Belleek Pottery & Works Tour
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Belleek Pottery & Tour Visit the Belleek Pottery & take a tour whilst enjoying a great family holiday at Rossharbour Holiday Homes. The holiday homes are well placed to enjoy the many natural and visitor attractions of Co Fermanagh and neighbouring Co Donegal. Enjoy the unique Belleek Pottery Experience - as Belleek Pottery prepares to celebrate the 150th Anniversary Year of Belleek, you are invited to explore Ireland's oldest pottery, famous for crafting the world's most distinctive Parian China creations. Recently described by a travel writer as "One of Ireland's Top Five Visitor Attractions", the award-winning Visitor Centre offers a fascinating and above all, enjoyable insight into the life and times of a renowned company which has become a global icon for Irish Design and Craft Skills. This alone would justify a visit from any part of Ireland, but Belleek's spectacular location at the gateway to the famed Fermanagh Lakeland and the delights of Donegal, mean that your journey is sure to be a joy.
Join a Tour - signalled by the chime of the Belleek Pottery's original Works-Bell and follow your personal guide to the heart of Belleek. Watch the moulding and casting teams fashion every beautiful piece until it meets the highest standard of perfection. Belleek's founder in 1875, John Caldwell Bloomfield, insisted that there would be no 'seconds' at Belleek. See how the intricate lattice-work of Belleek's most distinctive products is meticulously crafted by hand, and delicate flowers created petal by petal. Discover how the artists enhance every item by applying decoration and painting pastel colours onto the pearl-like glazed finish which takes its name from the translucent Parian Marble of Ancient Greece. You may even be invited to add a brushstroke of your own! Relax - over a refreshing cup of tea, coffee, snack or lunch in the Award-Winning Tearoom where the mezzanine-level window tables overlooking the river are particularly popular. The local fare is excellent and the tableware is of course, the finest Belleek. Head For - the Museum where Belleek's rich heritage is illustrated with a display of magnificent creations from every Belleek Period. As well as masterpieces like the Exhibition Centrepiece in the entrance hallway and the exquisite Prisoner of Love Figurine (once stolen by art thieves and recovered soon after), you will also find examples of early sanitary ware and even electrical products!
The Belleek Visitor Centre is Open All Year except:
Whilst open Good Friday and Easter Monday no tours are available. Parties of 10+ should telephone in advance. Private parking for 100 cars plus 8-space coach park with valeting facilities. Good disabled access throughout. For details of Opening Times and Guided Tours of the Belleek Pottery please visit their website Rossharbour Holiday Homes - ideal for visiting Belleek Pottery in Fermanagh |
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Off - your visit in the spacious showroom, an Aladdin's Cave
of Belleek items of all kinds including a china replica of the Belleek
Works-Bell, special giftware for weddings, new baby and Christmas
'must haves' from the Classic Shamrock collection to the contemporary
cool of the Belleek Living range. Look out for the new Casual Dining
range as well as retired lines in the Collector's Corner. Your purchases
may be mailed to any part of the world.