Parks · Northern Ireland
Castlewellan Forest Park
In or near Ballylough.
Castlewellan Forest Park in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Castlewellan Forest Park is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Castlewellan Forest Park is located in the town of Castlewellan in County Down, Northern Ireland. The park covers some 460 hectares, including woodland and a 40 hectare lake. It was opened to the public in 1967 after the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture purchased the land from the Annesley family. Features of the park include the Castlewellan Arboretum & Annesley Garden, the Peace Maze and Castlewellan Castle.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.2650, -5.9560
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT31 9BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Down
- Official site
- castlewellancastle.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q18398283 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castlewellan Forest Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castlewellan Forest Park?
- Castlewellan Forest Park is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT31 9BU).
- What is Castlewellan Forest Park?
- Castlewellan Forest Park in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Castlewellan Forest Park?
- Drivers can use postcode BT31 9BU.
- Who owns Castlewellan Forest Park?
- Castlewellan Forest Park is owned by Forest Service Northern Ireland.
- Is Castlewellan Forest Park free to visit?
- Yes, Castlewellan Forest Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Castlewellan Forest Park?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT31 9BU. It sits within the South Down parliamentary constituency.