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About Kilrea

Kilrea lies along the River Bann in County Londonderry, roughly 15 miles south of Coleraine on the A54. The town provides a useful stopping point between Belfast and the Causeway Coast, with good motorway connections via the A26. Electric vehicle drivers will find over 20 fast chargers in the vicinity. The town's most notable landmark is its Victorian railway viaduct spanning the Bann.

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Kilrea is in Northern Ireland, at 54.951, -6.557 - about 14 km south-east of Aghadowey.

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The closest airport to Kilrea is Belfast International Airport, 48 km (about 48 min by car). Other airports nearby: City of Derry Airport.

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