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A small, sociable city with a big story, and the best Halloween in Europe.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304749","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1619 | The walls completed\r\n1.5 km | Around the walls\r\n2011 | The Peace Bridge opens","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The walled city","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Derry's walls were built between 1613 and 1619 to protect English and Scottish settlers, and they survived a siege in 1689 without ever being breached. They are the only complete city walls in Ireland, and you can walk the whole circuit in under an hour.\r\n\r\nBelow the walls is the Bogside, where the civil rights movement and the events of Bloody Sunday in 1972 shaped the Troubles. Its gable-end murals are among the most powerful in Ireland. The city is called Derry by most nationalists and Londonderry officially, and the name itself tells part of its history.\r\n\r\nToday it is friendly, musical and sociable, with the Peace Bridge joining the two banks of the river. Two days is right, with Donegal and the Causeway coast close by.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Train from Belfast, about 2.25 hours\r\nGetting around | On foot\r\nName | Derry to most locals, Londonderry officially\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants, never in pubs\r\nTap water | Safe\r\nHow long to stay | Two days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The walled centre is small. Stay inside or just outside the walls.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Walled city | First-timers | Inside the walls, around the Diamond. | 54.9958 | -7.3213 |  | \nBogside | History | Below the walls, with the murals. | 54.9960 | -7.3270 |  | \nWaterside | A calmer stay | Across the Peace Bridge, around Ebrington. | 54.9975 | -7.3120 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Derry","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Walk the city walls, with their cannon and views over the Bogside and the river. Inside, St Columb's Cathedral, the Tower Museum and the Guildhall, which is free, cover the city's long history.\r\n\r\nGo down into the Bogside to see the murals of the People's Gallery and Free Derry Corner. The Museum of Free Derry tells the story of the civil rights era and Bloody Sunday.\r\n\r\nCross the Peace Bridge, opened in 2011, to Ebrington Square on the other bank.\r\n\r\nThe Derry Girls mural, off Waterloo Street, is a newer landmark.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"City walls | The only complete set in Ireland\r\nBogside murals | The People's Gallery\r\nMuseum of Free Derry | Civil rights and Bloody Sunday\r\nPeace Bridge | Across the Foyle","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Derry","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Derry","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The city walls, the Guildhall and the Bogside murals are free.\r\n\r\nThe Peace Bridge and the walk along the Foyle are free.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The walls | Walk the circuit\r\nGuildhall | Free to visit\r\nMurals | On foot\r\nRiverside | Along the Foyle","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Derry","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Derry","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Derry's food is hearty and cheap: Ulster fries, pub lunches and fish and chips. The Walled City Brewery, in the old army barracks at Ebrington, brews its own beer.\r\n\r\nA pub lunch is \u00a310 to \u00a315.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Ulster fry | The breakfast\r\nWalled City Brewery | In the old barracks\r\nPub lunch | \u00a310\u201315\r\nFish and chips | Cheap and good","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Derry","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Derry","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Derry is sociable and full of music. Waterloo Street, just below the walls, has traditional pubs with sessions most nights, including Peadar O'Donnell's.\r\n\r\nA pint is \u00a34.50 to \u00a35.50.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Waterloo Street | Trad pubs\r\nSessions | Most nights\r\nA pint | \u00a34.50\u20135.50\r\nHalloween | The biggest night","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Derry","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Derry","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The walled city is small and walkable.\r\n\r\nTrains run along the coast to Belfast in about two and a quarter hours, passing the cliffs at Downhill. Buses run to Belfast, Dublin and Donegal.\r\n\r\nCity of Derry Airport is a short drive away, with a few flights. The border with the Republic is a few kilometres away. There are no checks at the border, but visitors who are not British or Irish citizens need a UK ETA to enter Northern Ireland, including overland from the Republic.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"To Belfast | About 2.25 hours by train\r\nCoast line | Along the cliffs at Downhill\r\nDonegal | Buses over the border\r\nOn foot | The walled city","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Derry","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Derry costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Derry is cheap by UK standards. Dorms start around \u00a318. A careful day is \u00a340 to \u00a355.\r\n\r\nPrices rise sharply for Halloween.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the pound sterling. Cards work almost everywhere, including contactless on buses. Some shops near the border also take euros.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u00a318\r\nA day, all in | \u00a340\u201355\r\nHalloween | Prices rise\r\nEuros | Taken in some shops","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Derry","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Derry","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Derry is safe and welcoming.\r\n\r\nThe city's history is recent and personal. Listen rather than offer opinions, and treat the murals and memorials with respect.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 999 or 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Safe | And welcoming\r\nHistory | Listen rather than argue\r\nMemorials | Treat with respect\r\nEmergency | 999 or 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Derry","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Derry","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Donegal and the Causeway coast are both close.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Mussenden Temple and Downhill | About 40 minutes | Car or train to Castlerock | A cliff-top temple over a long beach. |  | 1304676\nGrian\u00e1n of Aileach | About 20 minutes | Car | A stone ring fort on a hill in Donegal with a huge view. |  | 1304678\nGiant's Causeway | About 1.25 hours | Car or train and bus | The basalt columns on the north coast. |  | 1304679","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Derry","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to September is best. Halloween is the city's biggest event.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. It rains in every month.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 8 | 1 | Cold\r\nFebruary | 8 | 1 | Quiet\r\nMarch | 10 | 2 | St Patrick's Day\r\nApril | 12 | 2 | Spring\r\nMay | 15 | 3 | Jazz festival\r\nJune | 17 | 3 | Long evenings\r\nJuly | 18 | 4 | Maritime festival\r\nAugust | 18 | 3 | Summer\r\nSeptember | 16 | 3 | Good\r\nOctober | 13 | 4 | Halloween\r\nNovember | 10 | 1 | Grey\r\nDecember | 8 | 2 | Christmas","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Derry's Halloween is the largest in Europe.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Derry","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/northern-ireland\/derry\/","hw_hub_city_events":"City of Derry Jazz Festival | Early May | Venues across the city | Jazz and blues in pubs and halls over a long weekend. |  | \nFoyle Maritime Festival | July | The quay | Tall ships and music on the river. |  | \nDerry Halloween | Late October | Citywide | The largest Halloween celebration in Europe, with a carnival parade and fireworks. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in pounds.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Halloween week runs above these figures.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 26 | 26 | 5 | 12\r\nComfortable | 42 | 42 | 10 | 20","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u00a3","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Derry","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Derry right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Derry","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/northern-ireland\/derry\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Derry travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is it Derry or Londonderry? | Both. 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