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  1. Brent Goose
    Redshank
    Brent goose and curlew on Strangford Lough
    Brent geese on Strangford Lough near Scrabo
    Shelduck
    Brent Goose
    Redshank
    Brent goose and curlew on Strangford Lough
    Brent geese on Strangford Lough near Scrabo
    Shelduck

    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Visitor Information Centre, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Enjoy this display on the wonderful overwintering wildlife of Strangford Lough by North Down Birdwatching Club.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Sept 2024to15 Oct 2024Various Opening Times
  2. Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
    One lady hammering a ring on a ring mandrel, being supervised by a goldsmith with her googles on.  both ladies smiling and looking like they are havin
    Various jewellery making participants, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewellery, NISILV
    Ruth and girl looking through sterling silver bangle, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling silver, goldsmith, commission,
    Lady hammering and texturing sterling silver, another lady photographing her working, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling
    Partners jewellery making workshop participants, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewelle
    Jewellery making workshop host, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewellery, dog, NISILVER
    Jewellery making workshop details, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewellery, dog, NISIL
    Two ladies with small torches melting down some gold in contemporary studio
    One lady hammering a ring on a ring mandrel, being supervised by a goldsmith with her googles on.  both ladies smiling and looking like they are havin
    Various jewellery making participants, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewellery, NISILV
    Ruth and girl looking through sterling silver bangle, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling silver, goldsmith, commission,
    Lady hammering and texturing sterling silver, another lady photographing her working, jewellery making experience, jewellery making workshop, sterling
    Partners jewellery making workshop participants, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewelle
    Jewellery making workshop host, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewellery, dog, NISILVER
    Jewellery making workshop details, Sterling Silver, Jewellery Making, Jewelry Making, Gift, Gift Card, Gift Experience, Creating Jewellery, dog, NISIL

    Holywood

    Address

    Holywood, County Down, BT180NJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7879 698 286

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Workshops in our Holywood Northern Ireland working Goldsmiths studio. No experience is required for this fun and relaxing experience, so come with friends or by yourself for some quality 'me time'. Challenge…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Oct 2024

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking - Parking Free on public pavement between two drives. Please do not park outside neighbours properties or on our private drive as this needs to be kept clear at all times. Thanks
  3. Numerous Jewellery Making groups smiling and pulling funny faces after finishing their jewellery making course in Ruth the goldsmiths studio in Holywo
    Man and Two Ladies Creating Jewellery in a Goldsmiths Workshop, Everyone is Smiling
    Two Ladies Melting Down Some Silver Using Two Torches
    Mother and Daughter being hosted by goldsmith in Igloo.  Daughter roasting marsh mallows over fire pit with mother and goldsmith looking on, enjoying
    Goldsmith Ruth & lady looking through sterling silver bangle in workshop after finishing jewellery making workshop.
    Two ladies in jewellery making workshop, one is hammering her piece of metal whilst the other takes a photograph on her phone.
    Fin the working cocker dog asleep on top of Ruth the goldsmith's work bench.  Various items being repaired on the workbench.
    Numerous Jewellery Making groups smiling and pulling funny faces after finishing their jewellery making course in Ruth the goldsmiths studio in Holywo
    Man and Two Ladies Creating Jewellery in a Goldsmiths Workshop, Everyone is Smiling
    Two Ladies Melting Down Some Silver Using Two Torches
    Mother and Daughter being hosted by goldsmith in Igloo.  Daughter roasting marsh mallows over fire pit with mother and goldsmith looking on, enjoying
    Goldsmith Ruth & lady looking through sterling silver bangle in workshop after finishing jewellery making workshop.
    Two ladies in jewellery making workshop, one is hammering her piece of metal whilst the other takes a photograph on her phone.
    Fin the working cocker dog asleep on top of Ruth the goldsmith's work bench.  Various items being repaired on the workbench.

    Holywood

    Address

    Holywood, County Down, BT18 0NJ

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 7879 698 286

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    This VIP experience combines jewellery making with the warmest of Northern Irish welcomes. Guided by our goldsmith Ruth, each person will make their own piece of silver or copper jewellery and then enjoy hosted relaxing time afterwards in our…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Oct 2024

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • Car parking - Parking Free on public pavement between two drives. Please do not park outside neighbours properties or on our private drive as this needs to be kept clear at all times. Thank you
    • On site parking - Parking Free on public pavement between two drives. Please do not park outside neighbours properties or on our private drive as this needs to be kept clear at all times. Thank you

    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Ramp / Level Access

    Facilities

    Establishment Features

    • Wi-fi available
  4. photograph showing traders and customers at the comber farmers market

    Comber

    Address

    St Mary's Parish Church car park, Comber Square, Comber, Down, BT23 5DU

    Telephone

    07872 857 912

    Type

    Type:

    Farmers Market

    Comber Farmers' Market is held on the first Thursday of the month from 09:00 - 13:30 in St Mary's Parish Church car park, the Square, Comber. There are over 24 regular traders selling artisan food and plants.

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2024
  5. The 4 of Us Brendan and Declan Murphy

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price £25.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    David Hull Promotions Presents – The 4 of Us

    We are delighted to welcome back the gorgeous sound of Brendan and Declan Murphy performing highlights of their award-winning career, along with new material from their upcoming album "Crescent Nights".

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2024Various Opening Times

    Price

    Price £25.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  6. The Market on the Square, Portaferry logo
    Portaferry Market on the Square stalls
    Artisan baked goods
    An aerial photo of portaferry
    The Market on the Square, Portaferry logo
    Portaferry Market on the Square stalls
    Artisan baked goods
    An aerial photo of portaferry

    Portaferry

    Address

    St Patricks Community Centre/Market Square, 49 Steel Dickson Ave/Village Centre, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LF

    Telephone

    028 4272 9598

    Type

    Type:

    Markets / Fairs

    The Market on the Square will be held in St. Patrick’s Community Centre, Steele Dickson Avenue on the first Sat of each month October – December 2022.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Oct 2024
  7. Tour in progress at The Copeland Distillery
    Image of Distillery
    Front of Distillery
    Donaghadee
    Tour in progress at The Copeland Distillery
    Image of Distillery
    Front of Distillery
    Donaghadee

    Donaghadee

    Address

    The Copeland Distillery, Manor Street, Donaghadee, Down, BT21 0HF

    Telephone

    +44 2891624000

    Price

    Price £22.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Experience our range of spirits and immerse yourself in the rich history of Co.Down at The Copeland Distillery. Enjoy time to relax in our visitor's centre and take home our Copeland products and merchandise.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Oct 2024Open 17:00 - 19:00
    From:
    12 Oct 2024Open 17:00 - 19:00
    From:
    19 Oct 2024Open 17:00 - 19:00
    From:
    26 Oct 2024Open 17:00 - 19:00

    Price

    Price £22.50 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  8. Market Flyer

    Holywood

    Address

    The Holywood Old School, 92 Church Road, Holywood, County Down, BT18 9BX

    Telephone

    07951 220 530

    Price

    Free

    Type

    Type:

    Markets / Fairs

    Monthly Artisan Market

    Dates

    From:
    5 Oct 2024Open 11:00 - 15:00

    Price

    Free
  9. Behind the Scenes: Library and Archives

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Rd, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Price

    Price £11.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Discover beautiful books, manuscripts, diaries and first-hand records in this special guided tour from our Library & Archives Manager.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Oct 2024Open 11:00 - 12:30

    Price

    Price £11.50 Per Ticket
  10. Micky Bartlett stand-up comedian

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Portaferry, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price £16.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    After a phenomenal 2023, Micky Bartlett brings his brand new stand-up show "THICC!" to venues across the UK & Ireland this Autumn!

    Dates

    From:
    11 Oct 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Price

    Price £16.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  11. A rag rug make at the Ulster Folk Museum

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price £11.50 to £24.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Markets / Fairs

    It's a textile takeover at the Ulster Folk Museum on Saturday 12th October! Explore the world of textiles and sustainability, learn repair skills, see demos, attend talks, and shop vintage.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Oct 2024Open 11:00 - 16:00

    Price

    Price £11.50 to £24.50 Per Ticket
  12. Full Moon Kayak Tour
    Full Moon Paddle Board
    Full Moon Paddle
    Night time kayaking experience
    Kayaking Tour Strangford Lough
    Kayakers
    Full Moon Kayak Tour
    Full Moon Paddle Board
    Full Moon Paddle
    Night time kayaking experience
    Kayaking Tour Strangford Lough
    Kayakers

    Killinchy

    Address

    Whiterock Bay launch Point, Killinchy, County Down, BT23 6PY

    Telephone

    +44 (0)7909 721 898

    Price

    Price £45.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Nature

    Join us for a Full Moon Paddle on Strangford Lough this year.  The moon is unique to witness from the water and no better place to do so, than from a kayak, SUP or canoe on a flat sea.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2024

    Price

    Price £45.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  13. Diona Doherty Comedian

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    With a sold out Spring leg and new Autumn dates just added, Diona Doherty is taking a brand new show Got MILF? on her first ever stand up tour around Northern Ireland.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Oct 2024Open 19:30 - 21:15

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  14. The Old Rectory at the Ulster Folk Museum

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9042 8428

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    History

    Join Victoria Millar, Senior Curator of History, at the Old Rectory to learn about the building's distinguishing features and discover what life was like for those who lived in it in the early 1900s.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Oct 2024Open 11:30 - 12:30

    Price

    Price £15.00 Per Ticket
  15. Misty morning on Strangford Lough
    Scrabo tower across Strangford Lough
    Lightship Petrel at Whiterock
    Whin blossom at Scrabo Tower
    Child waving at Tractor Strangford Lough
    Scrabo tower and golf course
    Haybales in October at Scrabo
    Supporting funders' logo's
    Misty morning on Strangford Lough
    Scrabo tower across Strangford Lough
    Lightship Petrel at Whiterock
    Whin blossom at Scrabo Tower
    Child waving at Tractor Strangford Lough
    Scrabo tower and golf course
    Haybales in October at Scrabo
    Supporting funders' logo's

    Newtownards

    Address

    Ards Visitor Information Centre, 31 Regent Street, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4AD

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    'Magnificent Mourne Gullion Strangford! Our Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty through the seasons.'
    A display of the winners and finalists in this annual amateur photography competition held by the management teams of the Ring of Gullion, Mournes…

    Dates

    From:
    19 Oct 2024to16 Nov 2024Various Opening Times
  16. Tree Folklore Walk

    Holywood

    Address

    Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Rd, Cultra, Holywood, County Down, BT18 0EU

    Telephone

    +442890428428

    Price

    Price £11.50 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Tour

    Explore and celebrate native Irish trees in this guided walk with The Conservation Volunteers.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Oct 2024Open 11:00 - 13:00

    Price

    Price £11.50 Per Ticket
  17. This Flight Tonight: The songs of Joni Mitchell

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price £25.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    This Flight Tonight – The Songs of Joni Mitchell

    Acclaimed singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present an intimate five-piece acoustic live tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell.

    Paul Zervas and Kathryn Pepper are Welsh Singer/Songwriters. They…

    Dates

    From:
    25 Oct 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Price

    Price £25.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  18. Garth Brooks Tribute

    Portaferry

    Address

    The Portico of Ards, Steel Dickson Avenue, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1LE

    Telephone

    028 4272 8808

    Price

    Price £22.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    If you love Garth Brooks then don't miss this!

    Friends in Low Places, Thunder Rolls, The Dance, Beaches of Cheyenne, Unanswered Prayers & all of Garth's biggest hits are performed by a spectacular live band with a performance of a lifetime by…

    Dates

    From:
    26 Oct 2024Open 19:30 - 22:00

    Price

    Price £22.00 Per Ticket

    Facilities

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking
  19. Family walking along a path on the Castle Espie reserve
    A duck on the water at Castle Espie
    Family walking along a path on the Castle Espie reserve
    A duck on the water at Castle Espie

    Comber

    Address

    WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre, 78 Ballydrain Road, Comber, County Down, BT23 6EA

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Price £30.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Workshop

    Come along to a fun filled, creative Halloween experience at WWT Castle Espie.  Little Ones are invited to join local artist Kerrie, aka Mrs Maker, and get into the Halloween spirit by creating masks of your favourite animals or your crazy imaginary…

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2024

    Price

    Price £30.00 Per Ticket
  20. A bottle of Copeland Gin with Donaghadee Lighthouse in the background, with an overlay of spooky themed graphics for Hallowe'en
    Three barrels stacked in a triangle on Donaghadee Pier with the lighthouse in the background
    Copeland Distillery Gin bottle top
    image of lighthouse and pier with sunset over the water in the background.
    Donaghadee town and harbour  from the sea at dusk
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view
    The Motte Donaghadee
    A bottle of Copeland Gin with Donaghadee Lighthouse in the background, with an overlay of spooky themed graphics for Hallowe'en
    Three barrels stacked in a triangle on Donaghadee Pier with the lighthouse in the background
    Copeland Distillery Gin bottle top
    image of lighthouse and pier with sunset over the water in the background.
    Donaghadee town and harbour  from the sea at dusk
    Donaghadee Harbour from the sea, a birds eye view
    The Motte Donaghadee

    Donaghadee

    Address

    Tour departs from Grace Neill's bar and restaurant, 33 High Street, Donaghadee, County Down, BT21 0AH

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9182 6846

    Price

    Price £17.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Food & Drink

    New tour for 2024! Join Nicky Jones of Experience & Explore NI, on a spooky Halloween jaunt around Donaghadee. Hear some ghoulish tales as we wander through the haunted streets of the old harbour town.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2024

    Price

    Price £17.00 Per Ticket
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