Village in Drumbo
Ballylesson
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Days out & attractions in Ballylesson
Days out around Ballylesson – lakes, nature reserves, museums, parks and more, including 2 in Ballylesson itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌿 Nature reserves
Belvoir Park Forest
Stranmillis · 1.9 miles
Along the River Lagan, a 75-hectare urban woodland provides a rare example of a working forest within a city. Managed by the Forest Service and listed as a nature reserve, the site lies close to Stranmillis in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Its status as a working forest makes it unique across the United Kingdom, and it is recognised for the presence of red squirrels among its resident wildlife. The area opened to the public in 1961 after being incorporated into the former estate of the Hills family, who enclosed the land in the 1740s. Remnants of that period survive as farm buildings and an ice house built into a 12th-century Norman motte. The original house has been removed, its footprint now occupied by a car park. Within the grounds the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds maintains its Northern Ireland headquarters, and an arboretum holds some of Belfast’s oldest and most unusual trees, including around one hundred veteran oaks that can be up to 350 years old. Wildlife surveys record a range of species such as large bracket fungi, toothwort, giant hog-weed, long-eared owls, kingfishers, long-tailed tits, badgers and red foxes. Cycling is prohibited within the forest, but the car park offers a point of access for visitors wishing to explore the trails on foot.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🏛️ Museums
Ulster Museum
Belfast · 3.1 miles
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🌳 Parks & gardens
Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
Finaghy · 1.9 miles
The Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park is a park in South Belfast, Northern Ireland, covering almost 130 acres (0.53 km2) and is accessible from the Upper Malone Road. It includes meadows, woodland, riverside fields, formal rose gardens, a walled garden and a Japanese garden, as well as a children's playground, coffee shop, an orienteering course and many walks. It is owned and maintained by Belfast City Council's Parks and Cemeteries Services Section. On 14 July 2010, the park hosted the annual International Rose Trials, the highlight of Rose Week, involving judges from around the world.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Clement Wilson Park
Upper Malone · 1.2 miles
Jan 04-31 07:30-16:30; Feb 01-07,Oct 31-Nov 13 07:30-17:00; Feb 08-21,Oct 24-30 07:30-17:30; Feb 22-Mar 06 07:30-18:00; Mar 07-20,Oct 17-23 07:30-18:30; Mar 21-27,Oct 03-16 07:30-19:00; Apr 04-17,Aug 29-Sep 04 07:30-20:30; Mar 28-Apr 03,Sep 05-18 07:30-20
Botanic Gardens
Ballysillan Upper · 3.1 miles
Jan 04-31 07:30-16:30; Feb 01-07,Oct 31-Nov 13 07:30-17:00; Feb 08-21,Oct 24-30 07:30-17:30; Feb 22-Mar 06 07:30-18:00; Mar 07-20,Oct 17-23 07:30-18:30; Mar 21-27,Oct 03-16 07:30-19:00; Apr 04-17,Aug 29-Sep 04 07:30-20:30; Mar 28-Apr 03,Sep 05-18 07:30-20
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
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🏰 Forts & fortifications
Conn O'Neill's Castle Site
Woodstock · 3.7 miles
Site only, the ruin has disappeared over the years and the fosse surrounding the castle was filled in during WWII.
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🏺 Archaeological sites
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📸 Landmarks & sights
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🛝 Playgrounds
Jumping Jacks
Tonagh · 4.3 miles
indoor soft play centre for 2-11yrs
Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Ballylesson.
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