Newtownabbey Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland
About Newtownabbey
Places called Newtown or Newton in the British Isles were often "new" around the 12th century when their abbey was created, but this one dates from 1958. The core of it was indeed the white abbey established at the end of the 12th century, a daughter house ofDryburghAbbey in Scotland run by the Premonstratensian Order or White Canons. By the 19th century little was left of that, but the name lived on in The Abbey, an Italianate mansion designed and later lived in by the architect Charles Lanyon; in 1907 this became a TB hospital. Whiteabbey became industrial and commuter-residential as Belfast grew rapidly: appropriately, one major local industry was a bleach works. It was also a port for coal, until Belfast city harbour was improved and the small ports along the Lough were less used. Afte
Top Attractions in Newtownabbey
Explore the best things to see and do in Newtownabbey:
- ★Mossley Mill
- ★Sentry Hill
- ★War Years Remembered Museum
Where to Eat in Newtownabbey
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴The Railway Fryer
Where to Stay in Newtownabbey
- 🏨Beech Lane Farmhouse
- 🏨Corr's Corner Hotel
- 🏨Five Corners Guest Inn
Newtownabbey Travel Guide Sections
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