Ballygrainey
Ward in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.633, -5.652 |
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| Dialling code: | 02891 (Bangor) |
Ballygrainey is a coastal ward in the borough of Ards and North Down in Northern Ireland, sitting just east of Bangor and close to Donaghadee on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. Its position gives neat sea views and shoreline walks, with a mixture of small farms, suburban housing and pockets of more recent development that reflect its role as a commuter area for nearby towns and Belfast.
The area combines a quiet, maritime character with a locally rooted community life: small businesses, sports clubs and volunteers organise seasonal events, while the shoreline and hedgerow farmland support birdlife and outdoor recreation. There are traces of maritime and rural history in the stone buildings and lanes, and many residents value the blend of easy coastal access with the services and transport links of the larger towns nearby.
Postcode districts covering Ballygrainey
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Dundonald 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holywood 6.9 miles11 km
Neighbouring places
- Ballymagee Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Silverbirch Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Broadway Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Rathgael Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ballycrochan Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Silverstream Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Harbour Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ballyholme Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kilcooley Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cronstown Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bryansburn Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Glen Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Ballygrainey
BT23 7TQ, BT19 7TD, BT23 7HW, BT23 7GH, BT19 7TX, BT23 7TU, BT23 7XR, BT23 7QE, BT23 7XD … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Belfast International Airport 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Bangor Railway Station, Northern Ireland 2 miles3.2 km
- Bangor West Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Ballygrainey Ad
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Nines, Bangor Marina 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Altahammond House 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Strangford Arms Hotel Newtownards 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Stormont Hotel 4 8 miles12.8 km
- La Mon Hotel and Country Club 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Dobbins Inn 8.4 miles13.5 km
Local points of interest
- Carnalea House Estate 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Bangor Marina Marina 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Clandeboye Estate 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Portavo House Estate 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Craigavad House Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Woburn House Estate 6 miles9.6 km
- Mount Stewart House Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Orlands Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Castle Dobbs Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Ballywalter Park Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Castlereagh House Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km