Activity Point 11 - Tourism
Warrenpoint was a popular destination for tourists, the town offered the tourist a range of accommodation including hotels, walks along the promenade, bathing in the Baths or sea and being entertained in the Park. Tourists travelled to Warrenpoint by ferry or train.
Brian McCalmont (Friends of Warrenpoint Municipal Park) speaks about the historical development and decline of the towns Tourism industry and how Warrenpoint Municipal Park’s redevelopment is just one of many planned improvements to revitalise the town for locals and tourists alike.
Promotional material designed to draw our attention to the history and heritage of the park.
Fri 3 June 1904
1906
Sat 11 July 1908
August 1911
Friday 23 July 1926
Sat June 22 1957
Great Northern Railway Promotion featuring a Day Excursion Ticket from Belfast to Warrenpoint and the Mourne Mountains Combined Rail and Motor Tour.
An Advertisement for the Great Northern Hotel, Warrenpoint.
An Advertisement for the Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant, Warrenpoint.
Advertisement from the Great Northern Railway Company for the Great Northern Hotels in Rostrevor and Warrenpoint.
A sample ticket showing a Three Day Hotel Coupon for the Great Northern Hotel, Rostrevor - a similar ticket and promotion would have been issued for the Great Northern Hotel, Warrenpoint.
Above is a snapshot of where visitors stayed during their visit to Warrenpoint and where they came from.
Gala Week August 1978
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