THE COAST OF DOWN is Northern Ireland's secret treasure. An immensely varied area only moments from Belfast where you can quickly reach idyllic isolation in a holiday cottage in the Slieve Croob hills or be at the heart of the busiest nightlife, in bustling Bangor... Visiting Down why not take in some shopping at the Buttercrane Shopping Centre in Newry, Co Down, it offers a great choice of shops, restaurants and cafes all under the one roof with lots of car parking spaces and just minutes from Newry Bus & Train Stations. Shopping also in Newry not to be missed is The Quays Shopping Centre, with canal views in the Albert Basin area of Newry City, it offers a whole host of shops and cinema in the centre. The Web Theatre, Newtownards, is the place to be in Down for a night out at the Theatre.
For the Golfers there is links golf at Ardglass Golf Club and Kirkistown Castle Golf Club with The Royal County Down Golf Club one of the world’s most beautiful links setting in the Murlough Nature Reserve in County Down. If you hope to enjoy some Racing in Down, go racing at Downpatrick Racecourse or Down Royal Racecourse, you have a choice. Delamont Country Park is a wonderful spot just to take some time out and enjoy and also Castlewellan Forest Park or travel to Portaferry on the tip of the Ards Peninsula and enjoy the sights while taking in a stroll around this beautiful part of County Down..
Down Visitor Attractions include the Ballywalter Park on which Ballywalter House as above stands. Downpatrick Railway Museum where you can see the old railway carriages for yourself in County Down. Fergusons Irish Linen, Banbridge manufacturers of Irish Linen since the 1850's, renowned for damask table linen. Mount Stewart House & Garden, Portaferry Road, Newtownards, Co Down where you can wander around these wonderful gardens and Tullymore Forest Park in Newcastle also offers an area to roam around. Down area has lots of Forest Parks to take the family to including Belvoir Park Forest, Tollymore Forest Park, and Clandeboye Forest trail.
The Web Theatre, Newtownards, is the place to be in Down for a night out at the Theatre. For the Golfers there is links golf at Ardglass Golf Club and Kirkistown Castle Golf Club with The Royal County Down Golf Club one of the world's most beautiful links setting in the Murlough Nature Reserve in County Down. If you hope to enjoy some Racing in Down, go racing at Downpatrick Racecourse or Down Royal Racecourse, you have a choice. Delamont Country Park is a wonderful spot just to take some time out and enjoy and also Castlewellan Forest Park or travel to Portaferry on the tip of the Ards Peninsula and enjoy the sights while taking in a stroll around this beautiful part of County Down.
The County of Down has a number of Festivals and Events which the visitor can enjoy such as Boley Fair in Hilltown, a great old time fair showcasing old traditions from long ago and lots of family entertainment. Also Newtownards Creative Peninsula Festival held in August, Groomsport & the Eagle Wing Festival celebrating our links with America. The Maiden of the Mournes Festival held in August in Warrenpoint is family entertainment in Co Down and selection of the winning Maiden.
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