Activities

Parkland’s is ideally located to provide you with an action packed holiday and visit to Northern Ireland. We are situated just few kilometres outside the costal town of Carrickfergus - the gateway to the beautiful Glens and Coast of Antrim.

Locally, there are plenty of activities to keep you busy, including: Walking, Cycling, Golfing, Angling and Horse Riding. If that isn’t already enough, why not take some time to visit some of our local historic attractions which include:

• Carrickfergus Castle
• Andrew Jackson and U.S. Rangers Centre
• St. Nicholas Church
• Flame - The Gasworks Museum of Ireland

Find out further information on events, places to visit and where to eat at our local council tourism website. http://www.carrickfergus.org/site/tourism/index.htm

Further Afield

The rest of Northern Ireland also has plenty to offer and we’ve listed some of our recommended choices below:

• Glens of Antrim
• Giant's Causeway
• Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge
• Bushmills Distillery
• Dunluce Castle
• Mountsandel Fort
• Castle Ward
• Mount Stewart House
• Ulster American Folk Park
• Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
• St. Patrick Heritage Centre/Down County Museum
• Exploris Aquarium
• Castle Espie Wildlife Park
• Seaforde Tropical Butterfly House
• Royal Portrush Golf Club - Dunluce Links
• Royal County Down Golf Club
• Titanic's Dock & Pump-House Tour
• Belfast Botanic Gardens inc. Palm House and Tropical Ravine
• Belfast Zoo
• Armagh Planetarium

For more information and ideas on things to do and places to go, please read the online guide by Northern Ireland Tourist Board. http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/todo/