Kirkistown Circuit

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Kirkistown Motor Racing Circuit is a permanent motorsport circuit located between the villages of Kirkistown and Portavogie, on the Ards Peninsula of County Down in Northern Ireland. ()

Coordinates: 54°27'22"N, 5°28'8"W

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Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom

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Kirkistown Circuit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portaferry Marina, Audley's Castle, Grey Abbey, Exploris.

6.2 miSW
Sailing, Marina
Portaferry Marina, Portaferry
158 min walk • Portaferry Marina is situated in Portaferry, on the east shore of The Narrows, the gateway to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
6.7 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Audley's Castle, Strangford
171 min walk • Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle located 1 mile north-east of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland, on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough. It is a three-storey Tower house named after its 16th century owner, John Audley.
6.6 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Historic walking areas, Monastery
Grey Abbey, Portaferry
168 min walk • Grey Abbey is a ruined Cistercian priory in the village of Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland, currently maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
6.1 miSW
Aquarium, Outdoor activities, Park
Exploris, Portaferry
155 min walk • Exploris is a public aquarium situated in Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The facility is located on the shores of the Marine Nature reserve of Strangford Lough, which is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds.
4.9 miW
Marine reserve, Nature, Natural attraction
Strangford Lough
126 min walk • Strangford Lough is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the British Isles, covering 150 km².
6.2 miSW
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Portaferry Castle, Portaferry
157 min walk • Portaferry Castle is a small tower house in Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland, overlooking the harbour. It was built in the 16th century by William Le Savage.
7.5 miSW
54°22'40"N • 5°35'49"W
Audleystown Court Cairn, Strangford
190 min walk • Archaeological site
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Quintin Castle
141 min walk • Quintin Castle is a castle situated in County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, about 4 kilometres east of Portaferry. The Montgomerys sold the castle to George Ross, but he never lived in the castle, allowing it to become a near ruin. While he lived in The Mount Ross estate a few miles outside of Portaferry.
0.9 miS
Forts and castles
Kirkistown Castle
25 min walk • Kirkistown Castle is a castle situated near Cloghy, County Down, Northern Ireland. The tower house and bawn is a state care historic monument in the townland of Kirkistown, in Ards and North Down Borough, at grid ref: J6450 5800.
6.6 miNW
Village
Greyabbey
168 min walk • Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles south of Newtownards.
4.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Derry
120 min walk • Derry is a townland in the civil parish of Ballyphilip in the barony of Ards Upper, County Down, in Northern Ireland. It is near Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula. The townland has remains of two small ruined churches.

Kirkistown Circuit

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Kirkistown Circuit – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)