A Personal Group Experience...
Our knowledgeable and friendly staff welcomed over 800 coaches to this stunning presentation in previous years, and we would be delighted to support you and your clients next season and guarantee a personal service which you will not find anywhere else.
Perhaps you are just looking for a rest stop to relax en route? Then visit for free, shop and relax with a coffee in our newly refurbished terraced Garden Cafe and wander about our magnificent gardens which lead to Saint Patrick’s Grave.
The Saint Patrick Centre also provides the opportunity for shopping, with our beautiful, well stocked shop, boasting bespoke gifts to suit everyone and supporting local craftspeople.
Downpatrick has a compact town centre and many of the areas of special historic interest are in a small area close to the Centre. Medieval Down Cathedral, Down Museum and the Mound of Down are all within walking distance of the Centre. Other heritage sights, such as Inch Abbey, St. Patrick’s Healing Wells at Struell and Ireland’s first church at Saul are only about a mile/2 kilometres away.
Group Booking Information:
Welcome and Orientation
The exhibition opens with an exploration of Patrick’s Roman background and the world to which he would come – that of Celtic Ireland – literally ‘a land at the end of the World’.
Parking
Coach spaces located 150 yards from visitor reception.
Centre Access- ‘Exhibition
Centre Access: Free flow
Dwell Time
1 hour
Group Driver/Guide: Complimentary admission and refreshments (tea/ coffee)
Opening Times
Open for booked groups every day except 25th December and 1st January
NOTE: Last admission to the exhibition is 4pm, 1 hour before closing. Shop closes at 5pm. Cafe closes at 4.00pm. Open Bank Holiday Mondays and other public holidays in Northern Ireland. See weekly opening times.
Drive Time
Belfast: 40 minutes
Dublin: 2 hours
Events
Various art exhibitions throughout the year. Please contact Centre for information on other events.
Refreshments
Cafe open daily: terrace garden with seats/tables. Pre-booked group menu available.
Shopping
Bespoke souvenirs and locally hand-crafted gifts available. Also, check out our online shop.
Prices
Adult / senior group (25+) (50 minutes) - £9.75pp
Education group - £8.50pp
Auditorium Only (25 minutes) £7.25pp
Half Day Guided Tour ( 3 hours) - £13.00pp
Explore Saint Patrick’s Country with a local expert starting at the Saint Patrick Centre and exploring the first church in Ireland at Saul, where Patrick died on the 17th March, the Medieval Cathedral of Down, Saint Patrick’s Grave and Down County Museum. This will require use of your coach.
Find Us
The Saint Patrick Centre,
Saint Patrick’s Square,
Market Street, Downpatrick,
BT30 6LZ
Opening hours
Monday - Sunday
9am - 5pm
Cafe (Monday - Sunday)
9am - 4pm