I sincerely hope this route does well and plenty of people use it.. we need this airport to pay its way as the council can not afford these subsidies. Our airport may be small but it is very user friendly. All the staff including my son are so very friendly. We look forward to record numbers using our lovely airport and enjoying a real Irish welcome to our beautiful city.
Once again, great report Paul. I must admit I've really begun to look forward to your videos, especially these little local route gems that the majority of your viewers may never get to experience themselves. This report was done in record time as well.. wow. Thank you for always having the prefect balance of video length and interesting content on ground and in the air, as well as your usual excellent editing - it's much appreciated and enjoyed, and so much more personal that we get to see more of you as host. Was the cider and chocolate bar to be a regular feature or just something special for the inauguration? If regular, count me in as a fan! One up on food-less BA for sure.
jasminderpinder Totally agree! I'm a Fairly New Subscriber! Perfect balance of content, length & edited to a High quality! Look forward to more vids, inc new routes, cheers Paul.. 👍
Thanks Paul. At a time when the majors are scratching refreshments on short hauls or charging extra for them, it's encouraging to see carriers like BMI offering a complimentary sip and snack if you want it. Makes a difference to me.
Another great video Paul! I do like how you address viewers personally at the start of the video, something unique, and makes your videos even more better :).
hi paul ,great video ,do you remember old BMI,Was gold card with them many years ago ,i did the Aberdeen to Bristol last year ,great flight ,thanks again.
Another great video paul,really look forward to seeing them best on youtube Derry is not to far from where im from over the border in donegal Great city is derry!
Martin Barrett Cheers! I know Derry and Donegal very well. My dad is a Creggan man, veteran of the old Civil Rights era. Family further back are from Buncrana and Gweedore. Donegal is definitely the best Irish county by far.
Yes youre correct with that one Donegal is the best Had known some people from Creggan long time ago nicest people in ireland are from ulster You should take a flight to knock airport here in mayo be good to see that one maybe? Thanks again keep up the good work All the best from Ireland!
Thank you for that video paul. I am terrified of flying and when i looked out that window through ure video, i near cackied me britches lol. But i have to conquer my fear coz i have to fly from Derry to glasgow now in the new year to hopefully see my team win. I will keep watching this to help face it.
Hi Paul, I worked for bmi mainline for 20 years before BA bought them and grabbed the slots and aircraft and laid off all the staff. Good memories and I remember flying to CDG/AMS/BRU on the E145 from EMA. Great little commuter aircraft. Shame the routes were closed down as nobody flies to these 3 main European hubs from EMA anymore. Used to be great for connecting to transatlantic flights.
Those are some awesome views of Ireland on the way! Wonder how long this route will last if not even Ryanair was able to make it work. I guess the subsidy will help for the time being. Thanks again for sharing Brendan
Northern-Ireland is amazing! 😍 I have flown from Amsterdam to Belfast City in a KLM Fokker 70.. Then we went from Belfast to Londonderry, from Derry to Bushmills and from Bushmills back to Belfast. It was such an amazing journey 😍 one word: Wonderful! I love Ireland!
Speedbird1 FLY I never bother with SkyTrax. But even so their brand has taken a massive hit. I don't even know what they're supposed to offer any more. It's naff.
Agree and I don't care so much about their awards. The pax reviews are pretty dire and make a good read - how BA can still pretend they get positive feedback is a mystery... fake news or did they hire comical Ali?? The recent changes to the BAEC (like free seat selection on Basic fares) could be a signal that the penny has dropped - still too little after months of lower standards.
Brilliant Video, keep them coming. I live in Ballymena and it's nice to see it from the air ( a nice sunny day for a change), Aldergrove (Belfast International) would have been on your right hand side when you passed Ballymena.
+David Malcolm I flew into Aldergrove earlier that day. It was the first time I'd been there (always flown into City Airport). Funny airport in the middle of nowhere!
+David Malcolm Yes, I'm familiar with it. In fact I've driven down British Road past the airport before a few times, just never actually flown into it!
Got to try this Irish Cider... Also, this ERJ-145 is remarkably silent, particularly with respect to your proximity with the left engine... Love your videos, keep up the good work :-)
I'm guessing BMI has a monopoly on this route if Ryanair pulled out.When one airline dominates a route,it can charge just about what it wants to,even with almost a 4 million pound subsidy.Did you connect for someplace else?
+Jason Moors BMI are the only operator on this route, yes. But a quick glance shows fares aren't really higher than, say BA flying from Belfast City. Basically the politics of the area mean BMI won't get away with milking the clientele too much, I don't think! I didn't connect anywhere else.
I miss the old original BMI. Used to fly with them all the time as a kid to visit family as they offered real cheap flights into Heathrow. Shame they were incorporated into BA as I always liked their bright planes. At least its still going in some regard.
Seeing as BA owns BMI, they ought to make BMI the low cost carrier they're turning BA into. Repaint the current A320 fleet into BMI colours, and offer a no frills experience. Rather than damaging their brand and legacy by out-ryanairing Ryanair! Allow BA to focus on long haul, improving their fleet and quality, whilst BMI does most of the European short haul. I'm fairly convinced BA is going down the drain in terms of service :/ which is a real pity, they're be absolutely no incentive to fly BA anymore. Christ, even BMI does complementary snacks :(
Paul's Trip Reports I'm certain IAG (BA's parent company) acquired BMI back in 2012. Hence why some of BA's aircraft (A320's are ex BMI's deliveries). Yeah, BA short haul is a bit of a running joke at the moment, their direction has been lost. They're stuck between becoming a low cost carrier trying to compete with the likes of Easyjet and Ryanair and being a legacy airline.
+HMSDaring1 Ah you mean the old mainline BMI. Yes. BMI Regional is separate of course. I reckon they will brand short haul routes from Gatwick as BA Express and effectively commit suicide in the process. They're not a LCC, never will be, and don't have the expertise. LCCs can be great but at least you understand their whole purpose, it's cheap and cheerful. Not disingenuous "quality carrier" guff you get from BA. Dispense with the Flower Duet and get some cheesy pop like Norwegian. That's what the service is now.
Great Video Paul, i was on the first flight back to Derry visiting relatives. Only drawback with the BMI service is the small aircraft, max 49 pax compared with Ryanair 737-800.
+Aero air No, this was filmed yesterday. There's a LGW-BFS video which will be coming out in a few weeks (I rarely release videos in sequence, just to mix up the videos a bit).
I'm using this route in the summer so thanks for the report so I know what to expect. Hope it does survive, we should be looking to expand domestic UK flights, we are woeful compared to a lot of advanced countries
The UK has a huge number of domestic air routes for a country of its geographical size (and bear in mind the geography of the UK is not particularly challenging for land transport). We have something like 50 or 60 passenger airports. Remember that a lot of “advanced countries” are either enormous or have challenging physical geography making land transport inefficient.
I agree Paul, but countries such as Denmark and New Zealand both have very good domestic flight network in rural areas . I know that they both have unique geography and they could have some subsidies but considering their population sizes and GDP it's interesting that they can sustain so many routes. I know it isn't a simple as I make it out to be and there is many complex issues but I feel government could do more to make flying a better option and perhaps the airports need to do more as well. Another problem is people want to fly into LHR (like I would want to see) from their local but there isn't the capacity. roll on 3rd runway!
The control tower at City of Derry can actually stop trains on the line when an aircraft is landing at that end of the runway - a little known fact :-)
I went to Derry last year. I felt it was a good experience but not my #1 place for the following reasons. 1. The tour bus only had 7 stops 2. I felt there was not enough to keep me occupied for the 36 hours I was there. 3. Other than the wall around the city there is a guildhall with an interesting exhibition and 2 (I think, maybe 3) shopping centres on a hill and a bridge. 4. The weather was horrific because Derry is so exposed!
Derry is the most interesting city on the island of Ireland. Remember it’s less than a third the size of Newcastle - and about the same size as the town Hastings in Kent. Derry’s attraction is its very long narrative of political, social, military and religious history, and if this is not your thing, you’d be wasting your time. It’s a unique place. I despair that someone went to Derry and said all they saw was the Guildhall, a wall, a bridge and some shopping centres! Didn’t you visit the Siege Museum, or the Museum of Free Derry? Bloody Sunday Memorial? Or the little Presbyterian church on the walls? Or take in the Bogside murals? The city cemetery (to be fair I recommend a local explain some of the graves and their significance)? Did you walk down the Fountain area?
Paul's Trip Reports I had 36 hours in Northern Ireland when I went, I flew to BFS and I had to get to Derry from there. I also was staying in the Premier Inn which is hardly in Derry-this didn’t help-while I was there in Derry for about 36 hours I only had very limited time in Derry itself because the last of the hourly bus to the hotel was at 6pm and the weather was horrific, also I travelled with my grandparents, my grandmother is not in the best of health has mobility issues and the hilliness of Derry and the horrific weather made the visit a challenge. I visited the Catholic cathedral as I come from a Catholic family, U visited the different shopping centres and the Guildhall which was interesting and I did the tour bus which I didn’t get off because of the poor weather
Paul's Trip Reports I shall. What I would say is somewhere like Bangor is more to my taste. I’m off to Belfast in 18 days to try out Eastern Airways but I’m only in Belfast for the day. I would if I go back definitely visit the Bogside
I sincerely hope this route does well and plenty of people use it.. we need this airport to pay its way as the council can not afford these subsidies. Our airport may be small but it is very user friendly. All the staff including my son are so very friendly. We look forward to record numbers using our lovely airport and enjoying a real Irish welcome to our beautiful city.
+M t C Hope it is a success too. I have family links in Derry and know how important the airport is to the whole region. 👍🏻
Once again, great report Paul. I must admit I've really begun to look forward to your videos, especially these little local route gems that the majority of your viewers may never get to experience themselves. This report was done in record time as well.. wow. Thank you for always having the prefect balance of video length and interesting content on ground and in the air, as well as your usual excellent editing - it's much appreciated and enjoyed, and so much more personal that we get to see more of you as host. Was the cider and chocolate bar to be a regular feature or just something special for the inauguration? If regular, count me in as a fan! One up on food-less BA for sure.
+jasminderpinder Thanks! I really like niche routes and I really enjoy flying regional jets so this was right up my street. :-)
jasminderpinder Totally agree! I'm a Fairly New Subscriber! Perfect balance of content, length & edited to a High quality! Look forward to more vids, inc new routes, cheers Paul.. 👍
+Kevin Duval Thanks Kevin!
jasminderpinder Forgot to mention that the cider and chocolate etc is the usual service - I think - for BMI Regional. They have a complimentary offer.
Thanks Paul. At a time when the majors are scratching refreshments on short hauls or charging extra for them, it's encouraging to see carriers like BMI offering a complimentary sip and snack if you want it. Makes a difference to me.
Great watch. Thank you for promoting my city Derry
Great report from my home town of Derry .!!!
BMI regional have a nice cabin, seats look comfy
Really enjoyed this,I’m from Derry & love seeing vids like this.. fantastic post👍🏼
Great video Paul. Love these mid week bonus videos!
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Another great video Paul! I do like how you address viewers personally at the start of the video, something unique, and makes your videos even more better :).
Great video which I will watch properly when I get home, as I'm stuck in hospital about to have a small brain tumour removed. Keep up the great work
hi paul ,great video ,do you remember old BMI,Was gold card with them many years ago ,i did the Aberdeen to Bristol last year ,great flight ,thanks again.
+ANDREW MILLIGAN I do remember them! Fondly. I flew to Dublin and Edinburgh a few times with them when I was just starting to travel on my own. 👍🏻
Besides of interesting sceneries, your video montage work are awesome.
One of my favourite airlines to fly with , nice vid!
+Matthew Hector Thanks!
Just flew this route today.great flight great crew great airport and great plane.Derry is a great place to go
You have the editing down to a tee and good music. Love your vids!
Always love boarding without jetbridges, I love that Kerosene smell and the powerful noise of the engines!
great trip report Paul. !!! I probably seen you that day. hope it was great. I hope to travel on that route soon myself.
Davin Crawford Cheers Davin. Are you a Derryman too?
Paul's Trip Reports well originally but I now live 40 mins out the road in a town called letterkenny.
Great video as always. I must try out this service at some point just so I can go to Derry
+Sammy Ryan It's a good service. Fares from £44, so it's not that expensive.
Another great video paul,really look forward to seeing them best on youtube
Derry is not to far from where im from over the border in donegal
Great city is derry!
Martin Barrett Cheers! I know Derry and Donegal very well. My dad is a Creggan man, veteran of the old Civil Rights era. Family further back are from Buncrana and Gweedore. Donegal is definitely the best Irish county by far.
Yes youre correct with that one Donegal is the best
Had known some people from Creggan long time ago nicest people in ireland are from ulster
You should take a flight to knock airport here in mayo be good to see that one maybe?
Thanks again keep up the good work
All the best from Ireland!
Thank you for that video paul. I am terrified of flying and when i looked out that window through ure video, i near cackied me britches lol. But i have to conquer my fear coz i have to fly from Derry to glasgow now in the new year to hopefully see my team win. I will keep watching this to help face it.
Hi Paul, I worked for bmi mainline for 20 years before BA bought them and grabbed the slots and aircraft and laid off all the staff. Good memories and I remember flying to CDG/AMS/BRU on the E145 from EMA. Great little commuter aircraft. Shame the routes were closed down as nobody flies to these 3 main European hubs from EMA anymore. Used to be great for connecting to transatlantic flights.
Great Report! I enjoy flying BMI Regional mostly on NCL-BRU-NCL they always provide a good service. Hope to see more expansion for them!
+George Chestnut Cheers George. They've got a pretty good route network, I was surprised how big it was.
another good report Paul.....very happy to see RAF Woodvale, as my first few flying lesons were from there ! thanks
+John Horton Thanks John, I am a former air cadet and I know Woodvale well!
Really ?? Wow, what a coincidence. I was very young flying with West Lancs Aero Club on Cessnas. That's great Paul !
My grandpa was born in Ballymena so it was nice to catch a glimpse of where he was from.
I was so very close to turning up and joining you on this flight, But sadly never made it.
Such a nice little hop, great video as always.
+When I Travel The World You should have done! Mind you Derry is not easy to get to. I went into BFS and then Airporter bus to Derry.
I looked at flying into BFS also on Easyjet from BRS and then taking that same bus ! I'm still trying to see what flights I can join you on
+When I Travel The World Ahhhh! Well I'm open for anything. All the rest of the flights I have this year (except ACE tomorrow) I'm flying solo.
Great Video again Paul and a very quick turnaround on the report !!!!
+Nick Jones Thanks Nick :-)
A standing start in a 145 is something to behold...
Ah, finally, this service has started! Fantastic :)
Beautiful plane!
dufunk10 ikr. in the us theres alot! theres a 💩 load of them!!!!! :DDD
Those are some awesome views of Ireland on the way! Wonder how long this route will last if not even Ryanair was able to make it work. I guess the subsidy will help for the time being. Thanks again for sharing
Brendan
Northern-Ireland is amazing! 😍
I have flown from Amsterdam to Belfast City in a KLM Fokker 70..
Then we went from Belfast to Londonderry, from Derry to Bushmills and from Bushmills back to Belfast.
It was such an amazing journey 😍 one word: Wonderful! I love Ireland!
PJsAviation lucky you, last sunday all fokker 70s left the klm unfortunately :'(
Binge watching your travel vids - addictive!
The Gisborne- Muriwai rail line crosses the Gisborne runway too, Paul :-)
Nice one Paul. I fondly remember BMI. I hope BA will soon re-introduce free snacks and drinks. Their reviews on Skytrax should be a worry
Speedbird1 FLY I never bother with SkyTrax. But even so their brand has taken a massive hit. I don't even know what they're supposed to offer any more. It's naff.
Agree and I don't care so much about their awards. The pax reviews are pretty dire and make a good read - how BA can still pretend they get positive feedback is a mystery... fake news or did they hire comical Ali?? The recent changes to the BAEC (like free seat selection on Basic fares) could be a signal that the penny has dropped - still too little after months of lower standards.
Brilliant Video, keep them coming. I live in Ballymena and it's nice to see it from the air ( a nice sunny day for a change), Aldergrove (Belfast International) would have been on your right hand side when you passed Ballymena.
+David Malcolm I flew into Aldergrove earlier that day. It was the first time I'd been there (always flown into City Airport). Funny airport in the middle of nowhere!
Did you notice the Military side? That's the reason it's in the middle of nowwhere.
+David Malcolm Yes, I'm familiar with it. In fact I've driven down British Road past the airport before a few times, just never actually flown into it!
love the single seats!
Great planes these Embraer!
Gerson Filho ya i love the 145 theres plenty in the us with american eagle and united express :D
wow, would love to fly the Embraer 145 one day!
I think I prefer the train to Sunderland!!!!!!!
Only joking, Paul )))))))))))).
Great video. Thanks.
Keith
nice video!!! thanks for sharing it!!!
once again nice video Paul. Thanks.
There should be more flights out of Derry to the continent. I am sure LDY-BCN could be an asset
Awesome video mate!
Nice work again. Many thanks
You've come a long way from Sunderland days, Paul!!!)))))
Got to try this Irish Cider... Also, this ERJ-145 is remarkably silent, particularly with respect to your proximity with the left engine... Love your videos, keep up the good work :-)
Hi Paul, great reviews! How about Dundee - Stansted?
RIP BMI ☹️
I'm guessing BMI has a monopoly on this route if Ryanair pulled out.When one airline dominates a route,it can charge just about what it wants to,even with almost a 4 million pound subsidy.Did you connect for someplace else?
+Jason Moors BMI are the only operator on this route, yes. But a quick glance shows fares aren't really higher than, say BA flying from Belfast City. Basically the politics of the area mean BMI won't get away with milking the clientele too much, I don't think! I didn't connect anywhere else.
I did a MAN EDI with one of this and was a lovely experience
Good video,and chocolate and cider.. 😁I like your reporting👍😉🇬🇧🇫🇷
I miss the old original BMI. Used to fly with them all the time as a kid to visit family as they offered real cheap flights into Heathrow. Shame they were incorporated into BA as I always liked their bright planes. At least its still going in some regard.
Great videos Paul.
i love the erj 145! its good theres a shit load of them in us xDDDDDD 😊😊😊😚😚
Nice Video Paul Ive got some Qantas vid's on my phone ill up load when I can figure how to upload them!!
Love the video as always! Great to see free snack and beverage service, unlike some 'Great British Airline' 😂
+lordtare BMI is a great British airline. :-D
Seeing as BA owns BMI, they ought to make BMI the low cost carrier they're turning BA into. Repaint the current A320 fleet into BMI colours, and offer a no frills experience. Rather than damaging their brand and legacy by out-ryanairing Ryanair! Allow BA to focus on long haul, improving their fleet and quality, whilst BMI does most of the European short haul. I'm fairly convinced BA is going down the drain in terms of service :/ which is a real pity, they're be absolutely no incentive to fly BA anymore. Christ, even BMI does complementary snacks :(
HMSDaring1 BA owns BMI? Not sure that's right! BA are still rubbish on short haul though, agreed.
Paul's Trip Reports I'm certain IAG (BA's parent company) acquired BMI back in 2012. Hence why some of BA's aircraft (A320's are ex BMI's deliveries). Yeah, BA short haul is a bit of a running joke at the moment, their direction has been lost. They're stuck between becoming a low cost carrier trying to compete with the likes of Easyjet and Ryanair and being a legacy airline.
+HMSDaring1 Ah you mean the old mainline BMI. Yes. BMI Regional is separate of course. I reckon they will brand short haul routes from Gatwick as BA Express and effectively commit suicide in the process. They're not a LCC, never will be, and don't have the expertise. LCCs can be great but at least you understand their whole purpose, it's cheap and cheerful. Not disingenuous "quality carrier" guff you get from BA. Dispense with the Flower Duet and get some cheesy pop like Norwegian. That's what the service is now.
IAG seems to want BA to be a competitor with Ryanair and Easyjet when they should be competing with Lufthansa and Air France-KLM.
great vid, weren't you bothered by the vicinity of the lavs?
I flew on this aircraft from Bristol to Paris for European championships in France! Nice little plane, smallest I’ve ever been in tbh 😂🙈
I really like the videos you make
I love BMI’s livery!
meu avião preferido. ROCKET embraer 145.
Why not try Heathrow to Perth on its first day of operation-25th march next year I believe !!
+Ryan Hodges If I could stand 21 hours on an aircraft I'd consider it!!
Great Video Paul, i was on the first flight back to Derry visiting relatives. Only drawback with the BMI service is the small aircraft, max 49 pax compared with Ryanair 737-800.
+Chris Austin True but the flight is now twice daily instead of once so it's not quite so bad.
yes and the erj is a very comfortable plane and the 145 is so ellegant and cute 😚😙😗
You never mentioned here about leg room or storage on the flight, but I did enjoy the vid anyways...☺
Great Video ! Is there a BMI Regional App?
Another great video. What's the track at the beginning?
Hi Paul, Just a quick question. Did you go over to Derry for just that flight or were you there already? Cheers
+Dominic Young I went over specifically - the outbound LGW-BFS flight is on my channel, I posted it yesterday. :-)
I'm laughing at the length of the cattlerun into security and the small number of seats airside. It must be irish
Is this a continuity from the Ryanair stansted-Derry video back in October?
+Aero air No, this was filmed yesterday. There's a LGW-BFS video which will be coming out in a few weeks (I rarely release videos in sequence, just to mix up the videos a bit).
I'm using this route in the summer so thanks for the report so I know what to expect. Hope it does survive, we should be looking to expand domestic UK flights, we are woeful compared to a lot of advanced countries
The UK has a huge number of domestic air routes for a country of its geographical size (and bear in mind the geography of the UK is not particularly challenging for land transport). We have something like 50 or 60 passenger airports.
Remember that a lot of “advanced countries” are either enormous or have challenging physical geography making land transport inefficient.
I agree Paul, but countries such as Denmark and New Zealand both have very good domestic flight network in rural areas . I know that they both have unique geography and they could have some subsidies but considering their population sizes and GDP it's interesting that they can sustain so many routes. I know it isn't a simple as I make it out to be and there is many complex issues but I feel government could do more to make flying a better option and perhaps the airports need to do more as well. Another problem is people want to fly into LHR (like I would want to see) from their local but there isn't the capacity. roll on 3rd runway!
Stroke City doesnt look bad on a sunny day. Everytime ive been there its been wet and depressing.
Rip this airline. It's always sad to see them go. Just recently WOW air went out.
How did you reach Derry? Looking at doing a trip to try out this route but would probably be arriving in Belfast
+Matthew Hector Check out Airporter - expensive but very good.
paul from march 16 you can fly from derry to seville why not check that out
Sadly you can’t buy the flights on their own. That’s a charter operation for a local travel agency selling long weekends in Seville.
Paul ...derry to seville is starting on 16 feb 2018 mabey y could do a trip report on that
It’s a charter service. You can only get on it by booking a 4 day holiday in Seville. You can’t buy just the flight.
Really amazing video! Would be cool if you used something else than Imovie do edit
It would be awesome if you could do the direct flight from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Orlando (MCO) with Virgin Atlantic!
Really expensive unless you buy an entire family holiday unfortunately.
WAs the flight busy?
+MyFlights About 40 seats of 49 were taken, so busy enough!
Yeooo Derry 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
It's sad but BMI Intl "has ceased operations and is filing for administration" yesterday :(
Thank god Derry was in Ireland and not the In state of Maine.
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Nice video btw
I go past City of Derry on the train when I get the Londonderry/Derry to Belfast train as the tracks are near the approach end of the runway
The control tower at City of Derry can actually stop trains on the line when an aircraft is landing at that end of the runway - a little known fact :-)
RIP Flybmi
1987-2019
Very nice...
very nice video
How many cabin crew were needed on that aircraft?
Thanks for your answer.
Got any plans to fly to Cork?
+Ben Bielenberg Hopefully some time! But not this year sadly.
okay :)
Ben Bielenberg no, they bounce round too much
Nice report...but I hate sitting next to the loo.
Can you do derry to seville starting in March
It’s a charter service not a scheduled airline, so you can’t book this without buying the £500 holiday as well.
I’m sorry but it’s Londonderry at leats put Derry/Londonderry
It’s Cody here Always some total nugget saying this on any video referencing Derry or Londonderry. Grow up.
Northern Ireland Not Ireland
Nice 👍
i thought bmi stopped doing English flights!
Will26 BMI Regional don't have any flights wholly within England?
Paul's Trip Reports oh I see
RIP Fly BMI
Can anyone identify the aircraft type at 4:42? Thanks.
Partenavia P68 Observer.
nice
Sad to see this the day BMIR shut down
I went to Derry last year. I felt it was a good experience but not my #1 place for the following reasons.
1. The tour bus only had 7 stops
2. I felt there was not enough to keep me occupied for the 36 hours I was there.
3. Other than the wall around the city there is a guildhall with an interesting exhibition and 2 (I think, maybe 3) shopping centres on a hill and a bridge.
4. The weather was horrific because Derry is so exposed!
Derry is the most interesting city on the island of Ireland. Remember it’s less than a third the size of Newcastle - and about the same size as the town Hastings in Kent.
Derry’s attraction is its very long narrative of political, social, military and religious history, and if this is not your thing, you’d be wasting your time. It’s a unique place. I despair that someone went to Derry and said all they saw was the Guildhall, a wall, a bridge and some shopping centres!
Didn’t you visit the Siege Museum, or the Museum of Free Derry? Bloody Sunday Memorial? Or the little Presbyterian church on the walls? Or take in the Bogside murals? The city cemetery (to be fair I recommend a local explain some of the graves and their significance)? Did you walk down the Fountain area?
Paul's Trip Reports I had 36 hours in Northern Ireland when I went, I flew to BFS and I had to get to Derry from there. I also was staying in the Premier Inn which is hardly in Derry-this didn’t help-while I was there in Derry for about 36 hours I only had very limited time in Derry itself because the last of the hourly bus to the hotel was at 6pm and the weather was horrific, also I travelled with my grandparents, my grandmother is not in the best of health has mobility issues and the hilliness of Derry and the horrific weather made the visit a challenge. I visited the Catholic cathedral as I come from a Catholic family, U visited the different shopping centres and the Guildhall which was interesting and I did the tour bus which I didn’t get off because of the poor weather
Next time you go let me know and I’ll show you around!
Paul's Trip Reports I shall. What I would say is somewhere like Bangor is more to my taste. I’m off to Belfast in 18 days to try out Eastern Airways but I’m only in Belfast for the day. I would if I go back definitely visit the Bogside
Dublin and Belfast are modern developed cities they don't really have the ancient history Derry has.
Sad that I’m watching this video not even two weeks after they shut down