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 alternative scenery when visiting Bangor, my favourite out-of-town hotel option would undoubtedly be the Old Inn Crawfordsburn Hotel (aka Crawfordsburn Inn),…
Where to Stay in Bangor?
In Bangor’s heyday there would have been hundreds of hotels dotted throughout the town, only these days there’s barely a handful of consistent accommodations…
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…
Out and About
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…
The Giant’s 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,…
A Fairytale Christmas in Dublin
I can say we had no real enthusiasm for this trip to Dublin, given we had both caught colds on arrival to Belfast, and…
Free Entry to the Giant’s Causeway
People locally here know that there is Free Entry to the Giants Causeway, whereas most tourists think that it is exclusively a paid tourist attraction,…