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Crossgar in Down

CROSSGAR was a small hamlet and is now a lively village with the famous Ulster Wildlife Centre which is situated in the grounds of Tobar Muire Monastery. Sir David Attenborough opened the Wildlife Centre in 1992, the Trust is a charity to promote conservation in it’s natural habitat in Northern Ireland. Also situated in the same grounds is a huge Victorian conservatory with vines that were planted as far back as the last century. Crossgar has a good selection of pubs and restaurants to frequent.