Here too Thackeray met Peg of Limavady on his way from the Giant's Causeway in 1842. The 18-hole Roe Park golf course is close to the town. Ballymoney just 12 miles inland is a busy market town with good shopping. Enjoy a swim or sauna at the Riada Centre or visit the Indoor Bowling Stadium. Drumaheglis Marina is a popular venue for water sports on the River Bann.
Game fishing is excellent here.
A camping and caravan park overlooks the river. Coleraine the largest town, with a campus of the University of Ulster, is an excellent shopping centre, with cinemas and ice skating at the Jet Centre. It has a boating marina, and riverbus cruises on the Bann in summer, and a bird sanctuary. The university runs educational tours of the province in summer. Caravanners can stay at the transit park near the visitor centre to explore the Limavady area.