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Check out some of the great sites Carlingford has to offer. Carlingford is based in the Cooley Peninsula which is located in the north east corner of Wee County. Equidistantly between Belfast and Dublin. Focusing on Carlingford it has a strong historical heritage mainly because of the Celtic Brown Bull of Cooley Tale which is an ancient Irish saga.
Carlingford and the Cooley Peninsula also have a number of considerable pre-historic and medieval locations and sites, These sites are most prominent within the walls of Carlingford Village.

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Crawfordsburn, County Down, Northern Ireland - Camping in NI

Among the different places that one could get the chance to visit in county Down, Northern Ireland, Crawfordsburn is a good suggestion to consider - we have enjoyed walking there with the kids who spent half the time running and the other half walking with their scooters.

Crawfordsburn is a small village in county Down, Northern Ireland, which is now a commuter suburb that lies between Holywood and Bangor, and bounded to the north and north east by Crawfordsburn Country Park that attracts a lot of visitors to it, which we have been to.

This town - Crawfordsburn - originated in the 17th century and actually carries a history behind it; it was actually named after a stream which flows through the village. Crawfordsburn was promoted as a Victorian tourist attraction for the visitors using the railway to the Helens Bay.

In this town there are different things that one could go to and visit and one of the most important is Crawfordsburn Country Park which we visited - different bridges and statues which we crossed and the kids loved exploring - it is really worth the visit.

Crawfordsburn Country Park is on the southern shores of Belfast Lough which features 3.5 kilometres of coastline and the two best beaches in Belfast area. This park also includes the Grey Point Fort which is a coastal battery and gun emplacement dating from 1904 and updated during World War II and now it actually houses a military museum.

It was actually a nice trip - although Michelle couldn't keep up with it because of our little baby :-) - but I kept up with the boys. We started the journey with moving through the park and reaching the beach then completing the walks in that good weather and the sun. It was actually like some kind of mission to walk through it all and get the chance to find the three bridges which are found there, it was a very nice walk actually.

In Crawfordsburn, there are other places which one could get the chance to visit in addition to the Country Park, such as the Old Inn which is an old building that stands there since the 17th century, there is also the Crawfordsburn Orange Hall which has been standing there since a long period of time and is still used until these days by different community groups, and finally there is the Crawfordsburn Scout Activity Centre which is adjacent to the Country Park and which contains 22 acres of camping ground that include several accommodation buildings.

We could actually guarantee the good time one will have when it comes to visiting this park for all the different members of the family; kids and adults. The scenery across Belfast Lough along with the beaches that are found there will provide people with some relaxation while being surrounded by nature. In addition to getting relaxed, people could also get the chance to have a walk through the meadows and some could actually get a glimpse of the waterfall - the kids will keep running and playing around whether the adults are enjoying their time on the beach or are walking around - you have seen what our kids have been doing :-)

Some of the things which we have to mention is the fact that this park is actually a home to a wide range of wildlife, such as rabbits, hedgehogs, badgers, a large rookery and jays in the wooden glen, grey wagtails and dippers along the streams and seals, herons, shags, guillemots and even in winter Brent geese could be seen around.

From the different interesting things that one could enjoy doing in Crawfordsburn Country Park in addition to walking around and enjoying the beach, one could also visit the geology garden or the natural play area which are recently added to the place or those athletic people could go for a run through the Adidas-approved 5K running trail; you could end all these by having your coffee at the cafe that is found inside the park as well - actually lots of things there and they are all considered interesting for a different kind of day related to visiting a park at the end.

When speaking about county Down in which Crawfordsburn is placed, there are different other things that one could get the chance to visit, such as Donaghadee which is located 6 miles away from Bangor ( there is also the Ballywalter with a massive beach to be found there ( there is Rostrevor in county Down ( and some of those more known places that inlcude Belfast Castle for example ( Oranmore Castle ( etc.

We really enjoyed the trip to Crawfordsburn - the kids did too - and we don't even mind coming one more time in the future. What do you think of this park and have you ever been to it before? Are you willing to come in the future?

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