Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Ballymena, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Ballymena. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Ballymena. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Ballymena, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Randalstown Forest Nature Reserve is a forest reachable from Ballymena as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Randalstown Forest Nature Reserve, about 15 km (9 mi) from Ballymena
Image credit: Image: Camcool11 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Glenariff Forest Park is a forest reachable from Ballymena as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Glenariff Forest Park, about 19 km (12 mi) from Ballymena
Image credit: Image: Kateshortforbob / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Slieveanorra Forest is a forest reachable from Ballymena as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Slieveanorra Forest, about 20 km (13 mi) from Ballymena
Image credit: Image: DColt ( talk ) / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Ballysallagh Forest is a forest reachable from Ballymena as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ballysallagh Forest, about 42 km (26 mi) from Ballymena
Image credit: Image: Aubrey Dale / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Drum Manor Forest Park is a forest reachable from Ballymena as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Drum Manor Forest Park, about 43 km (27 mi) from Ballymena
Image credit: Image: Kenneth Allen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0