Brilliant theatre and arts venue located in the centre of Armagh. Lovely modern building and a…read moregreat range of events at the Market Place. I've been to see plays and music events in it and many visual art exhibitions. A wonderful place which also has a cafe/ restaurant and bar.

The small intimate theatre and the staff working there are lovely. For this alone it would be four…read morestar. If the toilets were kept clean it would be five star. We had a really great night of comic entertainment with two comedians, including Al Porter. He was quick fire, really quick witted and camp. However, it was the extortionate prices and poor service at the theatre bar that are very, very far from funny and took the smile off my face. That's the reason for one star. I had a Brewdog IPA beer at £3.90 for 330mls which equates to £6.71 a pint. Yes please read this again: £6.71 for a pint of beer. Also I bought a Jameson whiskey and a 330ml bottle of coke: they had the tiny coke bottles giving a miserable 200ml serving, this is a rip off too. The whiskey & coke was a stonking £7.85. This is late night and daylight robbery. I mean I wouldn't pay these rip off prices in an airport. I noticed too as I queued at the bar that the young barman was serving people who weren't even bothering to queue. While I observed this I didn't speak however a man beside me, who had been standing at the bar for ages, when the young barman served two young guys who were standing behind him, just let rip. Quite right. He was polite but he nailed the staff misconduct. He asked for a manager to be told there wasn't one with some half baked excuse. I must have been waiting a solid 10 minutes to be served when this man spoke up. I guess if the man hadn't complained I likely would have waited even longer. As it was the young barman had moved away to serve two young girls right at the far end of the bar, passing waiting customers, including me, to do so. It's a SABENA moment at the bar here - such a bloody experience never again.

Last few visits to this tiny, cute cinema have been great. Friendly staff who've been very helpful…read morewhilst providing quick service. Comfy seating and cosy, small cinema screens. I'm really preferring Armagh Omniplex rather than the larger more impersonal cinemas found everywhere these days. A building with real character and a delightful experience to see a movie here.

It has been years since I visited Armagh County Museum so I thought I would return today (Friday…read more01/04/2016). Located on the beautiful green Mall surrounded by Georgian buildings, it's a tiny museum so an hour is enough time to explore. Entrance is free and it's open every day except Sunday. Being a county museum you'll not find dinosaur bones or such here, however there's an interesting display of historical artefacts relating to Armagh. A very small museum but still fascinating and worth a visit. Definitely has an old fashioned feel which is like stepping back in time when you walk in. The layout is traditional with all items displayed in antiquated wood and glass cases. There's a rich selection including clothing, taxidermy, paintings, pottery, ancient and modern historical artefacts, linen making and craft equipment, archeological and fossil specimens. A particular highlight for me personally was seeing The Old Callan Bridge painting by John Luke and animal sketches by contemporary Armagh Artist Orlaith Cullinane. I also loved the vintage dresses, spinning wheel and Singer sewing machine. A cute, homely little museum, perfect to while away some time on a rainy afternoon.

I grew up in Armagh but can never recall visiting The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum previously…read more Although I've now been living away from Armagh for over 20 years I do occasionally return to visit friends and family and thus today took the opportunity to call into this museum to see it. The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum is small and covers two floors. I was extremely impressed with the standard of display which covers the history of five regiments. It was fascinating looking at the different uniforms, medals and memorabilia. There are a lot of display cases showcasing artefacts and all displays have detailed explanatory text and information. An extremely interesting museum and I would highly recommend a visit if you are in Armagh. Even though it's a small museum there's lots to take in, read and look at so you could spend a full hour or more here. Also contains research facilities, a gift shop and toilets. Entry is free however The Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum is a registered charity so welcomes donations.

This was somewhere I'd always wanted to visit as a child. It sounded so interesting and so much…read morefun, but unfortunately for me, when our school was doing a school trip there, I was sick and couldn't go. I got over that and pretty much forgot about it.. Not long ago we decided to do something for the day, and this was mentioned. I'd remembered how much I wanted to go in the past and thought who not give it a go! To cut a long story short, we got round it in less than half an hour. I should have gone when I was in P2 because that seems to be the age of child a lot of the exhibits are aimed at. Apparently they do 'digital shows' - but none of that was available when we went. They do various demonstrations etc, but again this was not on when we were there. They do do telescope nights in Autumn and Winter which could be really interesting, however Armagh is a wee bit far for me to travel. For anyone interested I believe Queens University offer something similar.

Ok, so we're a tad out of greater Belfast here, but the Planetarium is only 40 minutes from…read moreBelfast, and I was there recently so it's getting reviewed! I hadn't been since we went on a school trip when I was 9 or so. However, I have a friend who's a bit obsessed with space travel at the moment, so we decided to take a little road trip to the Cathedral City to have a nosy. The exhibition space itself is a little dull if I'm honest. I found it interesting enough, and I suppose if you were there with a school group and had a guide, it would be more interesting, but despite the fact that I normally love science museums and astrology, I struggled to stay focused at times! However, we then went to one of the shows, which more than made up for my earlier boredom! Like all planetarium shows, it was inside the big dome. The one we saw was called Violent Universe. I won't spoil it, but it was both awesome and terrifying (and I am now convinced the world will end in 2036). Best bit? It's narrated by Patrick Stewart! He didn't seem to be panicking about the end of the world though, so if Captain Picard isn't worried, maybe I shouldn't be either... The gift shop is small, but has a few interesting things like beautiful poster prints, and freeze dried ice cream (we bought some, haven't been brave enough to try it yet!) and the usual pens and rainbow rubbers. Entrance plus a show is £6 so I reckon it'd be a really good way to keep the little inquisitive people in your life entertained for the afternoon. And if that's not enough to convince you, how about if I tell you that the 4pm show is narrated by David Tennent...?