The People's Park, Ballymena Explained

54.863°N -6.267°WThe People's Park is set in the heart of Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The mature setting was donated to the town by Sir Robert Alexander Shafto Adair in 1870 and extends for 45acres around a lake.[1] [2] It has a children's playground, toddler area, floodlit tennis courts, bowling green and picnic areas. As well as this it has an information desk, vending machines, toilets and duck seed for feeding the park's ducks.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the People’s Park . dead . Seven Towers Leisure Centre . 2009-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120202147/http://www.ballymena.gov.uk/seventowers/peoplesparkhistory.asp . 2008-11-20.
  2. Web site: NI Outdoor Venues: The People's Park . Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland.