Crawfordsburn Country Park
Bridge Road South
Helen's Bay
Co. Down
BT19 1JT

Tel: (028) 9185 3621
Fax: (028) 9185 2580

Park:

Easter to end September: 9am to 9pm daily
October to Easter: 9am to 5pm daily

Visitor Centre:

Easter to end September: 10am to 6pm daily
October to Easter: 10am to 5pm daily

The Visitor Centre and the Woodland's Cafe will be closed for 6 months from 20 December due to major refurbishments and the installation of a new exhibition.

Facilities available at the Park during this time include:

• Toilets
• Car and coach parking on site
• Adidas approved 3 mile running trail

There is also a coastal path, glen walk and meadow walk.

Walking, woodland and wildlife can be enjoyed at Crawfordsburn Country Park with plenty of variety for pupils. The park has two of the best beaches in the Belfast area, a rugged and rocky coastline, and a deep wooded glen with an impressive waterfall at its head.

• Two secure, fenced woodland areas
• A pond with dipping platform
• Two wildflower meadows
• A river
• Grey Point Fort

Resources suitable for use at this site

KS 1	I See The Sea (.PDF 3.46Mb) I See The Sea Irish version (.PDF 3.42Mb) I See The Wood (.PDF 2.69Mb) Nessa Newt's Wetland and Bog Activity Booklet (.PDF 2.68Mb) Nessa Newt Irish Version (.PDF 2.53Mb) Harry Hare's Field and Farm Activity Booklet (.PDF 2.10Mb) Harry Hare Irish Version (.PDF 2.03Mb) Owen Otter's Rivers Avtivity Booklet (.PDF 1.74Mb) Sarah Seal’s Coastal Activity Booklet (.PDF 2.58Mb) Sarah Seal Irish version (.PDF 2.60Mb)
KS 1 and 2	Living Things: Plants and Animals (.PDF 3.49Mb) Mini Beasts Activity Booklet (.PDF 2.63Mb) Woodland Habitat Studies – Worksheets (.PDF 2.12Mb)
KS 2	Fergus Fox (.PDF 8.32Mb) Meet The Mammals (.PDF 2.33Mb) Meet The Mammals Irish version (.PDF 2.33Mb) Red Squirrels (.PDF 7.08Mb)
KS 2 and 3	Let's Explore Life in Early Times (.PDF 3.06Mb)
KS 3	Meet The Earth (.PDF 663Kb)
KS 3 and 4	Crawfordsburn River Study (.PDF 2.30Mb)
Teachers	Woodland Habitat Studies - Photocopiable Resources for Teachers (.PDF 1.88Mb) Pond Study (.PDF 457Kb) Spring in the Woodland (.PDF 487Kb) Wildlife in Autumn and Winter (.PDF 826Kb)

Visitors to the Country Park should remember the park code:

• Protect the wildlife, plants and trees
• Take all litter home or use the bins provided
• Ensure all dogs are kept under control and not allowed to foul paths, mown grass or the beaches
• Within certain areas of the park, dogs must be kept on a lead
  See NIEA policy in relation to dogs at NIEA managed properties and sites (.PDF 76Kb)
• The Country Park contains some natural hazards so stay on the paths and supervise children
• Guard against all risk of fire
• Make no unnecessary noise
• Cycling or mountain biking is not permitted in the park except on vehicular roads
• Horse riding is only allowed in certain areas of the park and is by permit only
• Camping is not permitted