Ballynahinch is a market town in the drumlin belt at the foot of the Dromara Hills — the gentle upland range that forms the northern shoulder of the Mournes. Slieve Croob rises to the south, the Ballynahinch River threads through the town, and the quiet drumlin country stretches in every direction to the north and east.

A practical market town with good services and the Dromara Hills rising to the south, Ballynahinch makes a useful and affordable base for those wanting to explore the quieter northern face of the Mournes and the Dromara uplands.