Coach and Walking tours guided by Laura Spence
About the Tour Guide, Laura Spence
Laura Spence from Comber is an experienced and passionate Blue Badge Tourist Guide with many years’ experience leading tours in Northern Ireland and further afield. A former BBC Producer, she is also a published author and teaches classes for local Councils, community groups and Stranmillis University College. Laura’s specialist knowledge of local culture, history, folklore and heritage is coupled with her interest in poetry and literature - and she blends all of these elements to create enjoyable tours which are insightful, informative and great fun.
Walking Tours:
Towns of North Down: Comber, Newtownards, Bangor, Donaghadee, Holywood, Greyabbey, Portaferry
Walking tours – duration between 1 hour and 4 hours on request. These can be arranged to suit individuals, families or groups. These walks include local history, people, events, literature and poetry
Date: On request basis
Cost: Dependent on location and numbers
Min – 1 person
Max – 20 people
Coach Tours:
Historic Tour of the Ards Peninsula
The tour will cover the multi-layered history of the Ards Peninsula from the Ice Age to the coming of Christianity, from the Vikings to the Anglo Normans, and from the Ulster-Scots to more recent times.
There will be stops for morning coffee and lunch (price not included). Please advise of any special dietary requests.
Cost: £35pp
Min 20 people
Max 40 people
Ulster-Scots Tour of North Down and the Lower Ards: Newtownards, Bangor, Groomsport, Donaghadee, Millisle, Ballywalter, Greyabbey, Carrowdore, Comber and Holywood
In 1606, two Scottish Lairds, Sir James Hamilton and Sir Hugh Montgomery settled large numbers of Scots in the Ards Peninsula. This coach tour will look at the legacy of the settlement in terms of people, places, history, heritage, literature and language. There will be stops for morning coffee and lunch (price not included). Please advise of any special dietary requests.
Cost: £35pp
Min 20 people
Max 40 people
Food Tour: North Down and Ards
This tour will include a bread-baking demonstration, old film footage of an authentic Open Hearth baker, light lunch, cheese, yogurt and ice-cream sampling; and a visit to a local distillery
Cost: £75 per person to include all food & lunch
Min 25 people
Max 35 people
Booking
To book please contact the Tour Guide, Laura, directly on email or phone number provided to the left
