Omagh

• is on two sites: a glass obelisk marks the blast on Market St.
• is north across the bridge, since space is limited on Market St. It's a set of mirrors each bearing the name of a victim.
• : all that remains is the octagonal tower of the Governor's House, built in 1804. (The town's monastery and Franciscan Friary also stood here, but were obliterated by later building.) It's privately owned and you can't go inside. Most of the inmates were debtors, but one notorious criminal hanged here in 1873 had killed the cashier while robbing the bank at Newtonstewart. The crime was diligently investigated by District Inspector Montgomery, but in a twist worthy of The Real Inspector Hound, the murderer turned out to be himself.
• • • is a village ten miles north of Omagh on the road to Strabane, with two ruined castles. Stewart Castle on main street is the gable-end shell of a 17th century manor house. Harry Avery's Castle, half a mile south of the village, is two bulky D-shaped towers - a rare example of a Gaelic castle built in stone, and named for a 14th century member of the O'Neill dynasty.
• : see Cookstown for this group of stone circles and other prehistoric monuments in the lanes east of Omagh.

• • Omagh Leisure Complex on Old Mountfield Rd has gym, fitness classes and a pool.
• Cinemas are the Omniplex on Kevlin Rd, south side, and IMC Cinema on Gillygooley Rd northwest of the centre.
• Watch Gaelic games: the County GAA plays Gaelic football and hurling at Healy Park (capacity 18,500), along Gortin Rd half a mile north of town centre.

• There's a slew of cheap and cheerful places along High Street.
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• Along High Street are Top of the Town, Bogan's, and Rue the bar within Main Street Omagh restaurant.
• • Pokertree Brewing Company produce a range of ales in Carrickmore village east of Omagh. No tours.

• The town centre retail strip is Main Street, the pedestrianised mall off High Street.
• The edge-of-town retail park is a mile southwest, junction of A5 and A32. Asda petrol here is the cheapest place to refuel.

• • • • is a plush Georgian mansion along B84 northwest of Omagh. It's the home of the Duke of Abercorn and doesn't offer tours, but there's upscale self-catering accommodation on the estate.

Ulsterbus 273 runs from Belfast Europa bus station, hourly M-Sa and every two hours Sunday, via Lurgan, Dungannon and Ballygawley to Omagh (1 hr 40 min), and continues to Newtonstewart, Sion Mills, Strabane and Derry. From Cookstown change at Dungannon.

Goldline Bus X3 runs once or twice a day from Dublin Busáras and Airport via Monaghan and Ballygawley to Omagh (3 hours), continuing to Strabane and Derry. You could also take the X4 from Dublin via Armagh and change at Dungannon; this bus continues to Derry via Cookstown.

Buses also run to Omagh from Enniskillen via Dromore (Bus 94, five M-F, two Sa), and from Castlederg (Bus 96, four M-F).

is north bank of the river, corner of Bridge St and Mountjoy Rd.

By car from Belfast follow M1 onto A4 then at Ballygawley take A5.

Omagh lost its railway in 1965. There are calls for it to be re-connected to the main line at Portadown, but the track bed has been built over so that would be an expensive project.

For the Ulster American Folk Park, take Bus 273 / 97 towards Strabane. For the Abingdon motor collection, take the same bus as far as Mountjoy post office.

The local taxi firm is Urgent Taxis on Bridge St (+44 28 8224 8999). Uber doesn't operate in Omagh.

National Cycleway 95 runs mostly on-road from Armagh to Dungannon, Cookstown and Strabane, while Route 92 runs from Enniskillen to Omagh, Strabane and Derry.