism.
Transport:
– Portadown train station (trains to Belfast and Dublin)
– Portadown bus station
Famous People from Portadown:
– Roy Walker (UK TV presenter, famous for Catchphrase)
– Harold McCusker (Ulster Unionist MP)
– Gloria Hunniford (UK TV presenter)
– Richboy (a co-founder of the SOENISC)
– Keith Rowland (Former Northern Ireland football international)
– Phillip McCallen (Motorcyclist)
– Rory Best (Ireland and Ulster rugby hooker – was educated in Portadown)
