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Newtownards lies at the
most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east
of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula.
The town of Newtownards is
overlooked by the 100 foot high Scrabo Tower which sits atop
a 534 foot volcanic plug. The views from the hill and
the summit of the tower are breathtaking, across Strangford
Lough, scattered with its many islands, to the Mourne
Mountains and the Scottish coast.
A few miles outside
Newtownards stands Mount Stewart, an 18th century house and
garden. The ninety-eight acre garden at Mount Stewart
is widely regarded as one of the greatest in the British
Isles and earned it a World Heritage Site nomination.
For more
information visit
www.newtownards.org |
