Send flowers to Newtownabbey, County Antrim

Flower Delivery to Newtownabbey and Belfast Lough

Newtownabbey rests on the shores of Belfast Lough and stretches up towards the famously green Glens of Antrim. A unique mix of rural and urban life, Newtownabbey is an ideal base to explore the attractions of Northern Ireland but has a diverse mix of tourist attractions itself.

The dramatic and colourful Walled Gardens of Greenmount date from 1801 and boasts the beautiful rose shaped Rose Garden whose roses made Northern Ireland famous for flowers. Walled Gardens have been built since medieval times to provide micro-climates in which to grow an abundance of fruit, vegetables and flowers. Redeveloped for the millennium, the gardens will still make a flower delivery to Newtownabbey.

Newtownabbey has history in abundance. Sentry Hill, The History House is almost perfect snapshot of life in Northern Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th century, the contents miraculously having survived intact over the years. On the northern shore of Belfast Lough stands one of Ireland's oldest and most important buildings, the 400 year old White House.

Newtownabbey: a rich well of history

Ireland's industrial heritage is celebrated at the Museum at the Mill, a former flax spinning mill dating from the early 1800s and in the last remaining working water-driven spade mill in the British Isles, Patterson's Spade Mill where you can explore the history and culture of the humble spade.

Belfast Lough is a designated area of special scientific interest and host to thousands of birds during winter months and an ideal spot to bird watch. Commanding panoramic views over the Lough is Belfast Zoo, the oldest visitor's attraction in Northern Ireland attracting over 300,000 visitors a year to see their collection of over 160 rare and endangered species.

Newtownabbey is an ideal area for sports and outdoor pursuits, cycling, walking or fishing on the Sixmilewater River. It's a golfer's paradise too with courses for all abilities, Burnfield, Greenacres, Ballyearl and Ballyclare.