scenic viewpoint
Binevenagh
A basalt escarpment above Limavady with a small lake on top, used as the Dothraki grasslands in Game of Thrones.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Europe
Limavady works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ballykelly, 30km from Dunluce Castle.
Limavady is a town located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. With a population of 11,279, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Limavady 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 Limavady to your route.
Limavady (; from Irish Léim an Mhadaidh 'leap of the dog') is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. Lying 17 miles (27 km) east of Derry and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Coleraine, Limavady had a population of 11,279 people at the 2021 Census. In the 40 years betweenRead more
1971 and 2011, Limavady's population nearly doubled. Limavady is within Causeway Coast and Glens Borough.
From 1988 to 2004, a total of 1,332 dwellings were built in the town, mainly at Bovally along the southeastern edge of the town. The large industrial estate at Aghanloo is 2 miles (3 km) north of the town.
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Limavady is located in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.0504 latitude, -6.9507 longitude.
Limavady has a population of approximately 11,279 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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scenic viewpoint
A basalt escarpment above Limavady with a small lake on top, used as the Dothraki grasslands in Game of Thrones.
7 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A viewpoint on Binevenagh above the Bishop's Road with a sculpture of the sea god Manannán Mac Lir looking out to Donegal.
12 km · about 25 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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
film location
The seven-mile beach below Mussenden Temple is where Melisandre burns the statues of the Seven at Dragonstone.
16 km · about 30 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
The only completely intact walled city in Ireland, a 1.5km 17th-century rampart circling historic Derry.
24 km · about 30 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery, producing Irish whiskey since 1608 on the Antrim coast near the Giant's Causeway.
32 km · about 35 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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