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Craigavon Borough Council N Civic Centre, Lough Neagh P.O. Box 66, Lakeview Road, Oxford Craigavon, Island County Armagh BT64 1AL B2 From Belfast Tel: 028 38 312400 Fax: 028 38 312444 Lough Gullion Lough Neagh B12 Discovery NORTHERN A6 Centre M2 A8 A2 J10 IRELAND Belfast B2 Cookstown Lough Neagh Omagh A29 Newtownards Golf A76 M1 and Ski A5 Lisburn Dungannon J9 DungannonFrom Centre J11 A4 M1 J11 Portadown Lurgan Ballynahinch M1 The Park Lake A3 Waves A4 Town Leisure Armagh Hall Banbridge Downpatrick Complex N2 A3 A27 A29 A1 A3 Monaghan A3 N54 EIRE Newry N2 Craigavon Lurgan A1 M12 Civic Lake Centre A26 Craigavon From M1 Junction 11 From the slip road at Junction 11 join the M12. Leisure Centre At the end of the M12 continue under the bridge B3 A27 and past the industrial estate. A4 Kernan From The road crosses over the railway and loops round Cemetry Banbridge to join the A3. At the T-junction turn right. Craigavon Craigavon Portadown Lake Continue on this road for just under a mile and turn Balteagh Civic Road Centre T u right into Balteagh Road. ll y Water g Pass the bus station and the retail park and into A3 al B2 Sports ly R Lakeview Road. Centre oa 2 d 1 The Civic Centre will be found shortly on the left. College 3 Craigavon From Lurgan Leisure D Dru Centre From the centre of Lurgan join the A3, signposted r mg um o Town 4 r R Craigavon. go o Hall Lakeview r a Sch. Continue on this road, straight over three roundabouts W d Road es t R and at the fourth (with the lake to the right) turn oad right into Lakeview Road. Cascades d Kno Leisure Complex R ckmenagh The Civic Centre will be found shortly on the right. A3 ille Roa ev d A50 nd Ma From Portadown 1 Rushmere Shopping 2 Court House Leave Portadown on the A3, signposted Craigavon 3 Marlborough House 4 B&Q ad and Lurgan. Ro ne After approximately three miles you pass the slip to es lu road for the M12. B Follow the directions above from point four. From A27 Armagh.

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