Palace Stables, Armagh

Event 2 will be in Palace Stables, Armagh on Wednesday 9th May and the planner is Kenny Weir.

The organiser is Fiona Maxwell who can be contacted at 028 3839 1034.
Give her a ring if you have any questions.

Palace Stables is located at Irish Grid reference H875443 and can be found on multimap.

Final Details From the Organiser:

WELCOME BACK

For the second County Armagh WEE Series 2007 event, we move to Ireland’s oldest city, Armagh, and another interesting city park, Palace Demesne. Set in the Demesne are the ruins of a 13th Century Franciscan Friary, the Primate’s Palace (the former home of the Archbishop of the Church of Ireland) and its associated Chapel and Stables. The renovated Stables now house the Palace Stables Heritage Centre.

Juniors might like to know there is an Adventure Playground located near the Heritage Centre!

If you would like more information about the Demesne and Heritage Centre, go to www.visitarmagh.com where you will also find details of the Festival of Flowers and Garden Fair taking place there from the 4th to the 7th May.

DIRECTIONS TO PALACE DEMESNE/PALACE STABLES

From Belfast/Antrim: turn off at Junction 11 on the M1 (Portadown) and follow the signs for the A3 to Armagh. At the first roundabout as you approach the outskirts of Armagh, go straight ahead. At the second roundabout, follow the brown signs for Palace Stables. The entrance to the Demesne is on the left-hand side of the road just past the Armagh City Hotel and Conference Centre.

From Newry: take the A28 to Armagh. Follow the brown signs for Palace Stables.

PARKING

On entering the park, follow the signs for the Heritage Centre. Ample parking is available in the three car parks located beside or near the Heritage Centre.

REGISTRATION

Registration will take place in the courtyard of the Palace Stables Heritage Centre. Registration will start at 6:45pm and starts will be from 7:00pm to 7:45pm. Courses will close at 8:30pm with controls being lifted from this time onwards.

ENTRIES

Entry is £2.50 per person which includes a pre-printed map. Plastic map bags will also be provided, but if you already have one, please do your bit for the environment and re-use it. SportIdent card (dibber) hire is free.

PRE ENTRIES

In order to speed up the registration process, you can send your details to Fiona before Wednesday evening. All you then have to do on the night is collect your map and dibber and head to the start! Alternatively, you can just turn up on the night and complete a registration form then.

COURSE DETAILS

There will be two courses, a short easy one of approximately 1.8km, and a longer one of approximately 3.8km.

TOILETS

Toilets will be available in the Heritage Centre courtyard.

We look forward to seeing you next Wednesday evening!