Bangor

Worth seeing in and around Bangor

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bangor Castle

   Bangor Castle is a country house situated in Castle Park in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The building, which is also referred to as Bangor City Hall and is now used as the offices of Ards and North Down Borough Council, is a Grade A listed building.

   500 m · castle in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Clandeboye Park

   Clandeboye Park is a football stadium in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

   1.5 km · football stadium in Bangor, Northern Ireland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Upritchard Park

   Upritchard Park is a cricket ground in Bangor, Northern Ireland and the home of Bangor Cricket Club. In 2005, the ground hosted three List A matches in the 2005 ICC Trophy.

   2.1 km · Cricket ground in Northern Ireland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   McKee Clock

   The McKee Clock is a clock tower in the City of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Situated at the foot of High Street in the marina's sunken gardens in an area known as the "McKee Clock Arena", the clock is named for its benefactor James McKee, a local rates collector who donated £200 towards its construction.

   200 m · Monument in Ireland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bangor Old Custom House

   The Bangor Old Custom House or the Tower House is a notable historic structure located in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a 17th-century tower and adjoining tower house situated on the seafront, near the bottom of High Street of Bangor.

   400 m · 17th-century building located in Bangor, Northern Ireland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ward Park

   Ward Park is situated in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The 37-acre park contains 10 tennis courts, a duck pond and a selection of wildfowl housed in breeding pens.

   600 m · park in Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bangor

Airports

Belfast (BFS), 35 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 93 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 116 km

Stations

Carnalea railway station, 2.5 km · Helen's Bay railway station, 4.7 km · Bangor West railway station, 1.6 km · Crawfordsburn railway station, 3.5 km

• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Bangor

  115 km · quickest by road, 14h 51m · £75–100
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• Glasgow → Bangor

  161 km · quickest by road, 14h 25m · £75–100
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• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Bangor

  204 km · quickest by road, 14h 45m · £75–100
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