Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
RAF Ballyhalbert
RAF Ballyhalbert in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Eric Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
RAF Ballyhalbert is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Ballyhalbert or more simply RAF Ballyhalbert is a former Royal Air Force sector station at Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. RAF Kirkistown was a satellite to the larger Ballyhalbert. Construction began in 1940.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
By 1947, with no further use made of the site it was abandoned. The airfield was sold to developers in March 1960, and is in use for several popular caravan parks.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4960, -5.4700
- District
- Ards and North Down
- Postcode
- BT22 1TF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Strangford
- Established
- 1941
Sources
- wikidata: Q7275152 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RAF Ballyhalbert (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Ballyhalbert?
- RAF Ballyhalbert is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT22 1TF).
- When was RAF Ballyhalbert built?
- Built or established in 1941.
- Who owns RAF Ballyhalbert?
- RAF Ballyhalbert is owned by Royal Air Force<BR>Royal Navy.
- Is RAF Ballyhalbert free to visit?
- Yes, RAF Ballyhalbert is free to enter.
- How do I get to RAF Ballyhalbert?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT22 1TF. It sits within the Strangford parliamentary constituency.