Whitehead Play Area
Whitehead Play Area is a playground in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. Whitehead Play Area is situated nearby to Castle Boxing Club, as well as near the railway station Whitehead Excursion.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whitehead railway station and Blackhead Lighthouse.
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 1,200 feet south of Whitehead Play Area.
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 1 mile northeast of Whitehead Play Area.
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 1½ miles northwest of Whitehead Play Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magheramorne and Carrickfergus.
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 5 miles northwest of Whitehead Play Area.
Carrickfergus
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
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 5 miles north of Whitehead Play Area.
Whitehead Play Area
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.75576° or 54° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
-5.70899° or 5° 42′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C6PQ74R+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 1241334844OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Boxing Club and Whitehead Excursion.
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