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Drum Manor Forest Park

Drum Manor Forest Park near Cookstown in Northern Ireland is open to the public every day. Outdoor activities include camping and touring, walking trails, gardens and a play park. There's also a large car park with toilets.

Camping and touring online booking

  • Drum Manor Forest Park camping/ touring online booking

Activities

This site offers facilities for camping and touring enthusiasts. There are also a range of waymarked trails with scenic walks around the forest and wildfowl lake. These trails all start and finish at the large day visitor car park, which is a short walk from the camping and touring site. 

A medium-sized children’s play area (suitable for up to 14 years) is open daily beside the forest car park, where you'll also find the toilets.

For keen cyclists, Drum Manor Forest Park is within about 20 minutes travel time by car from Davagh Forest which has purpose-built mountain bike trails.

The old manor ruins are used for wedding photography.

There's a youth camp site available to organised youth groups. You must pre-book if you wish to use these facilities. Contact the Enniskillen Forest Office.

The forest park is open every day and entry charges apply:

  • Forest recreation charges
  • Permits for vehicles and activities in forests

There may be restrictions on access to parts of the forest from time to time due to forest operations. Pay attention to safety signage. 

Camping and touring vehicles

Camping information and touring charges can be found on the following page:

  • Forest recreation charges

All pitches are tarmac surfaced with electric hookup points. A nearby grassed area is suitable for tents or awnings.  There are separate male and female showers, washing and toilet facilities together with a fresh water supply.  A chemical toilet disposal point is close by. 

Vehicle access into the site is through a locked barrier and pre-booked customers will have been given a PIN code to access the site during their stay.  Drum Manor does not have full-time staff and anyone arriving without pre-booking will be unable to access the site. 

There are no shops or commercial outlets at Drum Manor Forest Park. However, the town of Cookstown is about five kilometers away where two large supermarkets with petrol retail outlets are open daily.  There are several food and retail shops in the town, plus cafés, restaurants, a leisure center with swimming pool, banks and a post office. 

Touring caravans (Touring in the Trees)

Touring in the Trees permit holders may use the basic caravanning facilities.

  • Cars towing trailers or caravans

About this forest

Forest Service got Drum Manor from Mr Archibald Close in 1964. It opened to the public as a forest park in 1970. Its closeness to Cookstown and central location in Northern Ireland makes it an attractive venue for local visitors and tourists.

How to get there

This forest is off the A505 Cookstown to Omagh Road, about three miles from Cookstown.

More useful links

  • Camping and touring sites in forests
  • Forests
  • Fire safety and prevention
  • Parks and green spaces
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Forests in County Tyrone

  • Aghyaran Forest
  • Altmore Forest
  • Baronscourt Forest
  • Bradkeel Forest
  • Caledon Forest
  • Carrickaholten Forest
  • Castlederg Forest
  • Cookstown Forest
  • Creggan Forest
  • Davagh Forest
  • Drum Manor Forest Park
  • Dunmoyle Forest
  • Fardross Forest
  • Favour Royal Forest
  • Glenderg Forest
  • Goles Forest
  • Gortin Glen Forest Park
  • Killens Forest
  • Knockmany Forest
  • Lack Forest
  • Ligfordrum Forest
  • Lough Bradan Forest
  • Moneygal Forest
  • Mullaghfad Forest
  • Parkanaur Forest Park
  • Pigeon Top Forest
  • Pomeroy Forest
  • Seskinore Forest
  • Slievedoo Forest
  • Trillick Forest

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