Strickland’s Glen Coastal Loop
by“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…
Things to Do
Tourism and Tourist Attractions in Bangor Northern Ireland a seaside town on Northern Ireland’s ‘Gold Coast’ near Belfast (North Down).
The Sometimes Sunny Seaside Town Bangor
byRecently we have been spending more time in the (sometimes) sunny, seaside town of Bangor Northern Ireland, my hometown, which I admittedly did lose…
A Tour of Castle Park
byBangor 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
byIt 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
byI 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
byIf 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…
Where to Stay in Bangor?
byIn 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…
The Coastal Path: Bangor to Groomsport
byAlready we have covered the better-known route of the North Down Coastal Path from Bangor to Holywood, where the path leads from the Pickie…
The Coastal Path: Bangor to Holywood
byThe North Down coastal path, as you may have guessed, is a path that lines the coast of North Down, leading in both directions; east…
Open House Festival: The Seaside Revival
byI am new to Bangor’s Open House Festival, partly because I’ve not spent a summer in Bangor for 7 years, but I also have…