Gobbins Visitor Centre
Gobbins Visitor Centre is in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Gobbins Visitor Centre is situated nearby to the community center Islandmagee Community Centre, as well as near Islandmagee Football Pitch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballycarry railway station and Blackhead Lighthouse.
Ballycarry railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycarry railway station serves Ballycarry and Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the station was opened on 1 October 1862. Today there is just a single platform, there is a stationmaster's old cottage on a disused platform, this is now privately owned. Ballycarry railway station is situated 4,000 feet west of Gobbins Visitor Centre.
Blackhead Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackhead Lighthouse is a listed lighthouse built at the turn of the 20th century, near Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It marks the very northern end of Belfast Lough where it opens out into the North Channel that separates Northern Ireland and Scotland. Blackhead Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Gobbins Visitor Centre.
Whitehead railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehead railway station serves Whitehead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station has two platforms with a waiting room on each and the station is signalled in both directions and remains staffed during commuter hours by a Senior Porter, a fully trained signalman, capable of fixing points and signalling issues when they arise. Whitehead railway station is situated 2 miles south of Gobbins Visitor Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magheramorne and Mullaghboy.
Magheramorne
Locality
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magheramorne is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Larne on the shores of Larne Lough. It had a population of 228 people in the 2021 census. Magheramorne is situated 3½ miles northwest of Gobbins Visitor Centre.
Mullaghboy
Village
Mullaghboy is a small village and townland on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower. Mullaghboy is situated 3½ miles north of Gobbins Visitor Centre.
Portmuck
Village
Portmuck is a townland of 235 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower. Portmuck is situated 4½ miles north of Gobbins Visitor Centre.
Gobbins Visitor Centre
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.78106° or 54° 46′ 52″ northLongitude
-5.70782° or 5° 42′ 28″ westOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Islandmagee Community Centre and Islandmagee Football Pitch.
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