[tourist-information-centre] Tourist Information Centre, Ballymena, Country Antrim

Details

Accessibility:

Car park is opposite the Braid building, with disability parking bays, parking on the street is free for 30 minutes, however the car park opposite the building is not free. Access to the venue from the car park is accessible due to the car park being opposite from the building. Ground is level and new paths and ramps have been added around The Braid building recently. There are no steps in the building and the building has been designed to be accessible by those with disabilities, with wheelchair access, signage for those with visual impairments and the allowance of guide dogs within the building. Toilets are available with disability toilets provided

Brief Information:

The Braid is a venue that brings art, culture and history to life which in turn provides tourists with what Ballymena is all about and the history of the town. 

Address:

1 - 29 Bridge Street
Ballymena

BT43 5EJ

Email:

In order to contact the tourist information Centre in the Braid, Ballymena, please see the email reception for tourism via website http://www.thebraid.com/key-contacts.aspx

Phone: 

02825635010

Website:

http://www.thebraid.com/tourism.aspx

Opening Hours:

Closed at this time [2020] due to covid-19, however normal opening times are,

Monday-Friday 9.00 - 17.00
Saturday 10.00 - 16.00
Sunday closed
Bank Holidays, 10.00 - 16.00

Directions: 

From Belfast and Carrickfergus
Take the M2 motorway from Belfast and follow until the M2 becomes the M22. Take exit (J1) for Antrim/Ballymena/Coleraine (A26). At the roundabout follow signs for Ballymena (A26). At the Seven Towers (Ballee) roundabout follow the signs for The Braid.

Grid Reference is OS 256605

Amenities:

Toilets are on-site, the Braid is situated within Ballymena Town Centre, with shops, eating establishments, banks, post office and acommodation nearby.