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La Mon Hotel & Country ClubLocal AttractionsBotanic GardensOne highlight of the park is the beautiful glass-domed Victorian Palm House, built between 1839-52. This palm house pre-dates the one in Kew Gardens and is one of the earliest curved glass and iron structures in the world. Another feature is the Tropical Distance: 5.16 Miles Giant's Ring Circular, Bronze-age enclosure nearly 200ft in diameter similar in style to Stonehenge, with a stone chambered grave in the centre and bordered by banks 20ft wide and 12ft high. Very little is known for sure about this site, except that it was used for ri Distance: 5.57 Miles Ulster Museum Both a national museum and an art gallery, the collections are Irish and international in origin and cover archaeology and ethnography, art, botany and zoology, geology and local history (including industrial archaeology). An annual programme of changing Distance: 5.25 Miles Scrabo Tower The 135ft high Scrabo Tower, one of Northern Ireland's best-known landmarks, dominates the landscape of North Down and is also the centre of a country park around the slopes of Scrabo Hill. The Tower provides a fascinating series of interpretative diplays Distance: 4.79 Miles Rowallane Garden Beautiful and exotic 52-acre gardens, started by the Rev John Moore in 1860, containing exquisite plants from all over the world. They are particularly noted for their rhododendrons and azaleas and for the wonderful floral displays in spring and summer. Distance: 6.43 Miles WWT Castle Espie Home to the largest collection of wildfowl in Ireland. Comfortable hides enable you to watch the splendour of migratory waders and wildfowl. Beautiful landscaped gardens, a taxidermy collection and fine paintings by wildlife artists can also be seen. Thou Distance: 5.38 Miles W5 at Odyssey W5 investigates Who? What? Where? When? Why?... and that pretty much sums up the intent behind Ireland's first purpose built discovery centre. Visitors of any age will want to get their hands on interactive science and technology displays that include the Distance: 5.46 Miles Belfast City Airport (BHD) Airport of Belfast, Antrim. Distance: 5.39 Miles Rowallane Gardens Distance: 6.67 Miles Odyssey Arena Distance: 5.46 Miles |
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