Access

A car and coach park is provided a short walk away from the visitor centre. A parking and drop-off point for visitors with disabilities is available at the visitor centre.

The visitor centre offers ramped access to the first-floor exhibition gallery and resource room. Accessible toilet facilities are available on the ground floor along with baby changing facilities.

Disabled access to the farmhouse is unavoidably limited to the ground floor. Information about the upper floors is available in the resource room of the visitor centre.

Induction loop systems are installed in the reception area and video introduction room. A sound enhancement system is available for the guided tours of Sentry Hill house.

A manual wheelchair and two powered mobility scooters are available. Booking is advisable.

Animals are not permitted except guide dogs.
If you have any concerns about access to Sentry Hill please contact us before visiting on – 028 9083 2363

Sentry Hill

Sentry Hill is a 19th century farmhouse in the Parish of Carnmoney, County Antrim. The house and its contents provide a rare insight into life in rural Ulster during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Sentry Hill was the home of the McKinney family who came to Ireland from Scotland in the early 1700s. Remarkably the contents of the house have survived almost intact. This is largely due to William Fee McKinney, who was born in 1832 and lived at Sentry Hill for most of his life. William built up a remarkable collection of diaries, family letters, and an extensive library of books and pamphlets. Along with souvenirs from family travels abroad, William collected natural history specimens of local historical interest. Over the years many quests were warmly received at Sentry Hill by the McKinney family. The last of the family may have gone but their welcome remains and the door is now open for you.