Things to do in Bangor Northern Ireland: Tourism, Attractions, Stories and Events in Bangor and North Down on Northern Ireland’s Gold Coast.
We do spend much of our years in Asia, where I find myself with unlikely cravings for Northern Irish food. As in Southeast Asian cooking, it is rare to find even an oven in a home kitchen, and I can think of few regional beef dishes other than Thai Massaman, Indonesian Rendang, and maybe a Filipino …
I 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 about 0% interest in near all of their events. As I’m a fella of few interests. But it also feels like a wasted opportunity to let the entirety of the festival pass …
I’ve really only visited Pickie Fun Park in early the mornings, to take photos when it’s empty, as it can be a bit creepy for an adult to photograph in a kid’s play park. Regardless of how juvenile I am. Otherwise there’s not a whole lot to offer at Pickie Fun Park for sober adults, …
Bangor Pier is officially known these days as the Eisenhower Pier, or occasionally the North Pier by some local folk who really aren’t fussed for change. The pier is located pretty much next to the Bangor Marina, to the north, where there’s a free and not-so-busy car park at the entrance. So it should be easy enough to …
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 the regional neighbours happy. But most people still call it the Bangor Museum, as it is obviously located in Bangor, or the ‘Bangor Heritage Centre’, which was an earlier and better name for …
The recordings and artefacts of Bangor’s earlier beginnings date back to circa 500BC, during the late Bronze Age, where significant treasures were found in the three Ballycroghan Swords. Otherwise, there really is not much noteworthy during this period of history of Bangor, or at least there are few major events worth talking about through the …
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 journey to commemorate the 1400th anniversary of his death in Bobbio (Italy) and his importance which is recognised by the Council of Europe in the creation of the Columban Way which traces …
I’ve found myself in an unlikely routine with Bangor’s old folk, where I’d wake and be working at 05:00AM, before joining the retirees of the family for their routine cafe breakfast. At the same time, I’m really not one for cafes or coffee shops, and my only incentive would be for a good traditional Ulster …
