Northern Ireland..Places to stop, take in the views.

[Flintlock]

Another County Down location

Trassey Road Mourne Mountains

Directions. From Newcastle, turn right at the end of the one way main street & continue out of town on the Bryansford Rd. Follow to end and turn left unto the Hilltown Rd. Continue through Bryansford village. After about 1 mile Trassey Rd is the first road on the left. Continue along Trassey Rd, past Meelmore Lodge, the site is approx half a mile further on, on the left.
A couple of picnic tables & great views

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[Flintlock]

Flagstaff viewpoint, Newry. Fantastic views over Carlingford Lough, the Mournes & Cooley mountains.

Directions-south on the A1-take the last exit for Newry & Warrenpoint at the roundabout take the first exit for Newry then the first road on the right after passing under the railway bridge, this is the Flagstaff road-a nice single track road. Follow to the end the entrance to the viewpoint is to the right at the junction.

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[loudpedal]

Keep them coming .
I may even post a few myself when the weather picks up and I find out how to post pics on this site.


Loudpedal

[Flintlock]

Still in County Down-Bronte Interpretative Centre Church Hill, Rathfriland.

Patrick Bronte, father of the famous Bronte sisters was born & raised in this area. A nice spot beside a church and old school house-where Patrick preached & taught. Picnic tables, good parking & toilets (seasonal opening)

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Again great views of the Mournes and surrounding countryside

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Directions from Banbridge. Take the Castlewellan Rd, follow past Corbet Lough to T junction at the end, turn right, continue into Moneyslane & turn right at the crossroads unto the Dromora Rd towards Rathfriland, continue through Ballyroney, at the first crossroads, Church Hill is the first road on the right, just beyond the crossroads. The centre is on your left after about 150 metres.

[Gerard.]

Another smashing spot, all found without sat nav. Really don't know how you remember all these wee back roads and every turn to get there.
Some boy altogether.
Looking forward to abr meet, suppose better stick my name down or Heff not buy me a pint at the bar lol.
Mabie meet up for run before if weather ever gets better, as I ant going out till it does, as I'm now a big woose.

[Moorso]

Strangford Pier (Contemplation Pier I call it!) overlooking the Lough
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W -5.6490607

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Inch Abbey
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[Moorso]

Castleward (looking roughly east)
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W -5.5773029

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I should say, that is my old Tiger....ahhh....she served me well!!

Kinbane Head from the recent ABR Historical Run
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[Flintlock]

Another smashing spot, all found without sat nav. Really don't know how you remember all these wee back roads and every turn to get there.
Some boy altogether.
Looking forward to abr meet, suppose better stick my name down or Heff not buy me a pint at the bar lol.
Mabie meet up for run before if weather ever gets better, as I ant going out till it does, as I'm now a big woose.[/quot
Cheers Gerard. Google maps & streetview is my friend. Hope to see you at the rally, if not before, and if you do get Heff to buy you a drink-let me know so i can wangle one out of him as well (thumbs)

[92kk k100lt 193214]

I have had a few weekends up this way, all in sunshine and perfect bike weather.

Hope I can make this one in 2016 because last 2 years it clashed with a trip to France that I am not doing this year. 2013 my bike was bruised.

Newcastle on a Sunday morning for breakfast has a lot going for it too.

My take on some of these roads is have a stove and stuff with you because the remote picnic and stopping places are like another world. Some of the camp sites are great places to just sit and enjoy too.

[Mac 60]

Looking down on Magilligan point with Greencastle across the water. My old CB1300SA in the foreground. Great memories with that bike.