Friday, 11 December 2015

Best Sights To See In Millisle Northern Ireland

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.

The Windmill is definitely one to get on your list as it looks amazing. The best recommendations here:

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

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

- Millisle Presbyterian Church - Northern Ireland Prison Service College - The First and Last Pub (allegedly visited by King William III)

- The home for bad boys

- 12th July Lodges go from the main Orange Hall in Millisle

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

- The wee farm area on the Road by Woburn

- A centre which makes handmade goods such as pottery and also serves tea, coffee and snacks

The total population of this zone is around 2300 people

Where to be based overnight:

- A really awesome park where you can put up a tent, campervan or even a caravan

- A massive house known locally as the "Pinecroft"

- Seaspray

- Summer time camping location near Millisle, but houses in the village area by Ballywhiskin

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

You can grab some decent fish and chips in Millisle

Our Favourite Cafe: Eden Pottery

Our Millisle Secrets:

- Some people of Jewish origin once came here as protection during the wars

- Millisle is one of few villages that doesn't have any political wall murals relating to the ongoing troubles in Northern Ireland.

Transport:

- You can use buses to get from places like Bangor, Newtownards and Belfast from Millisle. The Translink company has buses that are numbered 10C and 9 or even 9B and they can help you out.

Famous People from Millisle:

- James Antiseptic

- William Kelly, a Writer and Scholar

Backpacking in Northern Ireland is your number one resource for travelling in the 6 counties of Northern Ireland. It contains expert compact guides to cities, towns, villages and sights in Northern Ireland.

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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