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County Antrim


The restaurant at the Hilden Brewery is worth a stop to sample dishes such as seafood chowder with Hilden Stout wheaten bread, steak and ale pie and Belfast Blonde–battered fish with crushed peas.


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Nearby County Antrim attractions

1. Hilden Brewery

0.01 MILES

Ireland's oldest independent brewing company, dating from 1981, produces superior brews including caramel-malt Twisted Hop, Buck's Head double IPA, Barney…

2. Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum

0.94 MILES

The history of Lisburn's once prosperous linen industry is celebrated at this interesting museum, inside the 17th-century Market House. The 'Flax to…

3. Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park

2.18 MILES

Rolling meadows, woodland, riverside fields and formal gardens make up this beautiful park, along with a walled garden, a Japanese-style garden, a…

4. Giant's Ring

3.33 MILES

This huge prehistoric earthwork, nearly 200m in diameter, is a circular neolithic ritual complex with a dolmen (known as the Druid's Altar) in the centre…

5. Malone House

3.54 MILES

A late-Georgian mansion on the grounds of former private estate Barnett Demesne, Malone House is now used mainly for weddings and conferences, with art…

6. Shaw's Bridge

3.69 MILES

This five-arched stone bridge is a popular starting point for riverside walks and kayaking.

7. St Malachy's Parish Church

4.63 MILES

Overlooking Hillsborough village is St Malachy's, a splendid 18th-century church, with twin towers at the ends of the transepts and a tall spire at the…

8. Lagan Meadows

4.63 MILES

This tree-fringed loop in the river to the right of the Lagan towpath (heading south towards Lisburn) is a good place for a picnic on a summer's day.