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

Guinness at Premier Inn Bangor Northern Ireland Hotel

Bangor’s New Premier Inn

Bangor’s Premier Inn is the first and only hotel to open in central Bangor, whereas all other accommodation has focused instead on the seafront…

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

Half Castle, North Down Coastal Path. Bangor to Strickland's Glen. Northern Ireland

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…

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…

Bangor Bell in North Down Bangor Museum in Northern Ireland

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…

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Essential Eats

Fancy Burger, Mains at Members Dining Room Restaurant Parliament Buildings Northern Ireland

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…

Chicken Tikka Nagashor, Green Chilli Bangor Indian Restaurant (NI)

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…

Best Takeaway Food in Northern Ireland Chip Shops

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….