These gardens surround a grand residence in County Down, Northern Ireland. They are a must see if you are that direction on any tours of Ireland. Mount Stewart was bought in 1744 by Alexander Stewart. The house has been in continuous family ownership. The gardens were designed by Lady...
The peninsula – and some of Northern Ireland’s finest scenery – begins east of Belfast at Bangor. This resort town has a modern marina and some well-known yacht clubs. A little way south is Donaghadee, from where boats sail to the three Copeland Islands. These...
Thanks to being retained for parish worship for much of the 17th and 18th centuries, more remains of Grey Abbey church than of many other Irish monasteries. Built on Strangford Lough, it is set in mature parkland and has an atmosphere of monastic calm. The...
Portaferry is the last village of the Ards Peninsula , connected to little Strangford village by a drive-on drive-off ferry and is worth a stop on your tours of Ireland with Ireland Luxury Tours. Its a real hidden gem. Along the coast either side of the...
Starngford Lough is in County Down and you can travel around the lough and across on a quaint ferry to take in the likes of Castleward House and Saint Patricks grave on Ireland tours. Definitely not so much your hidden gems as jam packed with must...
This is a beautiful stately home on the shores of Strangford Lough in the North of Ireland. Stangford Lough is the derivative of the viking name " Strong Ford "...
On the way to the Mourne Mountains it is often possible to take in the "Ards Peninsula" driving to Portaferry. Either as a day tour out of Belfast , if your cruise ship is in , or as part of your tour of Ireland , consider...