This cache is a magnetic nano containing only a log so please BYOP.
The park has many fine mature trees, beautiful flowers, horticultural displays and grassland areas.
In June 1866, Belfast Corporation (now Belfast City Council) purchased 101 acres of land on Falls Road from the Sinclair family. Some of the land was set aside for the building of Belfast City Cemetery, but the rest was earmarked for a new park.
However, because the land initially fell outside the Belfast city boundary, the area was not considered a public park until the Public Parks (Ireland) Act was passed in 1869.
The area, now known as Falls Park, was eventually established in 1873.
In 1924, an outdoor swimming pool, known locally as ‘the Cooler’, was added to the park. It cost £3,000 to build and was fed by the Ballymurphy Stream, which still flows through the area today. The pool closed in 1979 for public health reasons.
The park open's at 7.30am and close at the following times throughout the year.
10 August - 30 August 2014 8.30pm
31 August - 6 September 2014 8pm
7 September - 20 September 2014 7.30pm
21 September - 4 October 2014 7pm
5 October - 18 October 2014 6.30pm
19 October - 25 October 2014 6pm
26 October - 1 November 2014 5.30pm
2 November - 3 January 2015 4.30pm
Getting here
Enter the park at Falls Road. If you are travelling by bus, take Metro no.10 A-F from Belfast city centre and get off opposite the park, beside Milltown Cemetery
Award nomination
In 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Falls Park was awarded the Green Flag Award, which recognises the best open spaces in the UK. It is one of 12 of our parks, cemeteries and open spaces to receive this award.