DIRECTIONS TO BRECKENHILL

Breckenhill has two entrances, one on Breckenhill Road, which we share with the Tildarg Fly Fishery, and the other on Tildarg Road, which is our preferred entrance for wedding traffic, except buses and stretch limos.

FROM BELFAST: (Via Doagh using Breckenhill Road entrance) • Travel up M2 and take off at Junction 5 – signposted “Templepatrick and Ballyclare” • T-Junction – Turn right – signposted “Ballyclare” • At roundabout – turn left – signposted “Doagh B59” • Go straight through Doagh and continue past The Mill development. There is a sharp bend in the road to the right (with a road off to the left) – keep right. • Go through the national speed limit signs • Take the next road on the left – signposted “Burnside” (Bridge Road) • From this junction, drive 2.7 miles (going straight through Burnside and continuing on the same road) • After the 2.7 miles Tildarg Road South will fork off on your right, but continue straight on. • Drive for a further 1.2 miles (going past pylons, the road narrows) Breckenhill is on the right hand side, stone gate posts just on a sharp left hand bend. Sign at gates, also one for Tildarg Fly Fishery. • Proceed through gates and turn left again at the entrance through stone wall.

FROM BALLYCLARE: (4.7 miles using Tildarg Road entrance) Also an alternative route from Belfast if coming via Ballyclare

• From square in centre of town, take Rashee Road from top of square, signed for Ballymena and Broughshane (B94). • Proceed up hill passing Ballyclare High School on left and out of the town. • Pass Five Corners Inn on left at top of hill (1.5 miles from square), keeping straight on, on the Collin Road. • After further 1.7 miles, turn left, signposted Kells (B98) and Doagh, also Tildarg Fly Fishery. • Go immediately right onto Tildarg Road (signposted Kells 7 miles, B98) keeping row of 3 new houses on left, followed by Tildarg Primary School. • Go 0.9 miles, and the entrance to Breckenhill is on the left through stone pillars and black painted gates, the drive is lined with mature beech trees. • Turn right into yard at stone wall.

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FROM BALLYMENA: (Via Doagh Road – 9.2 miles using Breckenhill Road entrance) • From Larne Road roundabout at southern end of M2, take Larne Road.(A36) • Go 1.8 miles and take right turn to Doagh on B59 (Tully Road). • Go 4 miles, passing Ross Park Hotel on left, and take left turn on right-hand bend in road, signposted “Tildarg 4 miles” (right is for Kells and Connor). • Go 3.1 miles, passing windmills on left and turning right at Newtownabbey Borough Council sign into Breckenhill Road, (also signed for Tildarg Fly Fishery). • Go 0.3 miles until you see gateway in front of you, on right-hand bend in road, with sign at gate for Breckenhill, and Tildarg Fly Fishery. • Proceed through gate and turn left through stone wall 50 yards inside gates.

Alternatively, to use Tildarg Road entrance: • Proceed past Newtownabbey Council sign on the Tildarg Road for about 0.2 miles until, after a dip, there is a gateway on the right, with stone pillars and black painted gates, and a tree-lined drive. • Go up drive and turn right into yard at stone wall.

FROM BALLYMENA: (Via Moorfields and Collin Road – 11.1 miles using Tildarg Road entrance) • From Larne Road roundabout take Larne Road (A36) • Pass through Moorfields village after 4 miles • Continue a further 2 miles to Battery Inn on left, and turn right to Ballyclare on the Collin Road (B94) • After 3.6 miles take right turn for Kells (B98) and Doagh, also signed for Tildarg Fly Fishery • Turn immediately right again onto Tildarg Road, signposted Kells. • Go 0.9 miles and turn left into Breckenhill through stone pillars and black gates, and down long drive lined with mature beech trees. • Turn right into yard at stone wall.