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Former Pump House

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📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.53100, -5.69201

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Picnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Fever Fly, Platycheirus albimanus +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Fever Fly, Platycheirus albimanus +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arthrocladiella mougeotii · last seen 2025; Fungi — Arthrocladiella mougeotii · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sea Campion, Sea Aster, Bee Orchid +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sea Campion, Sea Aster, Bee Orchid +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Island Reagh, Strangford LoughWalking route500 m
Named routeLength 500 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Boundary Walk, Mount StewartWalking route9.5 km

Passes through a historic landscape of mixed farmland, woodlands and archaeological remains.

Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Demense Walk, Mount StewartWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Comber GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 99Cycling route

Belfast to Newcastle

Named routeRef 99Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Comber GreenwayCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Strangford Lough Cycle TrailCycling route

Former portions of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Network route 99 & Regional Route 20, de-designated by them in 2020 because they're on-road. Some signage may still remain.

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 99Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 99Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Temporary DiversionCycling route180 m
Named routeRef 99Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J4967 : Former brickworks pit, Castle Espie

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

J4967 : Former brickworks pit, Castle Espie

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🌱Comber ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Site of Lime KilnHistoric site100 m→✦Tide MillHistoric site4.7 km→✦Mahee CastleHistoric site4.4 km→✦BCDR Railway BridgeHistoric site3.9 km→⛳Mahee Island Golf CourseGolf course5 km→

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