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GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEAfternoon Tea In The MansionTreat your group to a luxurious afternoon tea in the stunning surroundingsof Lord Bangor’s sitting room in Castle Ward House.Experience being a lord or lady for the day, indulging in homemade scones with cream, fruitcake and delicate finger sandwiches and sipping the finest Earl Grey tea from china cups,while overlooking the superb Castle Ward 1 lawns. The sitting room was once Lord Bangor’smaster bedroom and the current Lord and Lady Bangor use this room as their private sittingroom while making their annual visit to Castle Ward each summer (afternoon teas will notbe offered during this period).The tradition of having afternoon tea itself was introduced in England by Anna, the seventhDuchess of Bedford, in 1840, to quell her hunger between lunch and dinner!After refreshments, enjoy a guided tour of the quirky 18th century mansion and discoverthe intriguing reason why the house is built in two different architectural styles – inside andout! After the tour of the house you will have some free time to browse the gift shop andsecond-hand bookshop or take a stroll through the exotic Victorian sunken garden or the17th century farmyard with cornmill.TO BOOK CONTACTJacqueline Baird, Visitor Services Manager, National TrustT: (028) 4488 1204 E: jacqueline.baird@nationaltrust.org.uk (booking is essential)Visit contact1Castle WardHouse & DemesneDownpatrick,Co. Down, BT30 7LS.(028) 4488 1204WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - The Spinnaker Restaurant; The Cuan Restaurant.Retail therapy - National Trust Gift Shop at Castle Ward; Downpatrick Town Centre.Extending your visit - Murlough National Nature Reserve; Exploris Aquarium;The Saint Patrick Centre; Down County Museum; Rowallane Garden.your day outAt a glance3-4HOURSGroup24 maxsize134For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsA National Trust Cream Tea
GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL History • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HeritaGE • CHristian HeritaGE • CREATIVE • nature • ACTIVEHistorical Canoe Tour OfStrangford LoughPaddle with us around Strangford Lough. Visit the historical sites of St Patrick and waterssailed on by the Vikings while learning about the myths and legends of this ancient land.Come along on a historical canoe tour around beautiful Strangford Lough with ActionOutdoors Activity Centre. Begin at Delamont Country Park 1 where you will meet yourguide who will get you kitted out and provide a safety briefing and guidance, before takingyou onto the lough in a canoe or sit-on-top kayak.You will journey through one of the best known passages travelled by St Patrick and visitthe water the Vikings sailed on during their invasion of Ireland. Visit the famous islands inStrangford Lough and learn all about their amazing history. Stop off for a picnic lunch on asecluded island, taking time to enjoy the breathtaking scenery.After lunch, head over to the important trading post of Dunanelly and hear some of thetales and folklore that have been passed down through the generations. Finally finish thetour with a gentle paddle back to the shoreline, spotting seals and other wildlife along theway. Please wear warm clothes, a waterproof coat and wellies, if you have them, as yourfeet may get wet.TO BOOK CONTACTChristopher Armstrong, Action Outdoors Activity Centre T: (028) 4483 2894E: info@actionoutdoors.infoVisit contact1Delamont Country ParkDownpatrick Road,Killyleagh, Co. Down,BT30 9TZ.(028) 4482 8333WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Dufferin Arms; Smugglers Table; Picnic Deli.Retail therapy - Killyleagh Village; Downpatrick Town Centre.Extending your visit - Castle Ward; Rowallane Garden; Down County Museum.your day outAt a glanceGroup size6-7HOURS 10-30min-max136For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsCANOEING ON stranGFORD louGH
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