Lagan Valley Regional Park is Northern Ireland’s first and only Regional Park.

The Lagan Valley Regional Park is located between Stranmillis, Belfast and Union locks, Lisburn and covers some 4,000 acres of countryside and eleven miles of riverbank. The Regional Park is a mosaic of countryside, urban parks, heritage sites, nature reserves and riverside trails. The backbone of the Regional Park is the River Lagan and towpath - offering miles of level walking in tranquil, attractive surroundings. Its rich local history includes relics of the old Lagan Canal and linen industry, whilst it’s more distant past is represented by Norman mottes and evidence of early Stone Age settlements (i.e. Giant’s ring)