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3 days
United Kingdom, Europe

3-Day Ballymena itinerary guide

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Ballymena — A message written on rice paper is put into a container and attached to a carrier pigeon by members of 61st Division Signals at Ballymena, Northern Ireland, 3 July 1941. H11281

Top stops to prioritize

  • Fairhill Shopping Centre
  • Castle Kitchen + Bar
  • Glenariff Forest Park
  • Laragh Lodge Restaurant
  • Mid-Antrim Museum
  • Fratelli
  • People's Park
  • Go Sun Chinese Restaurant

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Slemish, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Fairhill Shopping Centre
  • People's Park
  • Go Sun Chinese Restaurant
  • Galgorm Castle
  • Galgorm Castle Golf Club
  • Galgorm Castle Fairy Trail

Day 2: Keep it simple

For day 2, these 6 places should be enough to fill your day with something exciting to do in Ballymena.

  • Glenariff Forest Park
  • Glenariff Forest
  • Slemish
  • Ballymena Golf Club
  • Green Pastures Church
  • Lissanoure Castle

Day 3: East side of town

For day 3, we recommend exploring the east side side of town.

  • Mid-Antrim Museum
  • St. Patrick's Church
  • Ballymena Raceway
  • Thermal Spa Village at Galgorm
  • St Colmanell's Church of Ireland

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