Guidebook for County Down
Food Scene
Villa Vinci
31 Main StNikis Kitchen Cafe
107 Central PromenadeBest coffee shop in town
Vanilla Wine & Tapas Bar
67 Main StFine dining for couples and friends
Everything Else
Wonderful day spa with uninterrupted views to the Mountains and sea. There's also an expensive but calm coffee shop if the busyness of the town gets too much.
Wander around the Edwardian grandeur of the old railway hotel, and maybe sneak a peak at a glamorous wedding in the front room, or grab a Sunday carver in the main dining room.
Slieve Donard Hotel
Downs RoadWonderful day spa with uninterrupted views to the Mountains and sea. There's also an expensive but calm coffee shop if the busyness of the town gets too much.
Wander around the Edwardian grandeur of the old railway hotel, and maybe sneak a peak at a glamorous wedding in the front room, or grab a Sunday carver in the main dining room.
Parks & Nature
Often used as a film set for Narnia and Game of Thrones, Tollymore mixes country house parkland and specimen planting, with mountain forest and thundering waterfalls.
97 locals recommend
Tollymore Forest Park
Bryansford RoadOften used as a film set for Narnia and Game of Thrones, Tollymore mixes country house parkland and specimen planting, with mountain forest and thundering waterfalls.
This fairytale setting has it all, a castle, a private lake, the world's largest maze, and a globally important arboretum, not to mention mountain bike trails and a courtyard cafe.
73 locals recommend
Castlewellan Forest Park
Forest Park ViewThis fairytale setting has it all, a castle, a private lake, the world's largest maze, and a globally important arboretum, not to mention mountain bike trails and a courtyard cafe.
Wander through the sand dunes to the best beach at the foot of the mournes.
28 locals recommend
Murlough National Nature Reserve Car Park
195 Dundrum RdWander through the sand dunes to the best beach at the foot of the mournes.
bloody bridge
77 Ballagh RdBounce your way up the boulders on this favourite route into the mountains.
Check out the amazing story of how this spectacularly located dam was built to supply water to Belfast half a province away.
6 locals recommend
Silent Valley Mountain Park
Head RoadCheck out the amazing story of how this spectacularly located dam was built to supply water to Belfast half a province away.
Essentials
Tesco Superstore
21 Castlewellan Rd