Historical Time
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If you are looking for an entertaining and educational way to spend a day the multiple-award winning Ulster Folk and Transport Museum not only has a...
huge indoor section packed with planes, trains and automobiles, but acres outdoors with rebuilt cottages, farms, churches and an entire village complete with butchers, bakers and candlestick makers in residence and its very own cinema – all complete with staff who’ll bring you back to the good and bad old days in all their glory.
Another must see is the fishing village of Groomsport. Just east of Bangor on the south shore of Belfast Lough, Groomsport is home to the Cockle Row cottages, two lovingly restored fishermen's cottages that come alive at the weekends with free family entertainment (open seasonally).
If you still looking for more, visit one of North Downs other historical attractions that boast centuries worth of history, like the 13th Century Priory in Holywood or the 15th Century Bangor Abbey which pays homage to its association with St. Columbanus and St. Comgall, and don’t forget the North Down Museum that will take you on a whistle stop tour of the region’s history