A Tour of Castle Park
Bangor Castle Park will likely be the first place you see in Bangor, where the Town Hall (or Bangor Castle as it’s also known)…
Crawfordsburn Country Park
It has to have been a good 15 to 20 years since I last explored the top forests of Crawfordsburn Country Park. Or at…
Bangor’s Victorian Walled Garden
I never planned on writing this post on the Walled Garden Bangor, but after passing through to Bangor Abbey, we never did make it…
The Charming Village of Crawfordsburn
If looking for some more rustic and rural scenery when visiting Bangor, my favourite out-of-town hotel option would undoubtedly be the Old Inn Crawfordsburn…
Ye' Olde Heritage Stuff
The Legend of Jenny Watts
According to legend Jenny Watts was the youngest daughter of Jack Watts owner of the Jolly Fisherman, a tavern to the west of the…
Bangor’s Heritage Centre (Museum)
The name ‘North Down Museum’ is a little misleading for visitors to Bangor, given it’s named after the local borough council, just to keep…
A Brief History of Bangor
The recordings and artefacts of Bangor’s earlier beginnings date back to circa 500BC, during the late Bronze Age, where significant treasures found in the…
In the Footsteps of Saint Columbanus
In 2015, to commemorate the designated Year of Columbanus, myself and Anne set off in the footsteps of the greatest Bangorian of all times. A…
Essential Eats
Frugal Fine Dining at Stormont
In my many years of blogging, I don’t think I have ever mentioned the 4 years that I wore a suit and worked up…
Takeaway Tuesday: Green Chilli Bangor
This Takeaway Tuesday comes (on a Thursday) from “The Green Chilli”, one of the longer standing Indian restaurants in Bangor (Dufferin Avenue), and is…
Northern Ireland’s Chip Shop Treats
I really don’t understand the whole ‘eating out’ thing, where you pay twice the price, for mediocre food, while sitting in stuffy, uncomfortable surroundings….
The Asian Supermarket Belfast
Earlier this year (2018) the Asian Supermarket Belfast moved from its otherwise lifelong location on the Ormeau Road to what is now a short-ish…
Out-and-About
The Causeway Coastal Route
Sandy beaches, cliff edge castles and a Unesco World Heritage Site. The Causeway Coastal Route is home to many of Northern Ireland’s iconic landscapes,…
The Travel Blog
Winter on Europe’s Interrail
This whole Interrail itinerary started as no more than the idea of the Glacier Express; a rather spectacular train journey that cuts across the…
Cesky Krumlov: A Bohemian Dream
I’d say we’ve travelled fairly well in the winter months over the past few years, but were I to pick 3 highlights in this…
Winter Road Trip: The Scottish Highlands
It has become like routine for us now to escape at winter, to chase the snow, as we did very similar in past years when…