Crawfordsburn Country Park — Attraction in Ballygrot

Crawfordsburn Country Park is a beautiful and peaceful park located on the coast of Northern Ireland. The park features a variety of attractions, including wooded nature trails, a spacious beach, a visitor center, and a cafe. The park is a great place for families and friends to spend a day outdoors. There are plenty of activities to enjoy, such as hiking, swimming, picnicking, and birdwatching. The park is also home to a variety of wildlife, including deer, foxes, and badgers. Here are some of the things that I liked about Crawfordsburn Country Park: The park is very well-maintained and clean. The staff is friendly and helpful. The park has a variety of activities to enjoy. The park is a great place to relax and enjoy the natural beauty of Northern Ireland. I would highly recommend Crawfordsburn Country Park to anyone looking for a beautiful and peaceful place to spend a day. Here are some additional tips for visiting Crawfordsburn Country Park: The park is open from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM every day of the year. Admission to the park is free. There is a parking fee of £2.50 per day. Dogs are allowed in the park, but they must be kept on a leash. There are picnic tables and barbecue areas available throughout the park. There is a visitor center on site where you can learn more about the park and purchase souvenirs. I hope this review helps you decide whether or not to visit Crawfordsburn Country Park. I highly...

Lovely place for a walk, woodland walk to waterfall is not very buggy friendly and one path was closed due to tree felling forcing us to climb a fair amount of steps but we were determined and got there in the end. The effort was worth it. Very peaceful and quiet. Lovely beaches, and well keep grass areas. Lots of dogs, not on leads, and the odd bit of poo. Lots of free parking.

I went to the visitors centre on arrival in the hope of obtaining a map but there wasn't one member of staff in the sight. Only cafe staff. I found two maps but these were difficult to read, one not detailed at all and is a photocopy of what I can only assume is the park brochure, the other hand drawn by a 3 year old. Paths have clearly changed since these were made and lots of paths not on the maps. I would of thought such a big park would have an official map clearly showing location of attractions and ALL paths.

With useless map in hand I ventured into the unknown only to find further difficulty with directions around the park. Signage was missing in lots of places and your left wondering which way now. As you come out of the visitors centre there is a clear sign pointing you in different directions, but after that, your more or less on your own!

Nevertheless we had a lovely time in the park, and eventually found our way around. Will visit again,...

This place is an utter disaster! It's not being properly maintained and, the place doesn't give you that beautiful fun, exploring nature it used to give. The place needs a lot of work and more for people to enjoy. Yes, it's a country park but come on.

The place is overgrown, trees look dead or are dead and falling. The paths need to be cleaned up, a café/exploring wildlife centre where kids and adults can see the wildlife that used to be there. It needs a safe play area such as a forest styled park for kids to enjoy.

The beach needs cleaned up and made more inviting. You used to be able to go for a swim there, but now due to building the water isn't the beautiful blue it's supposed to be. I can't believe how horrific this place has become over the years.

I used to love bringing my dog here for a walk, but now it's unsafe and people are putting their dogs at risk and, with extremely poor maintenance I would recommend animal lovers avoid this place.

There needs to be serious work done to save this once beautiful landscape and park. It's unfair to let it rot and vanish so future generations have no way of knowing the beauty that's in...