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Explore Hillsborough
Hillsborough in Lisburn and Castlereagh (Northern Ireland) with it's 3,872 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 321 mi (or 516 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Hillsborough is now 03:35 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 Hillsborough, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is George Best Belfast City Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 22 km), North-East. 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. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lisburn, Belfast, Castlereagh, Banbridge and Newtownabbey. 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 | 85% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-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
6°C (44 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Dunhill Cottage
Drumlin Lane Self Catering
Lisburn
Videos from this area
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1991 - Laurel Hill HIgh School, Lisburn
A July day in 1991, New Deal t-shirts, unlanded flip tricks, lip tricks on brick banks, an "ollie handrail", Stuarty Anderson, Craig from Drumbeg, Derek Sloan, Ken Maze, Ian Pearce, myself...
4x4 Late Exit - Lisburn Sprucefield
M1 motorway junction 8, lisburn sprucefield. Late exit by an Irish registered 4x4, a Toyota RAV4 I think. 29-02-2012 17:15 Captured on a Flip UltraHD with Panavise / Gekko suction...
Lagan Centre Lisburn Northern Ireland
The Dangem Blugrass Sessions Last Saturday of each Month For more info on thease sessions visit www.dangem.co.uk.
Ulster Masters 2012 Lisburn, 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay
Ulster Masters 2012 Championship in Lisburn, N.Ireland. 4 x 25 m Freestyle Relay. NAC Maters (Dublin) win.
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7th Lisburn Boys' Brigade fund raising Balloon Race
Saturday 12th October 2013 in Trinity Methodist Church Lisburn. Balloons for the event provided by Luce Balloons http://www.luceballoonsandcrafts.com/index.php Thank you to all those people...
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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.
HM Prison Maze
Her Majesty's Prison Maze (known colloquially as Maze Prison, The Maze, The H Blocks or Long Kesh) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from mid-1971 to mid-2000. It was situated in the former Royal Air Force station of Long Kesh, on the outskirts of Lisburn. This was in the townland of Maze, about nine miles (14 km) southwest of Belfast.
RAF Long Kesh
Royal Air Force Long Kesh or more simply RAF Long Kesh was a Royal Air Force station at Maze, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Various aircraft operated from the airfield during World War II, including the Supermarine Seafire and Spitfire.
Hillsborough Castle
Hillsborough Castle is an official government residence in Northern Ireland. It is the residence of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and the official residence in Northern Ireland of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family when they visit the region, as well as a guest house for prominent international visitors. From 1924 until 1973 it was the official residence of the Governor of Northern Ireland.
Sprucefield
Sprucefield is a major out-of-town retail park in the townland of Magherageery, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the southern edge of Lisburn; about one mile from the middle of Lisburn and ten miles (16 km) from the middle of Belfast. Sprucefield is located beside the M1 motorway and the A1 road. It is split in two parts: the Sprucefield Centre and Sprucefield Park. Sprucefield is also the site of the Lisnagarvey transmitting station.
Ravernet
Ravernet (from Irish: Ráth Bhearnait, meaning "ringfort of the gap") is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Ravernet River, about 3km south of Lisburn and about 3km northeast of Hillsborough. Nearby is Sprucefield and the M1 motorway. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 559.
Lisnagarvey transmitting station
The Lisnagarvey transmitting station is a facility for mediumwave broadcasting located in the townland of Magherageery, on the southern edge of Lisburn, Northern Ireland. It is close to Sprucefield shopping centre and about one mile from the middle of Lisburn. The station was built by the BBC for the Regional Programme to be transmitted to Northern Ireland and it went into service in 1936. It is now owned by Arqiva.
Maze Prison escape
The Maze Prison escape (known to Irish republicans as the Great Escape) took place on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. HM Prison Maze (previously known as Long Kesh) was a maximum security prison considered to be one of the most escape-proof prisons in Europe, and held prisoners convicted of taking part in armed paramilitary campaigns during the Troubles.
Hillsborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Hillsborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.