|
The City of Lisburn provides the
main focus for tourism in the District, with its linen heritage, and the Irish
Linen Museum situated in the central retail core. It has also benefited from a
number of new developments and restoration work in recent years, which have
improved not only the retail vibrancy of the City Centre but also its
environmental quality, built heritage and public realm.
The Lagan Valley LeisurePlex
offers various recreational opportunities while the Lagan Valley Island and
Island Arts Centre provides a number of arts and cultural activities. The
Historic Quarter and the restored River Lagan Lock 12 have all greatly
contributed to the tourism potential of the City Centre, and the opportunity
exists to consolidate and enhance the tourism activities through evolving a
strong dynamic between the retail centre, the Island Civic Centre, Lisburn Linen
Centre and Museum and the LeisurePlex facility.
The River Lagan and the Lagan
Valley Regional Park run through Lisburn City Centre and both offer major
tourism and recreational opportunities. The Lagan Valley Regional Park is a key
component of the RDS’s concept for the waterfront development, involving "a
string of pearls" stretching from Belfast Lough and through the Lagan Valley
Regional Park. With the opportunity for the expansion of water based tourism
throughout the Lagan Valley Regional Park, Lisburn Council has taken a proactive
approach encouraging environmental improvements and new development on the
riverfront. These developments have improved the visual and environmental
quality of the river and made it more accessible for walking, angling and
recreation activities along the river and towpath.
The Lisburn City Council area
presently attracts a large number of visitors from outside the region due to the
quality and variety of retail development available. There is a wide range of
choice on offer, not only within Lisburn City Centre, but also at the Regional
Shopping Centre at Sprucefield.
|
Printer Friendly Version
