Northern Ireland 5 – Fermanagh

 Monday 21st July 2025

Rain overnight and some early drizzle but I seem to have dodged the serious weather predicted for the eastern counties. I drive south through Omagh to the south side of Enniskillen where the National Trust property Florence Court has a house and woodland walks in extensive grounds. 

I book myself in for a guided tour of the house and set off on the 5 1/2 mile red trail. This is quite strenuous for me and takes a good two hours to complete but with an extra sprint at the end I'm back in time for the guided tour. 

My guide is excellent and I'm the only visitor on the one hour tour of a surprisingly modest house (though one with pretensions of greatness). There are only four bedrooms for the family, while staff stay in other buildings like stables and laundry blocks. 

There is a very fine compact library while below stairs it is Downton Abbey cum Wimpole Hall with a separate room for everything (housekeeper, butler, bottling, preserving, boots ...).

Nearby there are famous caves which are a general visitor attraction but I feel I've done my task for today and return to Glenpark after a genuinely interesting visit.