Springhill House - Summer Opening

What to Expect

Springhill House is a late 17th-century plantation home near Moneymore that stayed in the same family for nearly 300 years before passing to the National Trust in 1957, which is why it still feels lived-in rather than staged. Through August 2026 the grounds and Costume Exhibition are open daily from 11am to 5pm, with the house itself open on a shorter window, 12noon to 4pm, for guided-feel visits through rooms that trace the Lenox-Conyngham family’s story across generations.

For families the main draw beyond the house tour is the children’s adventure trail and natural play area in the grounds, plus little explorer backpacks handed out for kids to use while walking the parkland, and a version adapted for neurodivergent children and young people. The Costume Collection, the largest of its kind in Northern Ireland at over 2,000 pieces, is housed separately in the old laundry building and changes its themed display each year.

Good to Know

• Open daily through August 2026: house 12noon-4pm, costume exhibition and grounds 11am-5pm
• No pre-booking required
• Adult £9.50, Child (5-17) £4.75, Family (2 adults + up to 3 children) £23.75, cheaper without Gift Aid; National Trust members free
• Children’s adventure trail, natural play area and explorer backpacks in the grounds
• Cafe on site; dogs on leads welcome in garden, woodland and cafe (assistance dogs only inside the house and costume museum)
• Address: 20 Springhill Road, Moneymore, Magherafelt, BT45 7NQ

Getting There

Moneymore sits in Mid-Ulster, about 8km south of Magherafelt. Springhill House is signposted from the village on the Moneymore Road, with free on-site parking; public transport is limited, so the practical route for those without a car is a bus or train to Magherafelt or Cookstown with onward travel arranged from there.