Springhill House & Costume Collection

Derry

The modest charm of Moneymore village is echoed by the quiet domesticity of Springhill. Artefacts recalling 300 years of Lenox-Conyngham family history are displayed therein.

When 'Good' Will Conyngham married Anne Upton in 1680 the marriage articles required him to build 'a convenient house of lime and stone, two stories high with the necessary office houses'. He built a tall roofed house to which curvilinear gable ends were added in the early 18th century. Will was a soldier who played an important part in the defence of Derry in 1689 and his blunderbuss, flintlocks and other firearms still hang in the gunroom. The family lived at Springhill for 300 years until Captain William Lenox-Conyngham left the house and its contents to the National Trust in 1957. With the family furniture, portraits, books and papers the house is like a family storybook. It is set in attractive gardens and parkland. There is an excellent Costume Collection on display.

1.6km from Moneymore village near Cookstown, on the B18 Moneymore/Coagh road.

House & Costume Collection:
12 Mar-26 Jun, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun & Bank Holidays: 12.00-17.00.
Easter 22 Apr-1 May: 12.00-17.00.
1 Jul-31 Aug: 12.00-17.00.
3-25 Sept, Sat and Sun: 12.00-17.00.

Grounds:
Open all year 10.00-19.00.

Grounds and Costume Collection only:
GAOE - Adults Stg£3.40, Children Stg£1.70, Family Stg£8.50
Standard Admission:
Adults Stg£3.09, Children Stg£1.54, Family Stg£7.72
House, Grounds and Costume Collection: GAOE - Adult Stg£6.60; Child Stg£3.40; Family Stg£16.60
Standard Admission: Adult Stg£6.00; Child Stg£3.09; Family Stg£15.09; Group Stg£5.25; Group/Hrs; Stg£7.20
Admission charged when House open.

Toilets, Parking, Shop, Guided Tours, Tea Room, Wheelchair access, Adventure Trail Play Park, Caravan Site, Special Events

Patricia Law,
Property Manager
Springhill House & Costume Collection

20 Springhill Road,
Moneymore,
Magherafelt,
Co. Londonderry
BT45 7NQ

Tel/Fax: +44 (028) 867 48210