Hillsborough Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit Hillsborough

Homestead Hillsborough Guest Rooms
Reviewed on 16 Aug. 2025

Arthurs
Reviewed on 31 Jul. 2025

Drum Manor
Reviewed on 13 Aug. 2025

Oatlands Self Catering Cottages
Reviewed on 4 Jan. 2022

Drum manor studio
Reviewed on 23 Aug. 2023

The Ulsterville Residences
Reviewed on 29 Jul. 2025
Popular places to visit

Hillsborough Fort
You can learn about the history of Hillsborough with a stop at Hillsborough Fort. Visit the shops and top-notch restaurants in this walkable area.
Hillsborough Castle
Grand Hillsborough Castle is the official residence for the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and is where members of the British Royal Family customarily reside when in the country. In 1920, this 18th century Georgian manor was sold by the sixth Marquess of Downshire to the British government (it is not actually a castle and the name Hillsborough derives from the Hill family that built it, and the surrounding village). Since then, it has played host to numerous British and foreign dignitaries, including former President George W Bush.
St Malachy's Parish Church
Learn about the local history of Hillsborough when you take a trip to St Malachy's Parish Church. Make time for the shops and local tours in this walkable area.
Activities

From Belfast: Giant's Causeway Full-Day Guided Trip

Belfast City Highlights & Giant’s Causeway Day Tour from Dublin

Game of Thrones Studio Tour Admission and Transfer from Dublin

Private Political History & Murals Tour Belfast

Guided Day Tour of Giant's Causeway from Belfast by Comfortable Coach

Afternoon Giant's Causeway Half Day Tour from Belfast
- Grand Opera House
- Belfast Botanic Gardens
- Victoria Square Shopping Centre
- Waterfront Hall
- Belfast Castle
- Royal County Down Golf Course
- Lisburn Road
- St. George's Market
- Ormeau Park
- Odyssey Complex
- Stormont Parliament Buildings
- Castlewellan Forest Park
- Newcastle Beach
- St. Anne's Cathedral
- Colin Glen Forest Park
- Killyleagh Castle