Guidebook for Ardglass
Food Scene
Aldos
7 Castle PlDelicious Irish Seafood run by a family originally from Italy.
Delicious meals and a gourmet grocery store right on a handy route to Belfast.
23 locals recommend
The Poachers Pocket
181 Killinchy RdDelicious meals and a gourmet grocery store right on a handy route to Belfast.
Balloo House
1 Comber RdThe Parson's Nose
48 Lisburn StMourne Seafood Bar
34-36 Bank StBuck's Head Inn
77-79 Main StBull & Ram
1 Dromore StreetOur favorite local specialty market. Excellent selection of gourmet ingredients, local produce, and lovely cheese selection at the deli counter.
Hanlons (Downpatrick) Limited
26 Market StOur favorite local specialty market. Excellent selection of gourmet ingredients, local produce, and lovely cheese selection at the deli counter.
Delicious new restaurant with modern Irish menu. Unlike most restaurant where the starters are the best options, here familiar entrees are uniquely delicious and memorable.
BYOB, lovely wine shop just across the street.
21 locals recommend
The Artisan Cookhouse
4 Kildare StDelicious new restaurant with modern Irish menu. Unlike most restaurant where the starters are the best options, here familiar entrees are uniquely delicious and memorable.
BYOB, lovely wine shop just across the street.
McDonald's Downpatrick
Ballydugan RoadWhen fries call to you...
Hidden in this industrial estate park is a gem of a cafe with delicious breakfasts, freshly baked pastries, and a wide selection of sandwiches and salads. The brownies are incredible. Perfect bite before exploring nearby Inch Abbey.
Mangetout Deli
Hidden in this industrial estate park is a gem of a cafe with delicious breakfasts, freshly baked pastries, and a wide selection of sandwiches and salads. The brownies are incredible. Perfect bite before exploring nearby Inch Abbey.
Daft Eddy's | Bar & Restaurant
1 Sketrick IslandDelicious upscale casual food overlooking the sea.
These guys are the Seafood supplier to the best restaurants across Northern Ireland. Luckily, they run a great little shop for the locals at wholesale prices. The side of house-smoked Irish Salmon is best I've ever tasted. Don't leave without the bags of crab nippers.
Eastcoast Seafoods
7-11 Killard DrThese guys are the Seafood supplier to the best restaurants across Northern Ireland. Luckily, they run a great little shop for the locals at wholesale prices. The side of house-smoked Irish Salmon is best I've ever tasted. Don't leave without the bags of crab nippers.
Doc's Fish & Chips, Ardglass
4-6 Bath StOur favorite fish and chip shop, only 10 mins walk away.
Currans Bar & Seafood Steakhouse
83 Strangford RdParks & Nature
Enjoy the real castle of Winterfell from Game of Thrones. Meet the show's dire wolves. Visit one of Ireland's great stately homes. The onsite clearwater adventure rentals will rent you kayak, mountain bikes, sailboats. Incredible walled garden, 2 adventure playgrounds with zip lines.
70 locals recommend
National Trust Castle Ward
Enjoy the real castle of Winterfell from Game of Thrones. Meet the show's dire wolves. Visit one of Ireland's great stately homes. The onsite clearwater adventure rentals will rent you kayak, mountain bikes, sailboats. Incredible walled garden, 2 adventure playgrounds with zip lines.
Tollymore Forest Park
Bryansford RoadAnother amazing game of Thrones location.
Beautiful sand beach with lifeguards in summer and an awe-inspiring view of the Mourne Mountains year-round.
13 locals recommend
Tyrella Beach
Beautiful sand beach with lifeguards in summer and an awe-inspiring view of the Mourne Mountains year-round.
An extraordinarily beautiful dune landscape with miles and miles of beaches and nature trails.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/murlough-national-nature-reserve
28 locals recommend
Murlough National Nature Reserve Car Park
195 Dundrum RdAn extraordinarily beautiful dune landscape with miles and miles of beaches and nature trails.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/murlough-national-nature-reserve
Seaforde Gardens & Tropical Butterfly House
Seaforde GardensQuoile Countryside Centre
Quay RoadConey Island
Coney IslandRossglass beach
Rossglass Road SouthSilent Valley Reservoir
Entertainment & Activities
Downpatrick Racecourse
24 Ballydugan RoadSlieve Donard Hotel
Downs RoadArdglass Golf Club
9 Castle PlWorld class golf course.
Exploris Aquarium
1 Castle StEclipse Cinema Downpatrick
5 Owenbeg AveClearsky Adventure Centre Northern Ireland
Strangford Sailing Club
Sailboat & Kayak rentals and lessons on the Lough.
Tropicana Warm Sea Pools
A2Tollymore National Outdoor Centre
32 Hilltown RdEssentials
Duffy Thomas & Sons Ltd
25-27 Castle StMcDaid T & P Chemist
7 Downpatrick RdGreat pharmacy.
Getting Around
Ulster Bus and Translink Bus station with many frequent stops and routes, including Belfast, Lisburn, & Newry (where you connect to Dublin).
http://www.translink.co.uk
BT30 6LZ
Market StreetUlster Bus and Translink Bus station with many frequent stops and routes, including Belfast, Lisburn, & Newry (where you connect to Dublin).
http://www.translink.co.uk
Sightseeing
Spectacular hilltop Gothic Cathedral overlooking Downpatrick, near site Saint Patrick is believed to be buried.
Monday to Saturday, 9.30am - 4pm
Cathedral Shop & Toilet facilities
Parking near to Cathedral
https://www.downcathedral.org
8 locals recommend
Down Cathedral
35 English StSpectacular hilltop Gothic Cathedral overlooking Downpatrick, near site Saint Patrick is believed to be buried.
Monday to Saturday, 9.30am - 4pm
Cathedral Shop & Toilet facilities
Parking near to Cathedral
https://www.downcathedral.org
Great for kids and train fans, this vintage rail line will take you on a 10 minute trip to Inch Abbey. The museum in the station building at Downpatrick houses a fascinating collection of relics telling the story of Irish Railways in general, and also a unique collection of Belfast & County Down Railway artifacts.
11 locals recommend
Downpatrick & County Down Railway
Market StreetGreat for kids and train fans, this vintage rail line will take you on a 10 minute trip to Inch Abbey. The museum in the station building at Downpatrick houses a fascinating collection of relics telling the story of Irish Railways in general, and also a unique collection of Belfast & County Down Railway artifacts.
Struell Wells
14 Struell Wells RdBallynoe Stone Circle
Ballynoe RoadArdtole Church
7 Ardtole RdSt John's Point Lighthouse
Point RoadInch Abbey
Inch Abbey Road1 Quay Ln
1 Quay LaneDundrum Castle
2 Castle HillArts & Culture
Down County Museum
English StreetThe Saint Patrick Centre
53A Market St