St. Columb's Park

The park contains the ruins of a medieval church, an 18th century manor house, as well as many modern amenities such as a leisure centre and sports pitches.

In 2011 the Peace Bridge was opened, which provides the park with a direct connection into the heart of the city centre via the developed Ebrington Square which hosted the British Army until 2002.

In 2015 the new leisure centre, Foyle Arena, was opened at a cost of £12 million and contains a swimming pool, gym, and climbing wall as well as other amenities.

The work changed the route of the road that leads to St. Columb’s Park House to improve safety and included a grand new entrance gate.

The estate subsequently passed onto the Cooke family in the 1890s, before it was bought by the council in 1937 for a total of £4972 (equating to roughly £340,000 in 2019) and opened to the public in 1939.

As part of the 2012 London Olympics flame relay, the running track in the park hosted the Derry stop.