Showing posts with label Coleraine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coleraine. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 August 2006

Easy Access!

skateboarders
Coleraine is easily accessible by train and is approximately 1 hour 20 minutes from Belfast Central.

Take advantage of the discounted fares:

Day tracker:
Monday – Saturday (1 July-31 August, excluding 12, 13 July, 12, 26 August) £7.00 (family=2 adults and up to 4 children - £17.50)
Sunday day tracker (all year round) £5.00 (family - £12.50)

Group (10 or more day return):
Belfast – Coleraine £11.50

Freedom of NI (unlimited travel on all scheduled rail and bus services in NI):
1 day £14.00
3 days out of 8 £34.00
7 days £50.00

Phone: 028 90 66 66 30

Website: http://www.translink.co.uk

St Patrick's Church

Located in the centre of Coleraine, on the original site of the Early Christian Church founded by St Patrick in the 5th century A.D.

Parts of the present church date from 1613 and it contains fine memorials.

Outside, there are the remains of the wall that surrounded Coleraine in the early 1600s.

Open Tues - Sat- 11.00am -3.00pm.

Address: Church Street

Phone: 028 7034 4213

Town Hall

The Town Hall building is situated in the pedestrianised centre of Coleraine.

Temporary museum exhibitions take place here during the year.

When the weather's fine, you can even see some skateboarders showing their skills right in front of the building.

Address: The Diamond

Phone: 028 7034 2850

Capital of the Causeway Coast

town hall
Situated on the banks of the River Bann, Coleraine’s the main town on the Causeway Coast.

Built for the 18th-century planters, it's a busy but ordinary market and university town that boasts an attractive pedestrian area with flowers everywhere.