Glen
Ward in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.609, -5.7 |
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| Dialling code: | 02891 (Bangor) |
Glen is an electoral ward within the borough of Ards and North Down in east Northern Ireland. It combines suburban housing with patches of countryside, and its residents typically commute to larger towns and to Belfast for work while relying on local shops, schools and community facilities for day‑to‑day life.
The ward reflects a modest historic landscape of farm buildings, estate boundaries and older cottages, and an active community scene; leisure often revolves around coastal and countryside pursuits, village events and small local businesses that mirror the mixed rural–suburban character of the area.
Postcode districts covering Glen
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 22.4 miles
- Dundonald 4.4 miles
- Holywood 5.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cronstown Ward 1.2 miles
- Conway Square Ward 1.4 miles
- Movilla Ward 1.5 miles
- Gregstown Ward 1.6 miles
- Scrabo Ward 1.6 miles
- West Winds Ward 2.1 miles
- Clandeboye Ward 2.2 miles
- Ballygrainey Ward 2.5 miles
- Kilcooley Ward 2.7 miles
- Rathgael Ward 2.8 miles
- Silverstream Ward 3.2 miles
- Rathmore Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Glen
BT23 7AH, BT23 4UP, BT23 7BP, BT23 7JL, BT23 7YA, BT23 4GG, BT23 7BS, BT23 4NY, BT23 4HR … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 6.9 miles
- Belfast International Airport 20.9 miles
- Bangor West Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Bangor Railway Station, Northern Ireland 3.6 miles
Hotels near Glen Ad
- Strangford Arms Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 2 miles
- Culloden Estate and Spa 5 5 miles
- The Old Inn 4 3.6 miles
- The Stormont Hotel 4 5.7 miles
- Premier Inn Bangor (Northern Ireland) 3 3.6 miles
- The Nines 4.1 miles
- The Salty Dog Hotel & Bistro 4 4.1 miles
- La Mon Hotel & Country Club 4 6.4 miles
- Europa Hotel Belfast 4 9.5 miles
Schools in Glen
- Londonderry Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Clandeboye Estate 1.8 miles
- Carnalea House Estate 2.8 miles
- Craigavad House Estate 3.9 miles
- Bangor Marina Marina 4 miles
- Mount Stewart House Estate 5.7 miles
- Portavo House Estate 6 miles
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 7.2 miles
- Castlereagh House Estate 7.3 miles
- Woburn House Estate 7.3 miles
- Titanic Studio Museum 8.2 miles
- Titanic Belfast Museum 8.5 miles
- Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles