🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Hooded Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sinnamon Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Hooded Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sinnamon Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities
🛝
Family friendly
Very strong match
Free
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🧺
Picnic day out
Very strong match
Free
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🎠
Playgrounds
Very strong match
Free
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Hooded Crow, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Free
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Holly Blue +37 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cave Hill TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trench LaneWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Newtonabbey WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Glencairn Trail, Divis and the Black MountainWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmDuration 0:45Local walking route
Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 km▾
"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"
Named routeLength 1000 kmRound trip
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Cycling
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47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Knocknagoney ParkCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Clarendon ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route▾
"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)
Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 93 ExtensionCycling route▾
Named routeRef 93National Cycle Network
Sydenham bypassCycling route▾
A2 cycle lanes (Sydenham Bypass). Mostly consists of cycle lanes painted onto the hard-shoulder.
