Bellarena

#6781 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bellarena (derived from French belle "beautiful" + Latin arena "sand, strand"; is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the A2 coastal road between Limavady and Coleraine, 6 miles north of Limavady. The land was settled in the mid-17th century by a Northamptonshire gentleman, William Gage, who bought the lease of the estate – then called Ballymargy from the Irish meaning "town of the market" – from the Lord Bishop of Derry. In the 2001 census the population was 291. The village lies within Causeway Coast and Glens District Council area and the Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with open views eastwards to the scarp slope of Binevenagh. The village gets its name from the Earl Bishop of Derry. ()

Coordinates: 55°8'18"N, 6°56'44"W

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Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom

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Bellarena – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Downhill House, Binevenagh, Benone, Magilligan.

5.6 miE
Ruins
Downhill House
144 min walk • Downhill House was a mansion built in the late 18th century for Frederick, 4th Earl of Bristol and Lord Bishop of Derry, at Downhill, County Londonderry. Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1851 before being rebuilt in the 1870s. It fell into disrepair after the Second World War.
2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Binevenagh, Limavady
57 min walk • Binevenagh is a mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It marks the western extent of the Antrim Plateau formed around 60 million years ago by molten lava.
3.3 miNE
Beach
Benone, Limavady
85 min walk • Benone is a popular tourist destination in the Causeway Coast and Glens district, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Benone has several caravan sites, such as Golden Sands, Deighans' and a leisure complex with excellent facilities, including a 9-hole golf course and numerous tennis courts.
3.4 miN
Beach
Magilligan
87 min walk • Magilligan is a peninsula that lies in the northwest of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, at the entrance to Lough Foyle, within Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is an extensive 79,000-acre coastal site, part British army firing range, part nature reserve and is home to the HM Prison Magilligan.
3.5 miNE
Beach
Downhill Strand
91 min walk • Downhill Strand is a beach in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. At 7 miles long it is one of the longest in Northern Ireland, and recipient of the European Blue Flag and Seaside Award.

Bellarena

Facts and practical information

Bellarena – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Downhill House

Binevenagh, Limavady

Benone, Limavady

Magilligan

Downhill Strand