Downhill House

#451 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Ruins, Top attraction

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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. ()

Coordinates: 55°9'51"N, 6°48'38"W

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Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom

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Downhill House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portstewart Golf Club, Coleraine Town Hall, Diamond Centre, Hezlett House.

3.4 miE
Golf, Outdoor activities
Portstewart Golf Club, Portstewart
87 min walk • Portstewart Golf Club consists of three 18-hole courses situated in the town of Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Golf was first played there as far back as 1889.
5.9 miE
City hall
Coleraine Town Hall, Coleraine
152 min walk • Coleraine Town Hall is a municipal structure in The Diamond in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Coleraine Borough Council, is a Grade B1 listed building.
5.9 miE
55°7'52"N • 6°40'23"W
Diamond Centre, Coleraine
150 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1 miSE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Hezlett House, Castlerock
27 min walk • Hezlett House is a 17th-century thatched cottage located in Castlerock, County Londonderry. Built around 1691, it is one of the oldest buildings still in use anywhere in Ulster.
3.5 miE
55°9'56"N • 6°43'22"W
Portstewart Golf Club, Portstewart
89 min walk • Golf
5.7 miE
Forts and castles
Coleraine Castle, Coleraine
146 min walk • Coleraine Castle was a castle situated at Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Annals of Ulster reports that the Earl of Atholl, Thomas fitz Roland, built the castle in 1214.
2.6 miE
Beach
Portstewart Strand, Portstewart
67 min walk • Portstewart Strand is a sandy, two-mile long beach in Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the northern Atlantic Ocean coast of the island of Ireland.
5.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Binevenagh, Limavady
146 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.
2.7 miW
Beach
Benone, Limavady
70 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.
5.7 miE
Bridge
Bann Bridge, Coleraine
147 min walk • The Bann Bridge is a railway bridge in Coleraine, County Londonderry. It is the only railway bascule bridge in Northern Ireland.
5.6 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Riverside Theatre
143 min walk • The Riverside Theatre is located at the Coleraine campus of Ulster University in Northern Ireland. It was opened in 1976 and is the fifth-largest professional theatre in Northern Ireland.

Downhill House

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Downhill House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)