Bangor Northern Ireland: Tourism and Travel Blog from Bangor NI

The Sometimes Sunny Seaside Town of Bangor

Helens Bay Beach Above, North Down Coastal Path Bangor to Holywood

The North Down Coastal Path

Portavogie Scampi, Traditional Northern Ireland Food and Drink

Essential Eating in Northern Ireland

Spring and Summer in Stricklands Glen Fairy Glen Bangor West Northern Ireland

Strickland’s Glen Coastal Loop

“We’re so lucky to have this on our doorstep”. This would be the daily chitchat of locals on our ‘self-isolation escapes’ as we follow…

Bregenz House Marina, Bangor Northern Ireland

The Sometimes Sunny Seaside Town Bangor

Recently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland, my hometown, which I admittedly did lose…

Christmas Time in Castle Park, Tourist Attractions in Bangor Northern Ireland

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…

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Ye' Olde Heritage Stuff

Drone Footage over Bangor Northern Ireland Town Hall by Allan Wilson

Treasure Hunt: Bangor Town Centre

This is one of our resurrected ‘Jenny Watts Treasure Hunts’ only made simpler and more ‘tourist-friendly’ with circle routes and easier questions and answers….

Brompton Bay by Jenny Watts Cave on Bangor Coastal Path

Jenny Watts Treasure Hunt

We put together the Jenny Watts Treasure Hunt back in 2015 to encourage local kids and young folk to explore the history of Bangor…

North Down Museum, North Down Bangor Museum in Northern Ireland

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…

Town Hall Bangor in Snow, Attractions in Bangor Northern Ireland

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…

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Essential Eats

Chongqing Instant Ramen Noodles Mala Sicuan noodles from China Asian Supermarket in Northern Ireland

Essential Eats: Best Spicy Instant Noodles

I am a bit obsessed with instant noodles when I travel in Asia and the 1st place I’d be at any new destination is…

Chinese Japanese Sauces at Asian Supermarket in Bangor NI

World Foods: Bangor’s Mini Asian Supermarket

I hate myself for not finding the new mini Asian Supermarket in Bangor (World Foods) before the whole self-isolation and COVID quarantine goings-on. As…

Best Pot Noodles Ranked & Rated (Instant Ramen Alternatives)

Essential Eating: Britain’s Best Instant Noodle

Aside from the underlying hardships and horrors of this lockdown, I’ve really been having a grand ol’ time in isolation… catching up on gaming,…

Spicy Feast from Yaks Nepalese Food in Bangor Northern Ireland

Yaks Bangor: Eats from the Himalaya

Outside of traditional chip shops in Bangor, it’s pretty much standard Chinese, Indians, pizza and kebabs that make up the culinary landscape of Bangor’s…

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