Coleraine

Coleraine Fussgaengerzone - Coleraine pedestrianised area

Coleraine (Cúil Raithin in Irish) is a town located in County Londonderry, [[Northern Ireland.

How to travel to Coleraine

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Travel by train to Coleraine

Coleraine is one of the few towns in [[Northern Ireland which retains good rail connections. Coleraine station GPS 55.133856,-6.662937 is the rail junction on the Belfast / Derry line for the branch line to the seaside resort of Portrush. Those in a hurry will wish to use the rail service from Great Victoria Street in Belfast, stopping at Botanic which is in the University area, and Central, and which takes just under 80 minutes to arrive in the modernised railway station in the heart of the town.

Travel on a Bus in Coleraine

Those with more time on their hands should use the Ulsterbus summer only Goldliner service from Laganside Bus Station along the world-famous Antrim Coast through Larne and the Glens of Antrim, and the Causeway Coast. The journey takes three hours but is one of the most beautiful journeys in Ireland or the UK.

By car

The town is well served by dual carriageway from Belfast on the A26 and the journey of just under 60 miles may be made in an hour.

How to get around in Coleraine

Coleraine is a little city and everywhere is in easy walking distance of everywhere else. There is a suburban bus service but visitors are unlikely to need it. The branch rail line to Portrush is charming and has a halt at the University of Ulster. As elsewhere in [[Northern Ireland and there is a greater use of taxis than elsewhere in the islands.

What to see in Coleraine

The setting of Coleraine, at the lowest bridgeable point of the River Bann, where the river is a quarter of a mile wide, is impressive.

The east side of the town is distinguished by Mountsandel Forest, which contains the impressive Mountsandel fort, an ancient site which has been claimed as the oldest site of human settlement in Ireland.

• Mountsandel Fort 55.116, -6.664 Mount Sandel Fort Iron Age fort

}} As in many other towns in the [[Northern Ireland and the town square is called 'The Diamond' and the Town Hall and nearby Church of Ireland Street Patrick's Church are both reasonably venerable and attractive. The University was built in the 1960s but is one of the better pieces of architecture from that perioid and has brought a high quality theatrical space to the town in the form of the Riverside Theatre, where the quality of production often belies the small size of the town. In recent years a number of private art galleries have opened in the town, and some of those are very interesting indeed.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Coleraine

Information on walks and local attractions is available from the Coleraine Coleraine Tourism Board Centre (in the old Town Hall), +44 28 7034-4723, fax 028 7035 1756).

Coleraine is the market town for a large part of the northern part of [[Northern Ireland and is well-known locally for its shopping. In recent years there has been a tendency for bland shopping malls to predominate but enough characterful traders remain; there is, for example, an excellent second hand book shop, well-stocked in particular with Books on local history and politics.

There is an excellent modern leisure centre and swimming pool.

• Anderson Park has putting and tennis courts.

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The local Library is larger and better stocked than might be expected for a small town.

The riverside walks stretch for miles.

Study in Coleraine

A major campus of The University of Ulster is located just outside the town. This was in fact the original campus of what was originally the New University of Ulster but which became the University of Ulster following its merger with the former Ulster Polytechnic at Jordanstown just north of Belfast in the early '80s. It is a world-class centre of research on biomedical sciences. The local secondary schools have always maintained a high reputation. Education in [[Northern Ireland is very good.

Shopping in Coleraine

Travel by bus to Portstewart, 3 miles outside the town and the third point on the Coleraine - Portrush - Portstewart 'Triangle'. There buy two different types of thing. Firstly, buy ice cream at Morellis, an integral part of the childhood of many Northern Irish people. Secondly, browse the numerous private art galleries that have sprung up in recent years.

Halal Restaurants

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• The Water Margin 1 Hanover Place 55.130485, -6.674160 down near the old Bridge, situated in an old Boat House on the river side - Chinese restaurant is highly recommended. It is the only Water Margin outside Belfast.

Otherwise the fare strongly relies on soda bread, although none the worse for that.

If dining outside the town and there is much to be said for the pub food at the Harbour Cafe in Portrush.

• The Old Court House Castlerock Road 55.132190, -6.678044 ☎ +44 28 7032 5820 - Wetherspoons pub at the foot of Castlerock Road situated, as the name suggests, in an ambitious conversion of the former Court House. There is a limited amount of outside seating for warm weather and the usual Wetherspoons pub food, which is decent, cheap, and unexciting. There is however a good range of soft drinks and spirits.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Coleraine

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

Coleraine is poorly served for lodging, no doubt because most visitors to the region make straight for the coast.

• Lodge Hotel Lodge Road Roundabout 55.125956, -6.654497 ☎ +44 28 7034 4848 - A high quality if rather unremarkable hotel. It is prohibitively expensive for the younger traveller.

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Coleraine

Coleraine has the advantage of being near some of the most extraordinary landscape in Britain or Ireland. The world famous Giant's Causeway is a 25 minutes bus ride away.

• Portrush is a 15 minutes train journey north of the town and is Northern Ireland's principal seaside resort, with not one but two long strands of beach complete with sand dunes.
• Also north of Coleraine is the scenic coastal resort of Portstewart, with fantastic beach, long promenade and spectacular coastal walks.
• North-west of Coleraine lies Castlerock which can be visited by train. There is a also a beach here but the most notable feature of the area is man made, namely the bizarre Mussenden Temple, built by an 18th century Anglican bishop (and slave trader) atop a precipitate cliff and overlooking Donegal in one direction and Scotland in another.

When travelling outside the town to the coast, visit Dunluce Castle just outside Portrush. It's a ruin but the clifftop setting and views to Rathlin Island and Scotland are magnificent.

Then travel to Balintoy and visit the bizarre rock formations beside the Harbour, stopping to admire the eccentric 'Artist's House' on the way. Walk the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge suspended hundreds of feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

The most exciting opportunity, which only has come to pass in recent years, is to take the 17 mile road journey from Coleraine to Magilligan point, a hauntingly beautiful spit of land that yearns out to Donegal (the most northerly county in Ireland and part of the Republic of Ireland) and from there to take the vehicle ferry across a couple of hundred yards to Greencastle in Donegal. From there some of the most remote and dramatic landscape in Europe is within easy reach. Magilligan's beauty is marred for many by the presence of the enormous ugly jail and the sadness that it represents. It is a poignant place. Those traveling by bicycle will wish to cycle along the 'Murder Hole Road' to Limavady, or from that town through Dungiven right into the Sperrins.

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