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GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVECulinary DelightsOf The Ards PeninsulaA fascinating coach tour around the Ards Peninsula with the opportunity to sample someof its fabulous local produce.Start your day with a coffee stop at the Strangford Arms Hotel 1 a stylishly renovatedVictorian hotel in the busy market town of Newtownards. Your journey takes you down theArds Peninsula, where you can enjoy stunning views of Strangford Lough and the MourneMountains, to Glastry Farm 2. Here, you will discover how the family make their awardwinningGlastry Farm ice cream and sample fantastic flavours ranging from sophisticatedlavender to distinctly local yellowman honeycomb.Nearby in Millisle is Eden Pottery 3 – stop for a home cooked lunch and browse the rangeof contemporary pottery in the gift shop before travelling on through the pretty coastalvillages of Kearney and Cloughey onto Portavogie. This seaside village is famous for itsprawns and herrings, so stop in at Something Fishy 4 and buy some fresh fish vacuumpacked to take home.Next, head for Portaferry and take the ferry across the lough to Strangford. Call in atChurchtown Organic Farm Shop 5 with its wonderful selection of fresh organic meatproduce. You might wish to stay in Strangford and have an evening meal at The Cuan 6,renowned for its seafood, homemade bread and ‘craic’.TO BOOK CONTACT (one of the following)David McAnirn, Blue Badge GuideT: (028) 9145 8831 M: 07733 100755 E: info@looknorthni.co.ukLoretto Coyle, Blue Badge GuideT: (028) 4372 5191 M: 07973 408056 E: loretto@outdoorirelandnorth.co.ukVisit contacts1 2StrangfordArms HOTEL90 ChurchStreet,Newtownards,BT23 4AL.(028) 9181 4141Glastry Farm43 Manse Road,Kircubbin,Co. Down,BT22 1DR.(028) 4273 86713Eden Pottery218 AbbeyRoad, Millisle,Co. Down,BT22 2DH.(028) 9186 23004SomethingFishyHarbour Road,Portavogie,Co. Down.077104 757185ChurchtownOrganic FarmShopStrangford,Co. Down.(028) 4488 11286The CuanStrangford,Co. Down,BT30 7ND.(028) 4488 1222WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Strangford Arms Hotel; Le Winters Bistro, Bar and Restaurant; Bay Restaurantat Mount Stewart; Finnegan’s Restaurant; Saltwater Brig; Quays Bar & Restaurant.Retail therapy - Dundonald Old Mill Coffee and Gift Shop; McKees Farm Shop;Deli-licious Deli.Extending your visit - Mount Stewart House & Gardens; Exploris; Castle Ward; Down County Museum.findgoodlocalfood.com promoting the best of local food produce in Ards, Armagh, Craigavon,Down and Newry & Mourne.your day outAt a glance6-7HOURS130For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsArds Peninsula fishing
GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL History • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HeritaGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • nature • ACTIVEDiscover The Magic OfMount StewartA visit to Mount Stewart House, Gardens and Temple of the Winds, one of Northern Ireland’smost popular National Trust properties.Your tour of Mount Stewart House 1, once owned by the influential Londonderry family,will reveal a remarkable heritage, famous historic artefacts and wonderful paintings,such as George Stubb’s ‘Hambletonian’, voted one of Britain’s 100 greatest works of art.Hear stories about their famous political guests and see 22 chairs from the Congressof Vienna, which followed the fall of Napoleon. During the next three years the mansionhouse will be undergoing a major refurbishment and there will be many occasions to viewnew and unusual aspects as this work progresses.Next explore the exotic luxuriance of the world famous gardens at Mount Stewart.Nominated as a World Heritage Site, the impressive landscape garden makes the most ofthe unique microclimate of the Ards Peninsula and boasts a magnificent series of outdoor‘rooms’ and vibrant parterres which contain many rare plants. Discover the fascinatinghistory of Lady Londonderry’s Ark Club at Dodo Terrace. Then visit our National Trustshop and see beautiful displays of locally produced gifts and relax in the Bay Restaurantenjoying our range of homemade food produced from fresh local produce. Finally, walk tothe romantic Temple of the Winds and enjoy fabulous views across Strangford Lough.This visit can be arranged as a half-day or full day. Garden walks and talks can betailor-made by the National Trust gardening team to suit your group’s requirements.Advance booking essential.TO BOOK CONTACTVisitor Services Team, Mount Stewart T: (028) 4278 8387PE: mountstewart@nationaltrust.org.ukVisit contact1Mount Stewart House & GardensPortaferry Road,Newtownards,Co. Down, BT22 2AD.(028) 4278 8387WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - The Bay Restaurant; Eden Pottery Coffee Shop; Portaferry Hotel.Retail therapy - National Trust Gift Shop at Mount Stewart; Eden Pottery;Ards Craft & Design Centre.Extending your visit - North Down Museum; Grey Abbey; Exploris.your day outAt a glance6-7HOURS132For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsMount Stewart House & Gardens
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