Tourism and Tourist Attractions in Northern Ireland as excursions from the seaside town of Bangor on Northern Ireland’s ‘Gold Coast’ (North Down).
To be honest, Belfast Castle is a bit underwhelming when it comes to castles, as it doesn’t have the old motte and bailey design, or the battlements, or even an interesting story to tell. And when compared to the great castles of Britain and castles in Ireland it is more of a big house. In […]
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Streamvale Farm is a family-run dairy farm located just outside of Belfast (Dundonald) that opens to the public with all sorts of fun and inclusive activities to entertain all ages. But most importantly it is an educational experience for the whole farm-to-fork concept and it promotes the importance of local farming in Northern Ireland. Meaning
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I’m far from an expert on East Belfast since I left Northern Ireland back in 2011, when the “Titanic Quarter” didn’t yet exist, and East Belfast was kind of a neglected no-go area for me in the centre of Belfast. At least it wasn’t an area I’d ever consider going to, but there was no
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There are two travel options for the Belfast to Glasgow Ferry. First, by Coach, which boards the Stena Line crossing from Belfast to Cairnryan, before continuing on to Glasgow as a final destination. The other option is by “Sail and Rail” which follows the same crossing from Belfast to Cairnryan, only the connecting bus will
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As much as I’d love to say it’s still a local “quirk” in Northern, and that it is something of the past. It would probably be irresponsible as well. Where it’s probably not a great idea to wave Irish tricolour flags around the Shankill Road or to do the same with British Union flags down
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The Titanic Quarter is a relatively new tourist area in Belfast City Centre, or at least it was a bit of a mess before the rejuvenation of the Belfast harbour area spurred by the opening of the Titanic Belfast Museum (2012). This was soon followed by the development of further museums and tourist attractions like
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Stormont is one of those overlooked tourist gems in Belfast, seen more as a quick photo-op from the open-top hop-on/hop-off bus tours. But I would forever recommend hopping off that bus as there really is more to Stormont, and the surrounding grounds of Stormont Estate to make it well worthwhile. And the same goes for
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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. At the same time, I would forever choose chip shop food over any restaurant that I know. Because there are differences between chip shop food and restaurants, where, for example, I
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We spend a lot of our time living in the endless heats of sunny Thailand, so what we really miss is the 4 distinct seasons celebrated in Northern Ireland. The Spring, summer, autumn and winter. And while people do generally see the summer months as being the best time to visit Northern Ireland, I do
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As an “Irish” blogger I am often asked about Irish things, like “where’s best to celebrate Saint Paddy’s day”, which is just a ridiculously hard question to ask me, given I’ve never celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day in my life. Because in the city of Bangor, along with many ‘unionist’ parts of Northern Ireland, there are
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