About Tollymore Mountain Centre

What is our National Centre?
A good question! Tollymore Mountain Centre, on the edge of the Mournes, is Northern Ireland ’s National Centre for Mountaineering and Canoeing Activities. It is funded and managed by Sport Northern Ireland as a National Centre. Read more about the history of Tollymore Mountain Centre here.

So why come to Tollymore?
Tollymore is more than a building! Tollymore is a resource for all who share a love of the outdoors, want to develop and improve skills and coach others in a welcoming, environment. Read on to see how we do this.

Our Staff
Our greatest resource. The instructors who will work with you are among the most experienced and active outdoor enthusiasts in Northern Ireland. They are involved in the development of many award schemes and spend much of their spare time climbing and kayaking. They want to see you develop skills and share experiences with others. All of our staff are committed to the ongoing development of the Centre. Read more about our staff here.

Our Expertise
We have the expertise to provide a range of courses – Tollymore is a Sports Council funded National Centres. It is one of only three National Centres approved to provide all canoesport courses up to and including Level 5 Training and Assessment in all disciplines and all hillwalking and rockclimbing courses up to and including Mountaineering Instructor Award Training and Assessment.  Tollymore is the only centre in Ireland approved to run such a wide range of courses at such a high level.

Our Range of Courses
We provide a wide range of skills and leadership courses in a wide range of activities, from hillwalking and rambling, through to sea kayaking, whitewater skills and coaching courses.  Check out our range in the 'Courses' section of this website.  We also provide a full range of other courses, which are based on our skills, experience and location, such as management training and development training courses, teambuilding courses and providing technical expertise to others. We will ensure that all courses provide you with a quality experience at exceptional value.

Our Equipment
On all of our courses, you will have access to the most modern and ‘state of the art’ equipment available. As part of our commitment to improvement, you will now have access to new sea kayaks, white water boats and surf kayaks as well as a full range of new mountaineering equipment.

Do we do a good job?
We think so! We continually strive to improve our standards. Tollymore was the first outdoor provider in the UK to be ISO 9001 approved for the quality system that it operates and was also the first to be accredited under the new standard, ISO 9001:2000 (this standard is awarded for our commitment to continual improvement in the Centre).

However, we don’t want you to rely on the words of others – come to Tollymore, learn new skills, improve your standards or develop your coaching skills – whatever your ability.

Where are we?
We are situated in Tollymore Forest Park, just outside Bryansford village. We are less than one hour from Belfast, and two hours from Dublin, by road.

For details on the courses that we provide, please look in the relevant sections under 'Courses'.