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 Mountsandel Fort, Mountsandel Road, Coleraine
- Tel: 028 2955 6000. Mountsandel Fort is located just south
of the town of Coleraine overlooking the River Bann at Castleroe.
It dates back to the iron age and is beside the site of the first
huntergatherer settlement in Ireland, dating from before 7000
BC. The forest walk goes from the high point at the fort to the
banks of the Bann. Open from dawn until dusk every day. Admission:
Free. About 5 miles northwest
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Giant's
Causeway Visitor Centre, 44 Causeway Road, Bushmills BT57 8SU
- Tel: 028-2073-1855. Northern Ireland's most popular tourist
destination, this large stretch of staircase-shaped rocks is
a geological freak, the result of cooled lava from volcanic eruptions
that took place over 65 million years ago. About 9 miles north of Ballymoney. |
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Dunluce Castle, near Portrush. This late-medieval
and 17th-century castle is dramatically sited on a headland dropping
sheer into the sea on the north Antrim Coast. For information
on visits to Dunluce Castle, please contact EHS (Environment
and Heritage Service) on Tel: 028 20 73 1938. There is an entrance
gate from the car-park into sloping mainland court which is linked
to the main buildings on the rock by a narrow footbridge. There
are some modern surfaces but there are also areas of original
paving and cobbles, which will make access to parts of the site
difficult for wheelchair-users. About 8 miles north of Ballymoney. |
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Ballymoney Hotels |
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| Brown Trout Golf & Country Inn Aghadowey Coleraine County Londonderry BT51 4AD (approx 5 miles from Ballymoney) |
 Hotel near Ballymoney. The world
famous Giant's Causeway is only a short drive away. The Brown Trout Golf and Country Inn is convenient
for Royal Portrush, Portstewart and Castlerock Golf Courses.
All of our rooms are serviced daily, all rates include full breakfast
served in the hotel. Breakfast is available until lunchtime,
so if you want to relax, just lie in. The rooms are very accessible
and are graded Category 1 Disability Access by the Tourist Board.
At the Brown Trout Inn, you can keep fit in our new gym, enjoy
fishing, go horse riding or play golf on our own nine hole course.... |
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Welcome to our page of information, attractions
and places of interest around Ballymoney. The Ballymoney
hotels listed below are either in the town or we have given
a rough guide as to how far they are from Ballymoney. Northern
Ireland is a land of blue mountains and deep forests, lakes,
windswept moors and white Atlantic sands. The scenic beauty and
the variety of the landscape make Northern Ireland a great place
to explore. We hope you enjoy your stay and find your ideal accommodation
from our list of Ballymoney hotels.
