Banbridge Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in County Down, Northern Ireland
About Banbridge
The direct route from Belfast to Newry and Dublin crosses higher ground, which the railway swings west to avoid. The River Bann flows northwest out of the Mourne Mountains towards Lough Neagh: it's narrow and fast-flowing, good for powering watermills, but not navigable. South of the bridge over the Bann which gives this town its name, there's a long grinding gradient as the road climbs out of the valley. Modern cars and trucks have no difficulty but it was sore toil for horses and their drivers, so in 1834 "The Cut" was made through the brow of the hill, with a bridge for the cross-street. You still needed to rest the horses, so Banbridge became a staging post for the mail coaches. Banbridge isn't recorded in history until 1691, when Jacobite resistance to King William III was being crush
Top Attractions in Banbridge
Explore the best things to see and do in Banbridge:
- ★Thomas Ferguson Irish Linen
Where to Eat in Banbridge
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Pot Belly Restaurant
- 🍴The Seven Stars
Where to Stay in Banbridge
- 🏨Banville Hotel
- 🏨Belmont House Hotel
- 🏨Downshire Arms Hotel
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