| Parks & Gardens |
| Marine Gardens |
Knot Garden – Joymount |
Shaftesbury Park |
| These include sunken gardens, a clock tower, children’s play area, manicured lawns and the town’s war memorial. |
A recreation of the formal Jacobean Knot Garden Palace, home to Sir Arthur Chichester, who supervised the building of stone Town Wall in 1608. |
Tree lined avenues, with the rose and shrub beds. The ideal place for a quiet stroll or to watch summer bowling. |
| Walks |
| Blackhead Path, Whitehead |
Timeless Trail |
The Ulster Way |
Highway to Health |
| The Path consists of several different walks up to two miles in length, with carefully located rest areas where you can enjoy majestic views across the Irish Sea to the Copeland Islands and Scotland. |
This Trail follows the Carrickfergus Waterfront and takes in the main attractions of the town, including the US Rangers Centre and the Andrew Jackson Cottage, St Nicholas’ Church, the Gasworks Museum, Legg Park, the Marine Gardens, the Town Hall and Carrickfergus Castle. Less than 5 miles. |
The Ulster Way is an established route through Ulster’s heritage. The Greenisland section takes in the Knockagh Monument with its stunning views over Carrickfergus and Belfast Lough. |
The Carrickfergus & Whitehead Highway to Health Programme is an exercise initiative aimed at beating heart disease and stroke. The 3.5km Carrickfergus route and 2km Whitehead route are so convenient that it's possible to take the Highway to Health during a lunch break from your place of work! |
For further information contact:
Stephen Daye, Parks & Countryside Officer at Carrickfergus Museum & Civic Centre..
T: +44 (0)28 9335 8000
or e-mail greenspace@carrickfergus.org
Guided Tours
John McIlvenna
T: +44 (0) 7816 969 350
E: toursjo@btopenworld.com
For further information on walks and tours please contact the Tourist Information Centre.
| Bloomin’ Wonderful |
Carrickfergus in Bloom |
| The Parks & Countryside Service of Carrickfergus Borough Council has a dynamic and dedicated team of staff, volunteers and partners. Their work has helped Carrickfergus to achieve local and national recognition for its Parks & Countryside, as demonstrated by the Borough having won ‘Ulster in Bloom’ six times and having been runner-up in ‘Britain in Bloom’ on five occasions. |
One of the many reasons why we feel proud of Carrickfergus is its abundance of flowers and attractive horticultural displays. Carrickfergus Borough Council developed the ‘Carrickfergus in Bloom’ initiative to brighten up the Borough, and as a result, each summer the Borough is brightened up by hundreds of hanging baskets, bedding displays, shrub beds and trees that help make Carrickfergus a brighter place for its citizens and visitors. |
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