national park
Tollymore Forest Park
Northern Ireland's first state forest park at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, with Gothic arches, ancient trees and Game of Thrones filming locations.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Ballynahinch
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Europe
About Ballynahinch
Ballynahinch works well as a base: 15 minutes from Annahilt, 21km from Tollymore Forest Park.
Ballynahinch is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, with about 5,700 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Annahilt, about 7 km away.
Ballynahinch Market House, formerly known as Ballynahinch Court House and as Ballynahinch Town Hall, is a municipal structure in the Market Square, Ballynahinch, County Down, Northern Ireland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Grade B1 listed building.
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What is there to see near Ballynahinch?
Within an hour or so of Ballynahinch: Tollymore Forest Park (21 km), Castle Ward (Winterfell) (21 km), Titanic Belfast (23 km), Dundrod Circuit (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Ballynahinch?
The nearest famous roads are Dundrod Circuit, Craigantlet Hillclimb and Causeway Coastal Route (A2 Antrim Coast Road).
Where is Ballynahinch?
Ballynahinch is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, about 7 km from Annahilt.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,701
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.4023, -5.8972
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Ballynahinch
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Castle Ward (Winterfell)
The farmyard at Castle Ward on Strangford Lough was Winterfell's courtyard in season one; archery and banquet experiences run on site.
21 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Titanic Belfast
World-leading visitor attraction in a striking angular building on the exact spot where RMS Titanic was designed, built and launched in 1912.
23 km · about 25 min drive
historic highway
Dundrod Circuit
A 11.9km loop of Northern Irish country lanes still used for the Ulster Grand Prix motorcycle races, with jumps, stone walls and hedges inches from the racing line. Open public roads the rest of the year.
23 km · about 25 min drive
historic highway
Craigantlet Hillclimb
A hillclimb on public roads in the hills above Belfast, running since 1946 and closed to traffic only on event days. The narrow climb gives long views over Belfast Lough.
25 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Slieve Donard and the Mourne Wall
Northern Ireland's highest peak at 850m, with the 22-mile granite Mourne Wall running over its summit.
25 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mourne Mountains
Granite mountain range that inspired C.S. Lewis's Narnia, with the Mourne Wall traversing 15 peaks and sweeping views to the Irish Sea.
28 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Ulster Transport Museum
Major transport museum at Cultra near Belfast, home to a gull-winged DeLorean DMC-12 built just miles away, Irish-built cars, locomotives and a renowned Titanic exhibition.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Ballynahinch
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 23 kmDundrod CircuitA 11.9km loop of Northern Irish country lanes still used for the Ulster Grand Prix motorcycle races, with jumps, stone walls and hedges inches from the racing line. Open public roads the rest of the year.
- 25 kmCraigantlet HillclimbA hillclimb on public roads in the hills above Belfast, running since 1946 and closed to traffic only on event days. The narrow climb gives long views over Belfast Lough.
- 25 kmSlieve Donard and the Mourne WallNorthern Ireland's highest peak at 850m, with the 22-mile granite Mourne Wall running over its summit.
- 28 kmMourne MountainsGranite mountain range that inspired C.S. Lewis's Narnia, with the Mourne Wall traversing 15 peaks and sweeping views to the Irish Sea.
- 43 kmThe GobbinsA dramatic Edwardian cliff-path of bridges and tunnels clinging to the basalt cliffs of Islandmagee.
- 74 kmCauseway Coastal Route (A2 Antrim Coast Road)A cliff-edge road cut in the 1830s between Larne and Ballycastle, running under the Glens of Antrim with the Scottish coast in view.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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