Alley Theatre
Theatre in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Strabane
Photo: Gray Printer, Kenneth Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)See Alley Theatre and one more in Strabane
The best-known day out from Strabane is Ulster American Folk Park, 20 km away. Both places to visit on our list are inside Strabane’s settlement; none are within 5 km of its edge. There are an art gallery and a museum to choose from.
In Strabane
2
inside the settlement
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list in Strabane
Once you have seen Alley Theatre, try a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
The map view
Alley Theatre, 700 m away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Strabane’s settlement; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
By kind
A breakdown by kind
They are all museums or galleries: 2 in all.
Museums & galleries 1 art gallery · 1 museum2 in town
Green: inside Strabane. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
Both are inside Strabane.
The 2 inside Strabane come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Strabane’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Strabane →
Big names nearby
The wider area
Head 20 km out for Ulster American Folk Park, the best known of 10.
MuseumUlster American Folk Park20 km southeast · 165K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Eugene's Cathedral22 km northeast
CathedralSt Columb's Cathedral21 km northeastCastleCastleHarry Avery's Castle13 km southCastleCastleAltinaghree Castle15 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseBaronscourt15 km south
MuseumTower Museum22 km northeast
CastleDungiven Castle37 km east
MuseumFoyle Valley Railway Museum21 km northeastCastleCastleCrevenish Castle39 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Strabane (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Strabane: questions
What are the main attractions in Strabane?
The best known inside Strabane’s settlement are Alley Theatre and Gray Printer. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Strabane have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Strabane: Alley Theatre and Gray Printer.
Is there a National Trust property near Strabane?
None is recorded within 5 km of Strabane.
What are the best-known days out near Strabane?
Within 40 km: Ulster American Folk Park (20 km), St. Eugene's Cathedral (22 km), St Columb's Cathedral (21 km), Harry Avery's Castle (13 km).
Where are Strabane’s historic buildings listed?
Strabane has 19 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from the Department for Communities’ Historic Environment Division’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Strabane when it is inside NISRA’s settlement development limit, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Gray Printer: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulster American Folk Park: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Eugene's Cathedral: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Columb's Cathedral: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower Museum: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dungiven Castle: bixentro, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foyle Valley Railway Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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