Downhill Strand

Coordinates: 55°10′04″N 6°52′20″W / 55.167811°N 6.872342°W / 55.167811; -6.872342

Downhill Strand
The Strand, looking east towards Mussenden Temple
Downhill Strand  Downhill Strand shown within Northern Ireland
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Downhill Strand (better known as Benone Strand) is a beach in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with the A2 and the Derry to Coleraine railway line next to it.

At seven miles long the beach is one of the longest in Northern Ireland, and recipient of the European Blue Flag and Seaside Award.^[1]

The village of Downhill and Mussenden Temple are nearby.

Railway Access

The Belfast-Derry railway line run by Northern Ireland Railways connects to Castlerock which is a walk over the Downhill Tunnels and Mussenden Temple to Downhill. Castlerock: trains connect Londonderry and Bellarena in the west and east to Coleraine and branch to Portush and onwards to Belfast Central and Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station.

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