Elmwood House Guide Book
Sightseeing
Located right in the heart of Bangor town on the sunny side of Belfast Lough, offering the finest marine and onshore facilities. An active, fun-loving destination for boaters, anglers, rowers, Stand Up Paddleboarders and families!
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Бангор Марина
5 Quay StLocated right in the heart of Bangor town on the sunny side of Belfast Lough, offering the finest marine and onshore facilities. An active, fun-loving destination for boaters, anglers, rowers, Stand Up Paddleboarders and families!
It is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet. Varieties of flowers, plants, fruit and vegetables mix with sculptures and a unique fountain with a tongue twister! We are thrilled that the Walled Garden is now open all year round (except on particular holidays).
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Bangor Castle Walled Garden
Valentine RoadIt is the perfect place to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet. Varieties of flowers, plants, fruit and vegetables mix with sculptures and a unique fountain with a tongue twister! We are thrilled that the Walled Garden is now open all year round (except on particular holidays).
Pickie Funpark is one of Northern Ireland’s most popular visitor attractions, offering lots of fun for all the family. Children can play in our Adventure Playground, enjoy the watery fun of the Splash Pads or climb aboard the Pickie Puffer for a narrow-gauge railway journey around the colourful landscape.
All the family can pedal a giant Pickie Swan around the shallow waters of our lagoon and share a round of Pickie Golf.
Enjoy an ice-cream or refreshing drink form the Candy Shack or stay for a scrumptious lunch in the Pickie Café. Pickie Funpark is at the gateway to the Marine Gardens, a delightful stretch of coast for leisurely walks, panoramic views of Bangor Bay and the hills of Antrim beyond. Have lots of family fun or relax and enjoy the views over Belfast Lough.
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Pickie Funpark
Marine GardensPickie Funpark is one of Northern Ireland’s most popular visitor attractions, offering lots of fun for all the family. Children can play in our Adventure Playground, enjoy the watery fun of the Splash Pads or climb aboard the Pickie Puffer for a narrow-gauge railway journey around the colourful landscape.
All the family can pedal a giant Pickie Swan around the shallow waters of our lagoon and share a round of Pickie Golf.
Enjoy an ice-cream or refreshing drink form the Candy Shack or stay for a scrumptious lunch in the Pickie Café. Pickie Funpark is at the gateway to the Marine Gardens, a delightful stretch of coast for leisurely walks, panoramic views of Bangor Bay and the hills of Antrim beyond. Have lots of family fun or relax and enjoy the views over Belfast Lough.
Ward Park covers an area of 37 acres and among its attractions are a children's playground, all weather hockey pitches, cricket pitch, bowling greens, putting green and tennis courts.
It also has a chain of small lakes providing wildfowl sanctuary with many interesting specimens and dry pens containing a large variety of exotic birds.
Free live music at the Bandstand takes place every Sunday in July and August, 3pm-5pm, as part of the annual Open House Festival.
Ward Park
Ward Park covers an area of 37 acres and among its attractions are a children's playground, all weather hockey pitches, cricket pitch, bowling greens, putting green and tennis courts.
It also has a chain of small lakes providing wildfowl sanctuary with many interesting specimens and dry pens containing a large variety of exotic birds.
Free live music at the Bandstand takes place every Sunday in July and August, 3pm-5pm, as part of the annual Open House Festival.
For full throttle, awesome go karting NI thrills and much, much more, it has to be Eddie Irvine Sports in Bangor. Owned by world-renowned Formula One racing driver Eddie Irvine, Eddie Irvine Sports is packed with adrenaline-fuelled competitive experiences – perfect for Team Building or your Stag Party and Hen Party in Northern Ireland.
Go wheel to wheel on one of Ireland’s best indoor karting Northern Ireland tracks; show off your footie skills on our six indoor football pitches, immerse yourself in a Formula 1 race with our virtual reality racing simulators, or test your fitness and nerve at Thunder Park.
And that’s without even mentioning our Laser Combat, Tag Archery Tag or Padel Tennis.
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Eddie Irvine Sports
41 Balloo RdFor full throttle, awesome go karting NI thrills and much, much more, it has to be Eddie Irvine Sports in Bangor. Owned by world-renowned Formula One racing driver Eddie Irvine, Eddie Irvine Sports is packed with adrenaline-fuelled competitive experiences – perfect for Team Building or your Stag Party and Hen Party in Northern Ireland.
Go wheel to wheel on one of Ireland’s best indoor karting Northern Ireland tracks; show off your footie skills on our six indoor football pitches, immerse yourself in a Formula 1 race with our virtual reality racing simulators, or test your fitness and nerve at Thunder Park.
And that’s without even mentioning our Laser Combat, Tag Archery Tag or Padel Tennis.
Helen's Bay Beach is one of two excellent beaches found in Crawfordsburn Country Park. These beautiful sandy beaches are by far the best within the Belfast area and as such are exceptionally popular and well used. Helen's Bay Beach is gently shelving and has excellent water quality making it ideal for bathing. The country park provides an excellent back drop to the beach, with wooded headlands, meadows, quality walks and good facilities.
Facilities: Cafe / Restaurant, Car Parking, Dogs Allowed, Picnic Sites, Toilets, Tourist Information / Visitor Centre. There are disabled toilets and disabled parking a short distance from the beach.
Helen’s Bay beach
22 Grey PointHelen's Bay Beach is one of two excellent beaches found in Crawfordsburn Country Park. These beautiful sandy beaches are by far the best within the Belfast area and as such are exceptionally popular and well used. Helen's Bay Beach is gently shelving and has excellent water quality making it ideal for bathing. The country park provides an excellent back drop to the beach, with wooded headlands, meadows, quality walks and good facilities.
Facilities: Cafe / Restaurant, Car Parking, Dogs Allowed, Picnic Sites, Toilets, Tourist Information / Visitor Centre. There are disabled toilets and disabled parking a short distance from the beach.
Head for Ulster’s most popular country parks to relish its 3.5km of lovely beaches and riverside rambles that form part of the North Down Coastal Path.
With two excellent beaches, spectacular scenery and views across Belfast Lough, tranquil walks through peaceful meadows and wooded glens and a stunning waterfall, Crawfordsburn Country Park provides a relaxing natural retreat.
This park is also home to a wide range of wildlife which include hedgehogs, rabbits, badgers, a large rookery and jays in the wooded glen, grey wagtails and dippers along the streams and seals, herons, shags, guillemots and, in winter, Brent geese can be seen when walking along the Park's coastal path. If you are in the park on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, don't miss visiting Grey Point Fort - an historic
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Парк за земљорадњу у Крофордсберну
32 Bridge Rd SHead for Ulster’s most popular country parks to relish its 3.5km of lovely beaches and riverside rambles that form part of the North Down Coastal Path.
With two excellent beaches, spectacular scenery and views across Belfast Lough, tranquil walks through peaceful meadows and wooded glens and a stunning waterfall, Crawfordsburn Country Park provides a relaxing natural retreat.
This park is also home to a wide range of wildlife which include hedgehogs, rabbits, badgers, a large rookery and jays in the wooded glen, grey wagtails and dippers along the streams and seals, herons, shags, guillemots and, in winter, Brent geese can be seen when walking along the Park's coastal path. If you are in the park on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, don't miss visiting Grey Point Fort - an historic
Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built.
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Титаник Белфаст
1 Olympic WayTitanic Belfast is a visitor attraction opened in 2012, a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built.
Castle Ward is open for walks, eating and shopping.
Castle Ward, the unusual double sided mansion house stands amongst gentle parkland looking over Strangford Lough. The working estate once included a water-powered sawmill, cornmill and farmyard. Visitors to the estate today can explore cultivated gardens, sheltered woodland and the shoreline of Strangford Lough.
There are 32km of trails to explore on foot, by bike or on horseback, each providing a different view of the surrounding landscape. From beauty spots like Temple Water, a man-made canal, to a tranquil bench in a hidden corner of the boundary trail, there's always more to discover on your journey. We ask that dogs remain on leads while on the trails and have a dedicated exercise field where your dog is free to run.
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Национални трст Касл Ворд
Castle Ward is open for walks, eating and shopping.
Castle Ward, the unusual double sided mansion house stands amongst gentle parkland looking over Strangford Lough. The working estate once included a water-powered sawmill, cornmill and farmyard. Visitors to the estate today can explore cultivated gardens, sheltered woodland and the shoreline of Strangford Lough.
There are 32km of trails to explore on foot, by bike or on horseback, each providing a different view of the surrounding landscape. From beauty spots like Temple Water, a man-made canal, to a tranquil bench in a hidden corner of the boundary trail, there's always more to discover on your journey. We ask that dogs remain on leads while on the trails and have a dedicated exercise field where your dog is free to run.
City/town information
Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.
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Belfast
Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards' Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent of a ship’s hull, as well as shipbuilder Harland & Wolff’s Drawing Offices and the Titanic Slipways, which now host open-air concerts.
Donaghadee is situated on the Ards Peninsula, approximately seven miles north east of Newtownards, on the Irish Sea coast.
The town boasts a long seagoing history, therefore it is not surprising that it still maintains a special relationship with the sea, proving very popular with water enthusiasts, anglers and those who simply like to be beside the seaside. There are a wide variety of cafes and restaurants and unique independent retailers.
From Donaghadee visitors can enjoy spectacular views across the Irish Sea, where on a clear day you can see all the way to Scotland, only 20 miles away by sea. It was the province’s principle port before Belfast developed. The Harbour was built in 1820's to the design of John Rennie and is part built of limestone from Wales known as "Anglesea".
Donaghadee
Donaghadee is situated on the Ards Peninsula, approximately seven miles north east of Newtownards, on the Irish Sea coast.
The town boasts a long seagoing history, therefore it is not surprising that it still maintains a special relationship with the sea, proving very popular with water enthusiasts, anglers and those who simply like to be beside the seaside. There are a wide variety of cafes and restaurants and unique independent retailers.
From Donaghadee visitors can enjoy spectacular views across the Irish Sea, where on a clear day you can see all the way to Scotland, only 20 miles away by sea. It was the province’s principle port before Belfast developed. The Harbour was built in 1820's to the design of John Rennie and is part built of limestone from Wales known as "Anglesea".
Groomsport is a small, attractive, sandy beach, backed by the residential part of the picturesque village of the same name. A promenade runs along the western end of the beach.
A number of rocky outcrops ensure that rockpooling is a popular pastime on the beach, as are bird-watching, and walking.
Parking is available next to the harbour to the west of the beach, which is reached down a gently sloping path alongside a grassy area, popular for picnics. Toilets can be found in the car park.
Overlooking the harbour, there is a paddling pool, children’s play area, tennis courts, and Cockle Row Cottages, a small museum and popular attraction. Facilities such as shops, pubs, and places to eat can be found in the nearby village centre. The much larger town of Bangor is just 10 minutes’ drive to the east.
Groomsport
Groomsport is a small, attractive, sandy beach, backed by the residential part of the picturesque village of the same name. A promenade runs along the western end of the beach.
A number of rocky outcrops ensure that rockpooling is a popular pastime on the beach, as are bird-watching, and walking.
Parking is available next to the harbour to the west of the beach, which is reached down a gently sloping path alongside a grassy area, popular for picnics. Toilets can be found in the car park.
Overlooking the harbour, there is a paddling pool, children’s play area, tennis courts, and Cockle Row Cottages, a small museum and popular attraction. Facilities such as shops, pubs, and places to eat can be found in the nearby village centre. The much larger town of Bangor is just 10 minutes’ drive to the east.