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whiskey and fruit porridge for breakfast – it comes with its own mini-shot of the hard stuff. Double rooms from £129 with breakfast. Visit www.bishopsgatehotelderry.com WHAT TO DO Walled City Tour: Martin McCrossan Tours organises a guided walk along the mile-long city walls. Visit the Roaring Meg cannon in the Double Bastion in the western corner, and head to “the catwalk” – a stretch where 19th-century gentry once paraded in their finery. The Bogside murals painted after the 1994 paramilitary ceasefires are also clearly visible from here. Tours run four times daily and cost £4, including tea or coffee. Visit www.derrycitytours.com WHAT TO SEE The Museum of Free Derry: This new museum is located on the site of the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre, where soldiers shot dead 13 innocent civil rights protesters. The blood-stained handkerchief waved by a priest who led the victims to safety is on display, along with the torn jacket of one of those injured. Entry costs £3 for adults and £2 for children. Visit www. museumoffreederry.org WHERE TO DRINK The Walled City Brewery: This gastro pub is located in the corner of the former Ebrington Barracks used by soldiers during the Troubles. Beers from £3.90. Visit www. walledcitybrewery.com WHERE TO EAT Brown’s Restaurant: Try the six-course tasting menu at this fine-dining restaurant in the Waterside district. Taster menu costs £75, including five glasses of wine; three-course set menu for £22.95. Visit brownsrestaurant.com