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Peace and quiet in the heart of the Clogher Valley

A TRANQUIL lakeside walk and tourist amenity set in the heart of Tyrone’s beautiful Clogher Valley is an ideal destination for anglers, families and nature lovers.

Famed for its wetland flora and fauna, Fivemiletown’s Round Lake is an area of special scientific interest. The lough hosts a wide range of wetland plants and invertebrates, many of which are rarely seen in other sites.

Just a short walk from Fivemiletown, the Round Lake, a source of the River Blackwater, is so-called because of the shape of the lough. A tourist amenity at the site was originally opened in May 1990, but has recently been the subject of a major £1m refurbishment.

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As well as the lakeside walk, the facilities at Round Lake Park also include a caravan and camp site between March and October, coarse fishing with a slipway and a children’s play area. The revamp of the amenity has resulted in improvements to vehicle and pedestrian access to the site, along with improvements to play facilities and the walkway surrounding the lake, refurbishment of the Lake House and improvements to camping and caravanning amenities will improve the standard and quality of the recreational infrastructure for the residents of Fivemiletown and the surrounding communities.

The children’s play area has been upgraded to an all-ability play area, while other work on site has included the addition of a new performance space and amphitheatre, extension of caravan and camping pitches and improvements to the trails. Meanwhile, the inclusion of a new ‘Changing Places’ facility allows those with complex disability and their carers a greater choice of places to go.

For those visitors interested in further exploring the leisure opportunities in the area, Round Lake Park is close to the Blessingbourne mountain bike trails, the beautiful Fermanagh lakelands and the Clogher

 

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