Ballywalter; Massive Sandy Beach and Good Water Quality
Ballywalter County Down is a village in County Down - facing the Irish Sea. It has an impressive beach which attracts holiday makers to the local accommodation and caravan parks. Hence everyone wants to know the weather in the area! Worth going to see the beach alone...wow!! Great rock pools for kids to explore. (
This civil parish in county Down is on the east coast of Ards Peninsula between Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert and back in the 12th century, it has been known as Whitkirk before it becomes referred to as Ballywalter.
The massive sandy beach of Ballywalter and the excellent quality of water makes this place one of the most famous and well known places in Northern Ireland, but that is not the only famous thing to be found out there, there is also the Ballywalter Park which is on the outskirts of the village - this park is open to the public by appointment only because the Mulholland family still lives on the estate. In this park, the Northern Ireland Game Fair is held and it usually attracts lots of people to it.
The interesting thing about the Ballywalter sandy beach is that it has entertainment for all the members of the family; young and old. There are those different entertainment things for kids which include the rock pools as well as the public playing area, and it is also considered famous when it comes to dog walkers or even for those who are coming to enjoy watching the sea and getting away from all the hassle of the city.
At the Lime Kiln, which is a raised area there, one will be provided with great views of the Irish sea coastline. Like any other place in the world, there are the positives and the negatives for Ballywalter beach; the positives include making a lane for the disabled and being open all year long for the visitors, but on the other side one of the negatives is that there aren't any lifeguard services there, or at least when we were there.
One of the other things which are related to Ballywalter beach is that in winter there are different types of birds that come over and take the beach for themselves and this includes the Ring Plover, the Golden Plover, Turnstone, Manx Shearwater, and a number of other names as well but these are the ones we could remember; this makes the place a very good opportunity for all the bird watchers out there because they will have a good view combined with a good chance of watching the birds.
Ballywalter might be one of the best Irish beaches to be found in Northern Ireland but there are still other ones which could be also recommended for those searching for the best beaches where they could enjoy their times along with the rest of the family members. In addition to Ballywalter, there is also Crawdfordsburn beach which is beside Helen's bay ( there is also the Whiterocks beach in Portrush, county Antrim ( the Ballygally beach which is right next to the Ballygally Castle Hotel ( the Runkerry Beach that is also located in county Antrim ( and you could even come across other beautiful beaches with their great quality of water in other parts of Northern Ireland as well.
Even though the water of Ballywalter is the one thing that is usually visited and even though the park comes directly after it, we should never forget that this village still has some other attractions and places that visitors could visit and which might include the Ballycopeland Windmill, the Ballywalter Windmill, and Gas Works; you might not find lots of touristic places to go to in Ballywalter because it is a small village which does not carry lots of things to be checked - just go for the beautiful beach and you will enjoy the whole thing.
County Down in which Ballywalter is located is one of the six different counties that form Northern Ireland and there are actually lots of different things that one could visit in it that will differ according to the town or village that you will be staying at. Those places which are related to water and which are located in county Down include Rostrevor ( there is also Portaferry ( there is Bangor Harbour ( and that comes in addition to the different castles, towns, and other touristic places which one could visit in county Down as a whole.
Ballywalter is definitely a beach to choose for the entertainment it could offer and the good quality of water that it could provide and that is exactly the reason why we love this place.
Have you ever been to Ballywalter before? Share your experience with us and tell us more about the place.
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Ballywalter from the air while on finals
Finals approach with views of Ballywalter Park.
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A 1914 sham-fight re-enactment of a 1798 Rebellion battle in Ballywalter.
Re-enacting the Presbyterian-led 1798 rebellion which divided Ulster protestants. Ulster-Scots Presbyterians in particular fought on both sides during the uprising.
On the morning of Pike Sunday, 10 June 1798, a force of United Irishmen, mainly Presbyterians from Bangor, Donaghadee, Greyabbey and Ballywalter attempted to occupy the town of Newtownards. They met with musket fire from the market house and among those killed was James Cain (18), from Ballyferris outside Ballywalter. He was buried in Whitechurch graveyard.
The extent to which the people of Ballywalter were involved in the 1798 Rebellion is illustrated by an announcement in the Freeman's Journal on 11 August 1798. It stated that the magnitude of the punishment of many districts of County Down may be conceived from this single fact-of the inhabitants of the little village of Ballywalter nine men were actually killed and thirteen returned wounded, victims of their folly. If a trifling village suffered so much what must have been the aggregate loss in those parts of the country which were in a state of rebellion. A number of Presbyterian ministers in the Ards were deemed to have taken part in the rebellion and were tried, found guilty and executed, including a minister from near Ballywalter, Rev. Robert Goudy of Dunover.
A a backdrop to the time this film was made in 1914, Ulster protestants were again forming armed militias. This time it was the Ulster Volunteer Force who were preparing to take on the British Government for the right to remain British.
Ballywalter Gii - British Novice
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