Four years after crashing on to our screens with memorable lines such as "I don't want to be an individual on my own", Derry Girls Series 3 returned in 2022 for its third and final series.

The Channel 4 TV sitcom that became an unexpected global hit after airing on Netflix (and referenced on The Simpsons Dairy Girls ice-cream parlour!) is a rip-roaring, award-winning, BAFTA nominated comedy. 

Written by Derry’s very own Lisa McGee and starring Derry Girls cast members from the city, the show is set in 1990’s Derry and follows four teenage girls and one "wee English fella" as they navigate their teenage years amidst the backdrop of the Troubles. 

Derry has a starring role in the show. The historic 400-year-old city walls, Bogside area and iconic landmarks such as The Guildhall and city's churches are used as a backdrop. While a lot has changed in Derry since the 1990s, the humour and warm welcome shining through in Derry Girls remains the same. Why not come and visit the place that inspired this award-winning TV show?

Oh, and you can now view the ORIGINAL props from the hit show at Visit Derry's Visitor Information Centre. The Derry Girls Experience Taster Display give a preview of what's to come at the exhibition at the Tower Museum this summer! 

Find out more on the Channel 4 Official Derry Girls page

Derry Girls Filming Locations

Orchard Row 

You may fondly remember the scene when the girls chase after Toto the dog, this took place on Orchard Row, which overlooks the Bogside area of the city. The girls chase the dog all the way into St Columba’s Church, Longtower. 

Pump Street

Walk up Pump Street and treat yourself to a Cream Horn! The road has become synonymous with the popular TV show after Granda Joe was caught walking up Pump Street with a ‘cream horn’. 

Why not stop off at Doherty’s bakery and pick up a cream horn.

Limewood Street

Limewood Street is used in both series one and two, but in series two it shows people outside celebrating Peace as the Good Friday Agreement is signed. 

Free Derry Corner

The Free Derry Corner is an iconic mural for visitors to the city, and is used throughout series one and two in Derry Girls.

Guildhall Square

The Guildhall Square is the setting for President Clinton’s visit in the show (and in real life in the 90s). 

The Walls

The 400-year-old historic Walls which encompass the old city, feature on the show many times. 

Dennis's Wee Shop

The shop appears in the series many times. We are first introduced to it when Erin sees David Donnelly in series one. It is later the scene for character Clare Devlin announcing that she’s doing a sponsored fast and explains to her friends that one of the people who will benefit from her act of charity is a little biy called Kamal in Ethiopia. 

She tells her friends he has to walk 25 miles a day to collect water for his family. When one of the girls ask how far 25 miles is, Clare says it would be like walking from Derry to Ballybofey in Donegal. Orla then thinks that Kamal actually lives in Ballybofey. 

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