Lisburn
Lisburn is a cathedral city in Northern Ireland.
It is 8 mi (13 km) southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with the arrival of French Huguenots in the 18th century, the town developed as a global centre of the linen industry.
Getting to Lisburn
Lisburn is 9 miles southwest of Belfast, follow M1. There's a free Park & Ride at Sprucefield (M1 junction 8) mostly used by commuters into Belfast. Trains run every 15 min from Belfast Grand Central to Lisburn (25 min), and continue to Lurgan and Portadown. The Belfast-Dublin Enterprise trains don't stop here except once on Sunday, change at Portadown.
- 01Lisburn railway station is north side
Both platforms are wheelchair accessible.
- 02Lisburn bus centre is south side
Things to do
Omniplex Cinema is on the leisure park southwest side of town. Hilden Brewery is now primarily an events venue and doesn't offer tours. It's on Mill St, Hilden.
- 01Lagan Valley Island
Contains Island Hall Theatre, the smaller Studio Theatre, and Island Arts Centre, plus conference and events facilities.
- 02Down Royal Racecourse
This holds mostly National Hunt (jumps and chases) meetings in November, but the Ulster Derby is a flat-race in June.
Where to eat
Cardan Bar & Grill, 41 Railway St BT28 1XP (next to railway station),. Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-1AM. Reliable restaurant, steaks are the specialty. Pizzarellys is by the railway station at
Getting around Lisburn the local way
- Get aroundNational Cycleway 9 runs mostly on-road from Belfast to Lisburn, Craigavon and Portadown then off-road to Scarva and Newry, with other routes branching off across Armagh and Tyrone.
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