How long does it take to drive around Strangford Lough?
It takes around an hour and a half to get from one end of the lough to the other. The Saint Patrick’s Route is a linear driving route, the trail is well sign posted and takes in fifteen main Patrician or Christian Heritage sites, all having some relevance to his life, legacy or landscape.
Are there islands in Strangford Lough?
Rich marine and bird life. Folklore has it that there are 365 islands in Strangford Lough, one for every day of the year. The Lough is huge – almost like an inland sea. It’s the largest sea Lough in the British Isles, covering 150 sq km.
What town is near Strangford Lough?
Portaferry
Strangford Lough is a popular tourist destination noted for its fishing and scenery. Towns and villages around the lough include Killyleagh, Comber, Newtownards, Portaferry and Strangford. The latter two straddle either shore of the narrow Strangford channel, and are connected by a car ferry.
What river flows into Strangford Lough?
Quoile
Course. The river begins its life as the Ballynahinch River which flows from west of the town of Ballynahinch to Annacloy where it is known as the Annacloy River. This then becomes the Quoile proper, which flows through Downpatrick and the Quoile Pondage before finally emptying into Strangford Lough.
Can you drive up the Mourne mountains?
Driving the stunning Mourne Coastal Route gives you some sense of the epic size of these mountains – Northern Ireland’s highest – but the best way to see the sights is on foot or by bike.
Is Strangford Lough a Lough?
Strangford Lough is a unique and wonderful place of immense international importance for nature conservation. It is the largest sea lough in the British Isles, covering an area from Angus Rock at its mouth on the Irish Sea, to the vast sand-flats at its northern end 20 miles (33 kilometres) away.
Is Strangford Lough a lake?
Ballyhenry Bay on Strangford Lough, near Portaferry, Down, N. Ire. The lough (lake) is about 16 miles (26 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide and has a very narrow entrance, which cuts across the northeast-southwest trend of the rocks in the area.
Is Strangford Catholic or Protestant?
As at Census Day 2011, ■ 17.3% of Strangford residents belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion; ■ 73.1% belong to or were brought up in a ‘Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related) religions; ■ 0.9% belong to or were brought up in other religions; and, ■ 8.7% belong to or were brought …
Is Strangford Lough protected?
The diversity of sheltered estuarine habitats in Strangford Lough means that it is the most important coastal site in Northern Ireland for wintering water birds, holding large numbers of geese, ducks and waders. Numbers are based on 5 year peak mean figures of individuals. …