famous road
The Dark Hedges
An eerie tunnel of intertwined beech trees made world-famous as the Kingsroad in Game of Thrones.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Europe
Bellaghy sits on the route: 10 minutes from Castledawson, 37km from The Dark Hedges.
Bellaghy is a town located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,072, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bellaghy sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bellaghy to your route.
Bellaghy (from Irish Baile Eachaidh, meaning 'Eachaidh's townland') is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In the centre of the village (known locally as The Diamond) three main roads lead to Magherafelt, Portglenone andRead more
Toome. It had a population of 1,063 people in the 2001 Census and is within Mid-Ulster District.
Bellaghy is home to various historical landmarks, including a well-preserved 17th century fortified house, Bellaghy Bawn, which is now a museum. A Grade B+ thatched cottage is present in the Bellaghy outskirts. The village is also known as the birthplace, childhood home and resting place of poet Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. There is an arts centre in the village dedicated to Heaney.
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Bellaghy is located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 54.8087 latitude, -6.5192 longitude.
Bellaghy has a population of approximately 1,072 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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famous road
An eerie tunnel of intertwined beech trees made world-famous as the Kingsroad in Game of Thrones.
37 km · about 45 min drive
historic highway
A 11.9km loop of Northern Irish country lanes still used for the Ulster Grand Prix motorcycle races, with jumps, stone walls and hedges inches from the racing line. Open public roads the rest of the year.
38 km · about 45 min drive
coastal drive
A breathtaking coastal drive hugging cliffs and beaches from Larne past the Glens of Antrim toward the Causeway.
42 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
Driftwood-styled National Trust beach hut turned serious seafood restaurant on the sand of Portstewart Strand, plating fish from local boats yards from the surf. Open year-round; you can park on the beach itself.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
The world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery, producing Irish whiskey since 1608 on the Antrim coast near the Giant's Causeway.
44 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Domed 1785 rotunda perched on a 36m cliff edge above the seven-mile strand of Downhill, built by the eccentric Earl-Bishop as a library. Part of the Downhill Demesne ruins; trains pass through the cliff directly beneath it.
44 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Dramatic ruined medieval castle perched on the edge of a basalt cliff with a cave underneath, partly inspired Castle Greyjoy in Game of Thrones.
45 km · about 50 min drive
museum
World-leading visitor attraction in a striking angular building on the exact spot where RMS Titanic was designed, built and launched in 1912.
45 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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