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  1. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
    With over 100 miles of coastline, many Areas of Special Scientific Interest and a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty we want to protect this special place and the impact we have on our natural surroundings.
  2. Strangford Lough - Family Time, 3 Day Itinerary
    When it comes to eating, drinking, travelling and experiencing, here, in Ards and North Down, we embrace a slower pace. Away from the crowds, carve your path back to nature and create your family's staycation stories in this unique part of the world.
  3. Strangford Lough - Follow the Tide, 3 Day Itinerary
    Engage your senses, emotions and feelings the natural way - follow the tide around Strangford Lough in Ards and North Down. Try new things. Visit new places. This three day itinerary will help you squeeze as much as possible into your short break.
  4. Strangford Lough - Treasure Time around Strangford Lough, 2 Day Itinerary
    Salute the end of summer with a short break to the stunning shores of Strangford Lough in Ards and North Down. Embrace a different pace as you slow down and enjoy sensing every new flavour, every new step into this unusual, unique part of the world.
  5. Cities, Towns and Villages
    Ards and North Down is made up of the City of Bangor, four lively individually defined towns, all surrounded by an abundance of unique villages, big and small, each with something special to offer.
  6. The Ards Peninsula Way
    Discover the Ards Peninsula with its unspoilt villages, tranquil abbey, castles and welcoming locals, all with a story to share. Located on the east coastline of Northern Ireland, only half an hour from Belfast, the area is surrounded by the sparkling waters of the Irish Sea and Strangford Lough, boasting miles of coastline.
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