History & Culture Museums
The world's only permanent exhibition about Ireland's patron saint
Get the straight craic on St. Patrick at the world's only permanent exhibition about Ireland's patron saint. Take an IMAX helicopter flight, learn about his life, and listen to Irish history narrated by Hollywood movie star Ciarán Hinds!
Tickets
What's included
Entrance to the Saint Patrick Centre
Instructions
Show your smartphone voucher at the reception desk and head on in!
Getting There
The Centre is located about 2 hours north of Dublin and about 40 minutes south of Belfast
Car: A7 from Belfast, A25 or B8 from Newry
Bus from Belfast: Line 215 from Europa Bus Centre
Bus from Dublin: Lines X1 or X2 from Dublin Busaras, Connolly Street, to Newry. There, take line 240. Travel time about 3 hours. Buses depart every 2 hours from 08:00
Train: To Downpatrick railway station. From there, it is a 3-minute walk to the Centre
Instructions
Opening Hours Centre
September - June: Monday - Saturday 09:00-17:00
July & August: Monday -Saturday 09:00 - 17:00, Sunday 13:00 - 17:00
St Patrick’s Day: 09:00 - 18:00
The Garden Café: Same opening hours as the Centre, but it closes at 16:00
Opening Hours Down Cathedral
Monday - Saturday 09:30 - 16:00
Location
How to get there
Saint Patrick Centre
53A Market Street, BT30 6LZ