Saturday, December 5, 2015

Millisle Top Tourist Sights

By Jonny Blair


Millisle is a village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Donaghadee. Millisle is situated in the townlands of Ballymacruise and Ballycopeland, the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It is a popular coastal town with a load of beaches and caravan sites, and a windmill. Ballycopeland Windmill, Millisle, Northern Ireland.

You should try and get a trip out to Ballycopeland Windmill when backpacking in Millisle, Northern Ireland. Best Places to See:

- Irish Church (Church of Ireland) in Millisle - The real football ground here is Adams Park for Abbey Villa F.C. - Ballycopeland Windmill and the area around it including the information centre

- The park by the beach and the reservoir - Harbour and down to the beach - The Marvellous Church of Saint Patrick, the famous dude

- The Presbyterian Religious building in the village - A building which houses a jail type college for the people in Northern Ireland - The First & Last local public house

- Millisle Young Offender's Residence

- Millisle Orange hall

- Unfinished Airfield

- The wee farm area on the Road by Woburn

- Eden Pottery Centre and Cafe

The total population of this zone is around 2300 people

Places to Stay:

- Millisle Caravan Park

- A big house in the country

- Ocean water drifting in

- Ballywhiskin Caravan Park

Head to the "First & Last" public house for a local beer and a bite

Our Favourite Restaurant: McClements Fish and Chips

Our Favourite Cafe: Eden Pottery

A little bit of unusual information about Millisle:

- It has been known that families of Jewish tradition and heritage were looked after here at a farm in Millisle. The location was the Woburn Road.

- Despite the political situation in Northern Ireland, Millisle is attracting less sectarian graffiti than other prominent towns and villages in the province.

Transport:

- Millisle bus services are operated by Translink and connect to larger settlements nearby such as Bangor, Newtownards and Belfast (7, 7B, 9, 9B, 10A, 10B, 10C all stop on Millisle Main Street, some stop on Woburn Road).

Celebrities in this zone:

- Amy Carmichael, a Christian missionary

- Dave Boy McSweeney

This website will continue to provide spur of the moment and expert tips for any backpackers to the Millisle or Northern Ireland region. Stay online for more top tips.

The website of backpacking in Northern Ireland is run by Bangor folk Allan Wilson, Jonny Blair and Lyndsay Scott as well as Abbi Morrison from Coleraine. It is an expert guide to the six counties.




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