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Explore Ballydrain
Ballydrain in Ards and North Down (Northern Ireland) is located in United Kingdom about 311 mi (or 500 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Ballydrain is now 02:34 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Ballydrain, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is George Best Belfast City Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne in Ireland at a distance of 57 mi (or 92 km). Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newtownards, Bangor, Downpatrick, Castlereagh and Carrickfergus. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 83% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Ravara Pipe Band at Newtownards 2012
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Parrot loose in Newtownards, Northern Ireland - 27 December 2013
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Microlight landing 04 newtownards airfield
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Cessna Bird Dog US Army 24582 G-VDOG Newtownards
Cessna 305C / L-19E Bird Dog US ARMY Reg 24582 G-VDOG at the Newtownards Airfield fly-in June 2011.
Logo Design and Animation
Two logos I designed and animated as part of a fund-raising DVD I produced for my local charity. This motion graphic was used at the start of the 83 minute DVD documentary entitled "The...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Castle Espie
Castle Espie is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) on the banks of Strangford Lough, three miles south of Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name. It is part of the Strangford Lough Ramsar Site. It provides an early wintering site for almost the entire Nearctic population of Pale-bellied Brent Geese. The Castle which gave the reserve its name no longer exists.
Sketrick Castle
Sketrick Castle is a castle situated on Sketrick Island near Killinchy, County Down, Northern Ireland. The castle is estimated to date back to the 15th century. The Annals of the Four Masters record the capture of the castle in 1470. It was intact until the end of the 19th century when a storm demolished much of it. In 1957 a stone subterranean passage was discovered. It has lintels running under the bawn wall to a chamber with a corbel over a fresh water spring.
Nendrum Monastery mill
The Nendrum Monastery mill was a tide mill on an island in Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. It is the earliest excavated tide mill, dating from 787 AD. Its millstones are 830mm in diameter and the horizontal wheel is estimated to have developed 7/8HP at its peak. Remains of an earlier mill dated at 619 AD were also found.
Nendrum Monastery
Nendrum Monastery was a Christian monastery on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland. Medieval records say it was founded in the 5th century, but this is uncertain. The monastery came to an end at some time between 974 and 1178, but its church served a parish until the site was abandoned in the 15th century. Some remains of the monastery can still be seen.
A22 road (Northern Ireland)
The A22 is a road in County Down, in Northern Ireland. Its route starts in Dundonald and runs to Comber, forming the main transport corridor connecting Belfast and Comber, a commuter town situated 8 miles outside of the city. After bypassing Comber town itself, the route continues along the eastern shores of, though not directly adjacent to, Strangford Lough. The route passes through Lisbane, Balloo, and Killyleagh, terminating in Downpatrick.