Introduction to heritage tourism

In northerly Ireland hereditary pattern tourism attractive forces can be classified in many different ways. These embarrass manmade but not construct to attract tourists attractions, manmade and purpose built to attract tourists attractions, natural attractions and can besides be applied to special events. It is hoped that this seminar will help people to gain a wider understanding and understanding of inheritance tourism and the efforts of the bodies who do so much smooth work in order to h hoar dear and preserve Union Irelands rich heritage attractions.Manmade but not built to attract tourist heritage attractions include the Walls of Derry which were built in 1613 to protect the inhabitants from hostile enemies. They fulfilled their purpose during the siege by the Jacobites and defended the metropolis for more than a hundred days until the siege ended. Another example of a heritage attraction is St Columbs Cathedral, built in 1633 and was the first cathedral in the British Isles to be built after the Reformation. Today, ilk the Walls, they be the citys most popular tourist attraction and receive hundreds of tourists a year .However the Cathedral is unagitated use to worship in. The Walls are owned by the Honourable The Irish Society but are looked after by the Environment and inheritance servicing.Manmade and purpose built to attract tourist attractions include the towboat Museum, which was built in 1992, which has displays on the early history of Derry, the Siege and the role it played during World warfare Two. Another example of this is the Ulster American Folk Park in Tyrone which was primarily built as an educational facility. It was built in the late 1970s to celebrate the United States bicentenary in 1976. It is owned by MAGNI (National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland) which looks after all the museums and positions in its care.Natural attractions include the Giants provide in County Antrim which was formed cardinal five gazil lion years ago by the cooling of magma into its unique hexagonal shapes. It is perhaps the story of Finn MacCool forming the Causeway that is perhaps more interesting than the actual formation. It is to a fault the scarce World Heritage point in Ireland having been made so in 1986.Special heritage attractions include the Halloween festival and the Maiden metropolis Festival in Derry. The Maiden City festival was first held in 1997 and has had an extremely successful dethaw each subsequent year. It embraces both sides of the community and has helped both sides to gain a better understanding of the others culture. The Banks of the Foyle Halloween funfair has had perhaps an even more successful run. It won the Northern Ireland Tourist Boards Event of the Year lay out in 2002. To tie in with the festivities are ghost tours near the city and story telling in the Tower Museum.0950- The National combineThe National Trust was established in 1895 by Robert Hunter, Octavia Hill and Ha rdwicke Rawnsley to contain the threatened coastlines, surface areaside and diachronic buildings of the United Kingdom. They had been concerned with the unrestrained development and industrialisation of the Victorian Era. Since 1884 Hunter had been profession for the establishment of an organization to administer its property with a view to the protection of the public interests in ease up spaces.In over a hundred years it has become the largest independent conservation body in the world and now owns more than twain hundred historic buildings , more than six hundred cardinal acres of countryside and more than five hundred miles of coastline. Its main aim is, and always has been, to maintain and care for the coast, countryside and historic buildings on behalf of the nation.In Northern Ireland the Trust owns almost fifty different properties spread around the country .These include ascent Stewart in County Down which is one of the Trusts more popular properties in Northern Ire land. The property not only includes some of the most magnificent gardens in Northern Ireland but as well as objects of historical significance. The dining room features the actual chairs that were used by the delegates in the Congress of Vienna in 1815. The house too contains priceless paintings which were collected by members of the family over several centuries.The Dining Room Mount StewartAnother popular property is Florencecourt in County Fermanagh. It was previously the home of the Enniskillen family and was given to the National Trust by the fifth Earl of Enniskillen in 1953. It is besides of natural importance as on its grounds is the first Yew shoetree was planted here in 1767. The land around the house is owned by the Forest returns which purchased the land from the sixth Earl of Enniskillen in 1975.Florence Court, County FermanaghIn County Antrim the Trust owns the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. It was primarily used as a way for fishermen to Carrick-a-Rede Island. Over one hundred kilobyte tourists visit the bridge every year. It is also an excellent place to view porpoises, dolphins and basking sharks.Carrick- a-Rede Rope BridgeThe Giants Causeway is the most popular heritage attraction in Northern Ireland and is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ireland. More than five hundred thousand tourists a year visit the area from around the world. Over sixty million years old it was formed by lava flowing into the sea and gradually cooling and hardening. In 2002 the Giants Causeway and Bushmills Railway undecided more than fifty years after its predecessor the Giants Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Tramway closed. The line runs from the Giants Causeway to Bushmills. The Causeway is also an important area for balmylife including peregrine falcons and a rare species of bird known as chough. The Causeway is the last known area in Northern Ireland for these birds to inhabit.The Giants CausewayThe Trust also owns and manages the Mourne Mountains s pecifically Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh. Slieve Donard is Northern Irelands highest mountain standing at a majestic 850 metres. The Trust has only owned these two mountains since 1991 and, since it is a charity, it had to use its own money to buy them. It managed to raise enough money through a fundraising campaign and bought over a thousand acres. The Mournes have an abundance of wildlife including ravens, hares and rare dragonflies.Slieve Donard and Slieve CommedaghThe Trust also owns and cares for sites that operate to Northern Irelands industrial heritage such as Pattersons Spade Mill in County Antrim. It operated from 1919 to 1990 and was purchased by the Trust in 1992. It is the last working water-powered spade mill in the British Isles. The spades are still purchasable for purchase at around twenty pounds.1010- The Environment and Heritage ServiceThe Environment and Heritage Service is the largest department in the Department of the Environment with more than five hu ndred personnel. It advises and implements the Governments policy on the environment in Northern Ireland. Their main aim is to protect and conserve the natural and built environment and to drive its appreciation for the benefit of present and future generations.One of the areas the EHS cares for includes Scrabo Tower and Country Park in County Down. It was built in 1857 in memory of the 3rd Marquis of Londonderry (who also owned Mount Stewart) and can be seen for miles around. There is also a disused mine where the famous Scrabo Rock was extracted and exported to other areas of the United Kingdom.The EHS also cares for Roe Valley Country Park in County Antrim. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife including foxes, badgers and otters. The park is also a popular place for recreation including salmon and trout fishing, canoeing rock climbing, orienteering and riverside and woodland walks.They also look after Dunluce Castle in County Antrim which was built in the late 16th century. The incident in 1639 in which the kitchen fell into the sea is what the Castle is most renowned for.Carrickfergus Castle, Bellaghy Bawn, Ballycopeland Windmill, Dundrum Castle, Inch abbey, Grey Abbey and Hillsborough Courthouse.Other country parks and countryside centres the EHS cares for include Portrush, Countryside Centre, Castle Archdale County Park, Ervey Wood and Ness Wood.Scrabo Tower and Country ParkDunluce CastleGreenpeaceGreenpeace had its beginnings in 1971 when several people protested at the USA detonating underground nuclear bombs in a area used by rare otters near Alaska. It has grown in the last thirty years and has over 2.8 million supporters around the world. It operates in more than forty countries and has its headquarters in Amsterdam.Greenpeaces latest triumph has been in lay pressure on the World Heritage Committee to add Lake Baikal (the largest fresh water lake in the world) and the Volcanoes of Kamchatka in Russia to the list of World Heritage sites. More than twelve million hectares will now be preserved. Greenpeace also successfully put pressure on the WHC to declare the Komi Virgin Forests in the Urals a World Heritage Site.1100-The Wildlife TrustIt is the United Kingdoms largest conservation charity devoted to wildlife. No member of the trust is paid as all of its members volunteer to help the Trust. The Trust cares for more than two thousand nature reserves. There were intravenous feeding hundred thousand voluntary members of the Trust in 2002 and the member is still growing. Membership costs 24 a year for one person and 36 per annum for a family membership. They have 47 local trusts and a trust for children known as the Wildlife Watch who work together to protect wildlife in different areas from cities to the countryside in particular in national and country parks. The local trust in Northern Ireland is the Ulster Wildlife Trust and was founded in 1978. In Northern Ireland there are more than 2000 members of the Trust. Their main aim is to help people recognise that a healthy environment, rich in wildlife and managed on sustainable principles, is essential for continued human existence.WWFThe World spacious Fund for Natures main aims are to protect and conserve endangered species and to address global threats to wildlife. However it only works to protect animals in the wild and has no experience or expertise to deal with issues relating to animals in captivity. Whereas the larger organisation works on international issues relating to animals the UK organisation work to look after the countries wild animals. It can be involved in many matters affecting wildlife such as challenging the political sympathies on the destruction of the countryside. It also puts forward the effects of tourism in wildlife. Unlike other heritage organisations it owns no property and therefore has more money to spend.