Isles of Scilly Things to Do

Pickie Family Fun Park is another recent addition to the Bangor Marina and general Bangor seafront experience. There is something for everyone—a foot-deep paddling pool, the Pickie Puffer, a miniature railway that takes you on... more

The Boom Boom Room is housed in the heart of Bangor's clubland, very handily directly above the Café Ceol. It is one of the most popular clubs in the whole of North Down and regularly draws not just crowds from around the Provi... more

Flame is the only complete Victorian Gasworks in Ireland and Carrickfergus Gasworks has the largest surviving set of horizontal retorts in Western Europe. Built in 1855, it initially produced gas to light up the town's streets.... more

Aspects promotes itself under the banner of "Ireland's premier literary festival" and every year provides a showcase of literary talent, both local and from further a field. Held in the beautiful North Down Heritage Centre in B... more

This huge pub in Winchester, from the famous JD Wetherspoon chain, is lively and spacious with plenty of seating. Like all JD Wetherspoon establishments it has a strict no music policy, dedicated non-smoking and dining areas an... more

If you want to find out where the tunnel from the Carrickfergus Castle is located, or what the salt pans are, or who lives in the Garden of Eden, then you should contact John McIlvenna. He is a mine of information regarding the... more

Castle Park covers an area of 130 acres and is named after the impressive Bangor Castle Leisure Centre that stands within its grounds. The park showcases a wide range of arboreal life, with trees from countries such as Australi... more

Tower House, the oldest building on Bangor's seafront, houses, fittingly enough, the North Down Tourist Information Centre. The tower, now overlooking the Bangor Marina and North Pier, was built in the 17th century and is the s... more