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Crawfordsburn Country Park
Park
Peaceful, oceanfront park featuring wooded nature trails, a spacious beach, visitor center & cafe.
4.70 (2.5K reviews)
(~7.4 km from centre)
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V36 Adventure Play Area
Playground
👍👍 Brilliant for a day out. Good picnic facilities and kept clean. Lots of different activities for children of all ages. Clean toilet facilities.
4.70 (201 reviews)
(~9.94 km from centre)
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Hazelbank Park
Park
👍👍 Great place for a walk, run or cycle. Family friendly with play area for kids and some picnic tables. You can normally find an ice-cream van in the carpark during the spring and summer and there are public facilities on site.
4.60 (2.1K reviews)
(~8.32 km from centre)
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Holywood Sea Park / Sea Front
Park
👍👍 Absolutely love the beach,the walk along the coastline is fantastic,beach and the whole shoreline walk from the train station to golf course is free from litter very well kept ,I walk it almost every day to the golf course.
The seapark has public toilets which are cleaned everyday.
There is also a s...
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
(~7.45 km from centre)
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Jordanstown Loughshore Park
Park
👍👍 Beautiful park by the sea. Offers nice walks good for bicycles, scooters etc. Have flew kites here. Playpark has all lot to offer for children of all ages. Clean facilities and nice café.
4.60 (842 reviews)
(~6.03 km from centre)
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Helen’s Bay Beach Park And Garden
Park
👍👍 A piece of paradise, a place worth visiting and adventure. The picturesque nature and the blue sea makes you incapable of expression. You have to walk from the train station in the city to the beach approximately 20 minutes. Long beach and a very nice place for a walk. No problem with dogs. There i...
4.60 (700 reviews)
(~6.34 km from centre)
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Redburn Country Park
Park
In addition to its sweeping hilltop views, this quaint, verdant park offers numerous walking paths.
4.60 (461 reviews)
(~9.98 km from centre)
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Marine Gardens
Park
👍👍 Brilliant place to take the kids. Right by the sea and Maud's ice-cream is 2 minutes away from the park.
4.50 (963 reviews)
(~0.55 km from centre)
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Glen Park
Park
👍 Nice place to walk with various artsy type projects to look at during it. Really quiet and relaxing beside the river
4.50 (153 reviews)
(~7.06 km from centre)
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Oakfield Glen and Bashfordsland Wood
Park
👍👍 I have lived in Carrickfergus borough over 35 years and juat discovered this gem. Highly recommend well paved and clean forest walk.
4.50 (95 reviews)
(~1.66 km from centre)
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Monkstown Wood
Park
👍 Great place for a relaxing stroll or to take the dog. It's hard to believe your in the middle of Monkstown as it is so peaceful. If you follow the path it then takes you into Glen Park also which has a beautiful viaduct. Perfect for prams.
4.50 (86 reviews)
(~7.84 km from centre)
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Carrickfergus Mill Ponds
Park
👍👍 The reserve area offers a delightful experience with its diverse range of bird species. It is impeccably maintained and serves as an excellent location for a sunny day picnic prior to visiting the Carrickfergus castle. Furthermore, it is a captivating spot to enjoy the evening hours.
4.50 (51 reviews)
(~0.65 km from centre)
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Gideons Green
Park
👍👍 Great little spot. A few picnic tables and parking spaces, very cosy. You can sit and watch the birds flock on the water. It has a circular pathway leading to Hazelbank. I use it as my turning spot when returning to to Whiteabbey. Good view of Cavehill.
4.40 (239 reviews)
(~8.85 km from centre)
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Shaftesbury Park
Park
👍👍 Small park used by a lot of people and kids. Comfortable seats in park but nothing else
4.40 (185 reviews)
(~0.44 km from centre)
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King's Coronation Garden
Park
👍👍 Went to the coronation garden yesterday and it’s just so pretty. So many different and new plants in full bloom and the wildflowers once they come into season are going to be spectacular. It’s such a lovely way to spend half an hour . We seen over 20 different bees , they were having the time of the...
4.40 (90 reviews)
(~8.29 km from centre)
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Loughshore Caravan Park
RV park
👍👍 Excellent small touring caravan park (max 3 nights) on the outskirts of Belfast
Fully automated, just book in online and you receive a 4 digit code that allows you into the caravan park and amenity block (also allows you to open the car park gates after hours to access the caravan park entrance).
P...
4.30 (739 reviews)
(~6.19 km from centre)
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Legg Park
Park
😐 Nice and quiet park next to Model School, require wee cleaning though.
4.10 (116 reviews)
(~0.53 km from centre)