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DER Carnfunnock Family Fun Zone 167 Carnfunnock Country Park, County Antrim Address: Coast Road, Larne BT40 2QG Web: www.carnfunnock.co.uk Tel: Mar/Apr–Oct 028 28270541; out of season 028 28260088 Hours: Country park open daily: spring & summer 9am–dusk (July & Aug til 9pm); autumn & winter 9am–4.30pm; check website for opening hours of individual attractions and activities Dates: closed 25 Dec; most activities, caravan park, campsite & maze closed Nov–Mar Entry: free entry to the park, pay for some activities; parking charges apply, but free for Blue Badge holders NORTHERN IRELAND Spread over a hillside overlooking the Irish Sea on the beautiful North Antrim coast, Carnfunnock Country Park occupies a former country estate that’s been turned into a public park, complete with walking trails, formal gardens, a maze and numerous family-friendly activities. On arrival at the wheelchair accessible visitor centre, pick up a map of the park, which clearly marks steep slopes and steps. A good place to start exploring is the exquisite walled garden, featuring a butterfly garden, sun dials, a scented walkway and plenty of exotic plants. Close by, the maze – designed in the shape of Northern Ireland – will delight children, as will the excellent adventure playground (which includes equipment for children with special needs), face-painting and various activities within the activity centre. If that’s not enough, head to the privately run Family Fun Zone, with a miniature railway, mini golf, bungee run, trampolines and remote-controlled model boats and trucks, all at a small charge. There’s also a golf driving range where you can perfect your swing. The walking trails threading through the park are not all suitable for wheelchairs, but the Biodiversity Trail (just over half a mile) is fully accessible, and offers fine views of Carnfunnock Bay. Signs along the way tell you exactly what flora and fauna to look out for. You can do archery at the County Antrim Archery Centre Castle N15 Killygordon R235 B72 R236 Convoy Castlederg Killen Drumq 190
(June–Aug Sat & Sun & bank hols), and various events are held (Mar–Oct), such as Sunday band concerts in the Walled Garden (June–Aug): check website for full listings, and phone ahead as some activities are weather dependent. Parking is straightforward in one of the five dedicated Blue Badge spaces about twenty yards from the visitor centre, with two extra spaces in the separate activity centre car park. Alternatively, the main lower and upper car parks, situated 130 yards and 230 yards respectively from the visitor centre, are both linked to the centre by hard-surfaced, wheelchair-accessible paths. All the walkways linking the park’s main, lower areas are fully accessible, and wheelchair users will have no problem accessing the walled garden and maze. The higher way-marked walking trails are not suitable for wheelchairs, though many can be accessed on powered scooters. In wet weather, however, even these may not be suitable. A Shopmobility scooter can be booked in advance by holders of a Shopmobility Membership Card for Northern Ireland or a Scooter Driving Licence issued by the Disabled Ramblers Northern Ireland. There are dedicated disabled toilets at the visitor centre and activity centre, with Braille signs at the toilet entrances. FOOD & DRINK aa Parklands Café in the visitor centre offers sweeping views from its terrace GIANT’S and a good range of breakfasts, inexpensive snacks (such as paninis, baked potatoes CAUSEWAY and burgers), a kids’ menu and delicious cakes. Stroove There’s a Snack Stop by DUNLUCE the adventure playground plus picnic sites around Greencastle the park, many fitted with grills where CASTLE you can use B146 Moville PORTSTEWART disposable barbecues. Mobile barbecues and covered barbecue areas can be rented Bushmills by prior arrangement. DOWNHILL DEMESNE B185 PORTRUSH DISTILLERY B62 B66 Carrowkeel Articlave HEZLETT HOUSE Coleraine Derryleighan R238 A2 B201 168 Sperrin Mountain Drive, County Eargantea Tyrone/Derry Crindle B59 Dervock B66 B15 Ballymoney B16 A26 A54 Driving distance: 38 miles Approx time without stops: 1 hour 20 minutes Bridgend Ballykelly Limavady B186 A2 Milltown Heading right through the Eglinton heart of the Sperrin Mountains, this 38-mile drive B66 rewards Ringsend B118 RY (LONDONDERRY) with you fabulous views and the chance to enjoy some nature along Ardreagh the way. A40 B69 B68 Drumaduff Mascosquin Dirtagh A37 A29 A6 Cullion Claudy Kilrea Dungiven B74 A29 A54 N14 A5 B49 B74 Feeny A6 Ballymagorry Swatragh B96 Dunnamanagh B75 B44 B40 DERRY Artigarvan Park Portglenone finn B48 Strabane Maghera Inishrush A42 Sion Mills Sawel Mountain Lisnamusk Ligfordrum 683m Moneyneany Gulladuff B52 Sperrin B41 Cranagh A6 Bellaghy PLUMBRIDGE DRAPERSTOWN B40 B47 A5 Castledawson B48 Labby Moneyglass Desertmartin B46 Gortin B162 Rousky Magherafelt Newtownstewart A29 B160 B18 Toome Broughderg GORTIN GLEN Lislap BALLYRONAN FOREST PARK Greencastle Moneymore B48 Mullaghcarn B46 Creeve B18 The Loup Mountjoy 542m Lough Creggan A505 A29 uin Neagh B160 B46 B50 Omagh Drumakilly B4 0 5 miles B4 Cookstown Dooish Carrickmore B160 Coa Arboe B4 B84 TYRONE Pomeroy Tullaghog B161 B4 A32 Clanabogan Foyle Mourne Muff Drumahoe Lough Foyle SPERRIN MOUNTAINS Roe B190 B70 Ballybogy A26 Finvoy 1 Dunloy B93 Ballintoy A2 B6 Carro A44 Dru N C B94 Main Lou 2 C R OLD BUSHMILL NORTHERN IRELAND 191 A T C Gle
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THE ROUGH GUIDE to Accessible Brita
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Contents Click on any chapter to go
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About this book Designed to be good
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HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS IWM Duxford (E.
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Brockholes Nature Reserve (Northwes
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London 001 The Roundhouse 002 Wembl
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It’s the colour of the pitch - su
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On the site of the London 2012 Olym
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LONDON ZSL London Zoo FOOD & DRINK
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The tour starts in the MCC Museum w
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LONDON Royal Opera House FOOD & DRI
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LONDON London Transport Museum ther
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Ideas aa Art and sculpture Tate St
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hop-on/hop-off at any stop along th
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the Painted Hall and chapel. There
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023 Horniman Museum and Gardens Add
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024 Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire
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Parents of any disabled child will
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If you’d rather go sightseeing, h
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FOOD & DRINK aa The sizeable Studio
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In 1842, when the young Charles Dar
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grotto and birds of prey centre 10a
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populated by grazing sheep and the
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available on request, subject to av
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Beach: Address: The Estate Office,
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Emirates Spinnaker Tower THE SOUTHE
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and the tidal pools, as well as aro
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centre whose residents range from d
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Temple of Flora and Palladian Bridg
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you can pre-book bikes with trailer
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Weymouth and Portland National Sail
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Octavia the octopus always draws a
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Lincoln Cathedral 059 Lincoln Cathe
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Ideas aa Animal sanctuaries Bolderw
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Holkham Hall Reserve: in summer you
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FOOD & DRINK aa The T&D café bar o
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a wheelchair, while benches provide
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Southwold Pier side and in all the
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Wicken Fen is one of Britain’s ol
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depending on what you most fancy se
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floor has a large step up to it, bu
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M6 M1 Barrow-in-Furness The West Mi
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A619 080 Peak District Scenic Drive
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Severn Valley Railway Northwood), a
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Hereford Cathedral FOOD & DRINK aa
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