North Down Coastal Path

Queens Leisure Complex,Sullivan Place, Holywood, BT18 9HL
Larne Walk Route : North Down Coastal Path Route A: 5 miles, Route B: 9 miles (Route A Holywood to Crawfordsburn, Route B Holywood to Bangor)

Take M3 motorway towards Bangor, M3 becomes Sydenham Bypass, then Belfast Road, Don’t take the first exit for Holywood centre, but follow on to 2nd access point on dual carriageway where you take 2nd filter lane at lights and turn into Sullivan Place. Queens Hall is on right hand side.

Translink have kindly donated free rail tickets for hospice walkers needing to get from Belfast Central Station to Holywood for the start of this walk, or to return from Bangor or Crawfordsburn to Belfast Central Station, at the end of the walk. As rail tickets are limited, telephone 028 90 777 123 before Friday 20th March to request your free tickets.

Carrickfergus

Delaney Green (opposite harbour car park) BT38 7BN
Carrickfergus Walk Route : Route A- 10 miles Route B: 5 miles

Take the M5 from Belfast which becomes A2. As approaching Carrickfergus Castle, Delaney green is on left hand side of road.

Lagan Tow Path

Route A Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, BT27 4RL (Route A Lisburn –Belfast Activity Centre, Barnett’s Park, Belfast, BT9 5PB)
Route B Cutter’s Wharf, Stranmillis, BT9 5FJ 5FJ   (Route B Cutter’s Wharf to Belfast Activity Centre, Barnett’s Park, Belfast, BT9 5PB)

Lagan Tow Path Walk Route : Route A- 8 miles Route B: 3 miles

Route A Start Point – Lisburn From M1 motorway take main exit for Lisburn town centre. Follow signs for town centre along Saintfield Road -Sloan Street - Union Bridge to roundabout. Take 4th exit along Queens Road and the civic centre is on the right hand side on Queens Road.

Route B Start Point – Cutter’s Wharf. From Belfast City Centre go up Great Victoria Street onto Bradbury Place then onto University Road, fork left onto Stranmillis Road. When you come to the roundabout take the 2nd exit, Cutter’s Wharf is on the left hand side. From the South, take the Stockmans Lane exit of the Motorway, take 2nd exit off roundabout onto Stockman’s Lane. Follow road through traffic lights going straight onto Balmoral Avenue. At the junction with Malone Road
take a left onto Malone Road. At traffic lights take a right onto Stranmillis Road, at the roundabout take 3rd exit, Cutters Wharf is on the left side. From the North, follow Westlink onto M1 take the Stockmans Lane exit and take 1st exit off roundabout from here as per directions from the South.

Translink have kindly donated free rail tickets for hospice walkers needing to get from Belfast Central Station to Lisburn for the start of this walk, or to return to Lisburn at the end of the walk. As rail tickets are limited, telephone 028 90 777 123 before Friday 20th March to request your free tickets.