The Saint Patrick Centre
Two for one
Saint Patrick’s permanent exhibition with IMAX cinema, café‚ and access to the National Grave.
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Why stay here ...
The CL is on a working farm overlooking Larne Lough at the gateway to the scenic Glens of Antrim and the famous Antrim Coast Road. The site has easy accessibility to explore all of Northern Ireland.
The site is convenient to the ferry ports of Larne (7 miles) and Belfast (15 miles). Ballycarry railway station (0.75 mile) from which you can travel to Larne, Carrickfergus (Gasworks and Norman Castle) and Belfast (Titanic Experience, City Tours etc).
A visitor pack is available with general tourist and local amenity information. It's a great area for beaches, bird watching, golf, freshwater fishing, Horse Riding and walking.
The Gobbins Cliff Path is within walking distance. In it's heyday, it had more visitors than the Giants Causeway.
There are two local shops nearby:-
- Spar (400 metres) with ATM and Post Office.
- The Rinkha (500 metres) famous for home made ice cream, also coffee shop.
The nearest restaurant is 2 miles away.
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Useful Info
0.75 acres
Some sloping pitches
Lawned site
Recycling Facilities
Nearby
Great savings on days out
Offers available to Club members
The Big Shoot - Craigavon
10% discount
Enjoy the hilariously fun and competitive thrills that a Clay Pigeon Shooting provides no matter your experience.
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Creetown Gem Rock Museum
Two for one
A beautiful collection of gems and crystals including 3 galleries, a crystal cave and a gem cutting workshop.
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Mud Mayhem - Ballygawley
10% discount
A 4x4 off-roading mud filled terrain experience as you try to overcome the plethora of challenging obstacles.
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Directions
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- BT40 3RD
- GPS:
- Lat 54.790483 / Lon -5.715037
- OS field ref:
- J469949
- OS map ref:
- 15
Transport links
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Nearest train station: Ballycarry
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Lovely & Peaceful Farm Site
Ford Farm
Stayed her for a week last October 2023 (apologies for the delay). John is very friendly and welcoming, with lots of knowledge of places to see whilst you are here.
The site is brimming with animals and they are all friendly and happily roaming around the site. Easy to get to from Larne Port (20 mins) and easy access in and out of the site. Hard standing pitches with electric , full recycling available and toilets are spotless. Spar shop across the road.
Magical little site with easy access to beautiful County Antrim Coast and Glens.
A lovely friendly site in a fabulous location
Ford Farm
We stayed here 7 nights in May and thoroughly enjoyed the location, friendliness and views around this site. Everything is so easy from here - the Spar shop which sells everything is within walking distance, The Gobbins cliff walk is just up the road and the views around Island Magee are just stunning. We could just see the Lough over the hedge from the caravan too. For our day in Belfast (the rainy day) we drove to Carrickfergus and parked in the free car park and paid £4.80 each return on the train. The Antrim coast including Giants Causeway, Portrush and coastal views took two days but we would have loved to spend more time. The CL has an address of Larne but is nowhere near Larne but is in the beautiful Island Magee. The Stena Ferry from Stranraer to Belfast (discounts on Tuesday/Wednesday) was effortless and an enjoyable part of the holiday. John was very friendly and talked to us about anything and everything which helped to make the holiday.
Friendly, secluded site
Ford Farm
Very peaceful site with good views and a nice walk down to the Lough - where plenty of bird life to watch. The farmer, |John, is very friendly and has a real interest in nature and wildlife. Thoroughly recommend for short stay.
kilmont
Reviewed on 28/06/2022 09:49
Perfect spot for exploring Belfast and Islandmagee
Ford Farm
We chose this site as our first in Northern Island, arriving in the evening off the day ferry crossing for a three-night stay. The farm setting is charming, including John's very friendly dogs, hens and ducks - eggs plentiful! The museum and campers' common room was full of local information and maps. We caught the train into Belfast from Whitehead, five minutes' drive away. A cab tour of the murals is a must! Ours picked us up from the Titanic Museum and dropped us off at the station. The Gobbins Path centre is a short walk from the site - the walk itself needs to be booked in advance. Islandmagee is interesting, particularly Portmuck harbour - great views to Scotland. The local shop (short walk from the site) is very well stocked. Definitely recommended.
Panthemonium
Reviewed on 20/06/2022 13:04
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