Thursday, November 26, 2015

Millisle Top Tourist Sights

By Jonny Blair


Millisle is a cool village near Bangor and Ards in Northern Ireland. It is situated on the Ards Peninsula and is in County Down. This town is just a really popular coastal resort and it also sits not too far away from Belfast, which is the Northern Irish capital city. There is a marvellous windmill in Millisle called Ballycopeland.

The Windmill is worth checking out for its artistic charm. Top sights to look out for:

- Millisle Church of Ireland - Adams Park, home of Abbey Villa FC - Ballycopeland Windmill and Visitor's Centre

- The cool lagoon and pool here in Millisle - The main beach in the village of Millisle - The Church representing the patron saint of Ireland

- The Protestant Church - A study centre for the old Northern Irish prison people - A local bar which is called "The 1st and Last"

- Millisle Young Offender's Residence

- The Orange Hall for Protestants in the village

- An Airfield strip but no airport and this one is incomplete

- Woburn Road Farm

- A coffee shop which doubles up as a place selling pottery

The total population of this zone is around 2300 people

Best locations to sleep in:

- The caravan and camping park in Millisle

- A big house in the country

- Seaspray

- Another camping zone near the village or settlement of Ballywhiskin

The 1st and Last is clearly the most super bar in the area

You can grab some decent fish and chips in Millisle

A brilliant cafe remains as Eden Pottery

Some of the villages unknown facts:

- Many Jewish people from Eastern Europe were looked after in Millisle at a farm on the Woburn Road, owned by the Magill family, which took refugees from May 1938 until its closure in 1948.

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

Getting Around:

- There are bus services to and from Belfast including the 10A and 7B. Most of these go to the main street in the village.

Celebrities in this zone:

- James Antiseptic

- William Kelly, a Writer and Scholar

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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