I am so lucky to live beside this part of the National Cycle Network and use it frequently…read more Running from the city centre to Comber along an old disused railway line the Greenway is always a hive of activity with commuting and leisure cyclists, dog walkers and just those wanting to 'take the air'. This traffic-free route also has some stunning views of the famous cranes of Harland and Wolff and also of the fields towards Comber. My favourite stretch has to be when the hedges open up near the Comber end, with rolling hills and Scrabo Tower in the distance, which is the quieter end of the route. Be careful cycling up here though, as at certain times of the year there are loads of rabbits playing about in this area, my biggest count was 23 on one morning!

This is right next to where I work and I've been meaning to check it out properly for the last year…read moreor so and just never really got around to it. As of this week I've started doing alternate days of power walking at lunchtime as I've not been exercising for far too long, and I'm so lucky to have Comber Greenway on my doorstep! This is a 7 mile section through East Belfast on what used to be a railway line. It is absolutely stunning, so peaceful, you forget you are still in Belfast!

As you drive along Crawfordsburn Road there is a little parking area and a fence - beyond this…read morefence is a beautiful, peaceful sweeping forest. This walkway is very popular with local dog walkers, ramblers and cyclists. The track is well established and the terrain is mostly flat, making it suitable for even the most unfit person. I often take my dog here and my only gripe is the lack of dog waste bins - this leads many people to lift the poo but leave it in the colorful little bag along the path - why bother lifting it if you're not going to bin it? This walkway runs along the side of Blackwood Golf Center so you can often hear and see the men and women out playing golf - I find this quite reassuring as the forest can be quite dark, looming and a little scary. The walk is part of The Ulster Way and if you fancy a really big walk you can walk from Blackwood forest all the way to Helen's bay - a beach a few miles away. That walk will take a few hours but it is picturesque, beautiful and well worth it if you have the stamina and time. A lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Gorgeous weekend destination with lots to do and see in the downtown area and the outskirts. Plan a…read moresummer getaway here and include taking in the lough, beaches, castle and monastery ruins, downtown area, restaurants featuring oysters, and overall natural beauty!

It's hard to believe that a few hundred years ago pre diesel, petrol vehicles that these towpaths…read morewere the main hub of commerce, when a whole range of goods from flax, coal, grain were barged around the country on man - made fairly shallow canals. Bargees used horses to tow long, flat bottomed wooden boats filled with goods. They encountered bridges, tunnels and hand operated wooden lock gates with lock - keepers who lived beside the locks and who kept their areas in good order. As the industrial revolution gripped and progressed toward steam/diesel and Rudolph Diesel and Henry Ford revolutionised four wheel transport, horses & flat boats became redundant and so these main arteries of trade died. Two hundred years later they are really a great benefit to the public as open spaces to walk, jog, cycle and dog walk. They are maintained by skill less local councils that fail to maximise their potential. They provide spaces for wildlife, wild plants including weeds (let's face it weeds are just plants that humans determine are in the 'wrong place' just like insects become pests as humans determine they have the 'wrong' appetite). I go early mornings or late nights when it's quiet sometimes with a demented Bichon Frise as a companion - it has that little sense it could be the chief executive of our local council. This towpath, which is living history of a gentler commercial time and with no man made lighting, goes for over 20 miles through beautiful gently undulating countryside. It's a joy to have these peaceful places largely untouched and mostly un spoiled so let's keep it that way.

Beautiful location and tranquil park, lovely to have a stroll on a sunny day, even on a rainy day ,…read morejust a gorgeous park .

Spectacular 300 year old privately owned property. With all of it's original bricks, buildings and…read moretrees, this beautiful property screams history, and a photographers dream! Whether you're a mountain biker, airsoft fanatic, bird watcher, tree hugger or history seekers, this is the place for you! This park offers cosy private cabins for cheap prices. Bellurgan Park is the ideal venue for weddings, corporate events, parties, location hire, seminars and workshops. As with everything we do, the objective is to make the occasion memorable and special. Set within it's own 390 acres of land, the 18th Century house, with it's completely original features, proves an uncomparable and idealistic location. We guarantee privacy, discretion and class. Bellurgan Park is flexible and versatile, every event is as unique as the venue itself. It creates an impressive setting for that special occasion as well as stunning location for those photographic memories.