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Let's Get out and Get Going Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Let’s get out and get going Murlough Beach, County Down Translink, with support from the Rural Transport Fund scheme, operate 4 Rambler Services. These bus services operate along the scenic North Coast and through the rugged terrain of the Mourne and Sperrin Mountains. These services make an important contribution iLink tickets offer the perfect option for anyone to reducing the social isolation experienced by planning to explore every part of NI this summer. many rural residents, but also enable more people Enjoy unlimited bus and rail travel throughout to enjoy some of the most varied and interesting Northern Ireland with the iLink Smartcard. scenery in the country and by doing so, assists the For information on special offers and iLink zones local tourist industry. visit www.translink.co.uk To encourage you to get out and about this summer Remember, Seniors with a valid SmartPass travel with family and friends, Translink has a number of completely free anytime, anywhere! special travel ticket options. Using sustainable modes of travel is a positive Family and Friends Tickets are available every means of managing tourism to ensure that it Saturday, Sunday and on main school holidays provides benefits to today’s users and local for £20.00. These tickets provide unlimited bus communities whilst maintaining the integrity of and rail travel for up to 2 adults and 4 children the area’s cultural and natural heritage for future anywhere in Northern Ireland, so it’s the perfect generations. opportunity to make the most of your quality time Whether you are a leisurely or serious walker, with family and friends. Northern Ireland is for you. There are a number of useful websites that can offer you inspiration: Alternatively, Translink’s Summer Bus Rambler Day Let’s get out Ticket allows you to explore Northern Ireland’s most • www.discovernorthernireland.com spectacular scenic areas with unlimited travel on • www.discoverireland.ie Ulsterbus, Goldline and Metro services Monday – • www.walkni.com Sunday after 9.15am. At just £9.00 for an adult and • www.ufrc-online.co.uk £4.50 for a child. • www.outdoorrecreationni.com and get going • www.cycleni.com How To Enter: Win a Submit your bus ticket receipt for proof of travel on one of the Rambler Services, along with the completed questionnaire on the back of the £100 booklet for your chance to win a £100.00 Ulsterbus Tours voucher. Ulsterbus Tours Closing date: 28 October 2012 voucher Send details to: Translink, Rural Transport Unit, 3 Milewater Road, Belfast, BT3 9BG Terms & Conditions: Competition is limited to 4 entries per person, along with proof of travel for each rambler service. The competition prize must be redeemed and used as full or part Using your smartphone and a payment towards an Ulsterbus Tours trip by October 2013. This competition is not applicable to QR Code reader app, scan this Translink employees and relations. image to view further information ALL DAY RAMBLER ADULT £6.00 The Mournes, the inspiration CHILD for C.S. Lewis’ Kingdom of Narnia £3.00 Valid on day of purchase only. Hop on and off the Mourne Rambler as you like, visiting all the attractions along the way. Mourne Mountains, Co. Down Useful Information The Mournes are the highest Key Attractions Local Hostels/Camping: • Tory Bush Cottages, Bryansford • Newcastle Beach and Promenade and most dramatic mountains • Cnocnafeola Centre, Attical (www.torybush.com) • Silent Valley Reservoir Park - circled by the (www.mournehostel.com) • Mourne Cycle Tours (028 4372 4348) in Northern Ireland. range and beautiful parkland, lakes and a pond • Cornmill Quay Hostel, Annalong The Mourne Mountains are an Area of Outstanding (028 4377 0714) • The Mourne Wall Natural Beauty and dominated by a compact ring • Glenada Y.M.C.A., Newcastle There are a number of useful websites that of 12 mountains, each rising above 600m, with the • Tollymore Forest Park (www.glenada.co.uk) highest peak, Slieve Donard reaching 853m. offer further information on the region: • Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, • Meelmore Lodge, Bryansford • www.visitnewryandmourne.com The melody and words ‘Where the Mountains of Bryansford (www.meelmorelodge.co.uk) Mourne sweep down to the sea’ by Percy French • www.mournelive.com • Spelga Dam • Newcastle Youth Hostel (www.hini.org.uk) have made the Mournes probably the best known • Hare’s Gap • www.downdc.gov.uk mountains in Ireland. • The Rock Amenity Area, Bryansford • Royal Co. Down Golf Club, Newcastle (028 4377 8932) • www.outdoorirelandnorth.co.uk The Mourne Mountains and its surrounding area • www.carlingfordandmourne.com are the perfect location for the outdoor enthusiast. mourne • Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, bus services Events Bryansford (www.tollymore.com) • Mourne International Walking Festival, Mourne Mountains, Newcastle, 22 – 24 June 2012 Day trips For further details of these timetables call into Newcastle Bus Station (www.mournewalking.co.uk) • Services 17/17a/240 are available from Newcastle to Castlewellan Forest Park, with its Castle and Rambler • Celtic Fusion International Music Arts bus services lake. If you enjoy Tollymore Forest Park this is another option for woodland walking in the area. bus services Festival, Castlewellan, 29 June - 1 July 2012 (www.celticfusion.co.uk) • To see what’s on offer further afield, Service 26B operates from Newcastle to Lisburn and Sprucefield Shopping Centre, with stops in Seaforde and Ballynahinch. Service 20 is also available • Festival of Flight, Newcastle, 11 August sperrin for Belfast. mourne 2012 (downdc.gov.uk) Rambler • Explore other areas of the South East Coast, visit Kilkeel and Cranfield Beach with the 407 Kilkeel bus services Rambler. Service 39 is also available for Rostrevor, Warrenpoint and Newry. Images: copyright Northern Ireland Tourist Board • Service 17/17a also serves Downpatrick. Visit the St Patrick’s Centre to explore how Patrick’s legacy developed in early Christian times. 2 3 Rambler sperrin bus services causeway mourne causeway Rambler Rambler causeway kilkeel sperrins kilkeel kilkeel Rambler Rambler 402 Service Route Forests Lakes/Reservoirs BRYANSFORD TO CASTLEWELLAN Roads 1 16 Service Stops TO BELFAST Rivers Route map Sea Mourne Rambler Timetable 2 TOLLYMORE NEWCASTLE TRASSEY FOREST PARK 3 BRIDGE TIPPERARY Service 405 THE ROCK SHOP WOOD DRUMBONNIFF LUKE'S Mourne RamblerService 405 SLIEVENAMAN MOUNTAIN Operates 7 May - 2 September 2012 SLIEVENABROCK HARE'S GAP DONARD PARK 403 Service Route Forests operates 2 May until 31 August 2011 TO HILLTOWN 4 WALK 14 SLIEVENAMADDY DRINNAHILLY Roads Lakes/Reservoirs SLIEVENAGLOGH CRAIGDOO SLIEVE SHAN SLIEVE DONARD Rivers Service Stops Tuesday - Sunday (does not operate on Mondays) KINNAHALLA 5 MEELMORE WOOD 16 SLIEVE CORRAGH THOMAS'S Town/Village Sea SLIEVE SLIEVE MOUNTAIN MAGGIES BUTTER SLIEVE BEARNAGH COMMEDAGH LEAP Mountain Peaks Newcastle, Bus Station 0930 1100 1400 1530 1700 RIVER BANN MOUNTAIN MEELBEG MILESTONE SPELGA MOUNTAIN a SLIEVE BEG u Bryansford, Post Office 0938 1108 1408 1538 1708 TO ROSTREVOR SLIEVE SLIEVE DONARD LOUGHSHANNAGH SHANNAGHMORE HEN MOUNTAIN 6 b OTT COVE MOUNTAIN BLOODY v Trassey Road, for Hare’s Gap 0939 1109 1409 1539 1709 BLOODY 16 Service Stops SLIEVENAMISKAN MOUNTAIN BRIDGE 13 BRIDGE SPELGA DOAN WALK w The Rock Shop 0942 1112 1412 1542 1712 COCK MOUNTAIN DAM BEN CROM SLIEVENAGARRAGH 407 Service Route Town/Hamlet SLIEVELAMAGAN CHIMNEY ROCK c ROCKY CARN MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN Roads Mountain xPeaks MOUNTAIN THE LONG Trassey Road, Moyad Road Junction 0947 1117 1417 1547 1717 MOUNTAIN Service 405 LOUGH SHANNAGH ROCKY MOUNTAIN Rivers Caravan Parksy BLUE BLAEBERRY Fofanny Dam 0949 1119 1419 1549 1719 TORNAMROCK LOUGH MOUNTAIN PIGEON ROCK d MOUNTAIN SLIEVE MUCK U Ott Mountain, for Spelga Dam 0950 1120 1420 1550 1720 WEE SLIEVEMOUNTAN THE BINNIAN LONG SPENCES PIGEON BLACK LOUGH SEEFIN MOUNTAIN V ROCK 7 CASTLES 405 Service Route Forests Pigeon Rock 0955 1125 1425 1555 1725 SLIEVEMOUGHANMORE ANNALONG SILENT VALLEY WOOD Roads Lakes/ReservoirsW Slievenagore, for Lough Shannagh Path 0959 1129 1429 1559 1729 SLIEVE BINNIAN EAGLE Rivers 16 Service Stops MOUNTAIN SLIEVENAGLOGH CARRICK X Attical Village, Bus Shelter 1002 1132 1432 1602 1732 LITTLE 12 Town/Hamlet LOUGH SHANNAGH WEE 11 Sea SHANSLIEVE WALK BINNIAN ROURKE'S at Silent Valley, Entrance 1006 1136 1436 1606 1736 mourneBINNIAN PARK GLASDRUMMAN Mountain Peaks MOOLIEVE WALK ak Carrick Little 1011 1141 1441 1611 1741 bus servicesSLIEVENAGORE 402 Service Route Forests 8 Lakes/Reservoirs al Rourke's Park 1015 1145 1445 1615 1745 10 Roads 16 Service Stops am Bloody Bridge, Maggies Leap 1023 1153 1453 1623 1753 Rivers ANNALONG Sea TO KILKEEL an King Street, Glenada House 1025 1155 1455 1625 1755 9 Rambler ATTICAL bus services bus services Newcastle, Bus Station 1040 1210 1510 1640 1810 Operates 12 & 13 July LPS © Crown Copyright and database rights, NIMA ES&LA211 sperrin 403 Service Route Forests Also operates 7 May, 4 & 5 June, 12 & 13 July mourne Roads Lakes/Reservoirs Departure times are shown from main Ulsterbus Stations, intermediate timing points show estimated times which are dependent ontraffic conditions. Ramblerbus services Rivers 16 Service Stops Departure times are shown from main Ulsterbus Stations, intermediate timing Town/Village Sea Mountain Peaks points show estimated times which are dependent on traffic conditions. sperrin For further information on the walks and the area call: Rambler 16 Service Stops bus services causeway 407 Service Route Town/Hamlet Newcastle Tourist Information Centre 028 4372 2222 Roads Mountain Peaks mourne causeway Rivers Caravan Parks This timetable is available in a range of alternative formats, for causeway example large print, braille or audio tape please call Translink Contact Centre 028 9066 6630 Rambler Rambler 405 Service Route Forests Roads Lakes/Reservoirs a – (Stop on request at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre / Gravity Action Rivers 16 Service Stops Sports Park is also accessible from this stop- on Tullyree Road) kilkeel sperrins Town/Hamlet Sea kilkeel kilkeel Mountain Peaks b – (Trassey Valley Walking route- approx.
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