Belvoir Park Walk – 11th October

SHORT WALK – 3.5 miles/c2 hours (plus lunch time).

DATE: 11th October 2024

LEADER: Robert McDowell, Tel No 028 93373084 or 07711 706022.

MEETING POINT/TIME: Car Park, Belvoir Park Forest at 11.00 am, when we will start the walk.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

Outward Journey:

Train – Dep W’head 9.45 am; Dep C’fergus 9.54; Arr Lanyon Place 10.20 am.

Bus – No 6D Dep Lanyon Place 10.37 am, Arr Belvoir Drive in Belvoir Housing Estate 10.53; disembark at corner of Castleboy Avenue (second bus stop in Belvoir Housing Estate), cross Belvoir Drive; follow road to car park, c0.25 miles.

Return Journey:

Bus No 6D – leaves Belvoir Drive 2 pm, arr Lanyon Place 2.20 pm.

Train – Dep Lanyon Place 2.25; Arr C’fergus 2.50; Arr W’head 3.00 pm.

BY CAR:

Join the M5(M2) motorway at Shore Road and bear left onto M3 (over River Lagan bridge).  Take the A24 marked ‘Newcastle’ which takes you onto Ravenhill Road, Belfast (the B506).  At the junction with Ormeau Road, continue straight on – the road becomes Saintfield Road.  At Forestside Shopping Centre, turn right onto the A55 Ring Road (dual carriageway) signposted “The West/The South/Lisburn/ M1”.  After 0.5 miles turn right into Belvoir Park Housing Estate which is clearly signposted (this is Belvoir Drive).  After 0.25 miles, follow the brown sign pointing right into Belvoir Park Forest.  The car park is 0.25 miles from the turn-off.

THE WALK:

The walk is mostly flat and, although well surfaced, may be muddy in places, with some inclines, taking in sites of historical interest.   We will finish the first part of the walk c12.30 pm. and have lunch at the Lock Keeper’s Inn.

Final Part of the Walk After lunch we will walk three quarters of a mile to the car park. Car drivers will finish the walk here. Public transport users will walk a further one quarter of a mile back to Belvoir Drive to catch the bus to Lanyon Place.  Note that there are no loos in the