Spooktacular Halloween Escape

Derry is a lovely city with a turbulent history, and even its name is a source of conflict. The official name is Londonderry, but the city's Republican communities have long favoured Derry, and it is still used more frequently today. The Siege of 1689, which pitted the Jacobites against the Williamites and put the 1.6-kilometre wall system to the test, was a watershed moment in Derry's history. These defences stood up well and are still in good shape today. Derry has long been a divided city with a protestant minority. The Catholic population in Derry became a symbol of the civil rights movement in the face of persecution by the Unionist administration. The historic Bloody Sunday occurred here in 1972, and the mending process is still ongoing. International Airport: Derry International Airport Population: 150,496 Currency: pound sterling Time: UTC +1 Driving Side: Right Main Electricity: 230v Official Language: English Religion: Catholic

This Irish Georgian country house, built-in 1740 for the MP for Donegal Andrew Knox, is located a few miles upriver from the city centre of Derry. A comedian and travel writer, Michael Palin, has called the 50-kilometre rail ride east to Coleraine "one of the most beautiful." St Eugene's Cathedral, the seat of Derry's Roman Catholic Diocese, was erected in the Gothic Revival style in the second half of the nineteenth century. A memorial stands at the intersection of Rossville Street, Lecky Road, and Fahan Street in the Bogside neighbourhood.