Windrose

County Antrim


This modern bar-bistro has dining on two levels, but the real reason to drop by is for a drink on the sun-drenched timber-decked terrace overlooking the forest of yacht masts in the marina.


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Nearby County Antrim attractions

1. Carrickfergus Castle

0.24 MILES

The central keep of Ireland's first and finest Norman fortress was built by John de Courcy soon after his 1177 invasion of Ulster. The massive walls of…

2. Carrickfergus Museum

0.38 MILES

The glass-fronted Museum and Civic Centre on Antrim St houses the local museum, which has an interesting collection of artefacts relating to the town's…

3. Andrew Jackson Centre

1.39 MILES

The seventh US president's parents left Carrickfergus in the 18th century. His ancestral home was demolished in 1860, but a replica thatched cottage now…

4. Ulster Transport Museum

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Across the road from the Ulster Folk Museum, the Transport Museum has steam locomotives, rolling stock, motorcycles, trams, buses and cars. Most popular…

5. Ulster Folk Museum

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Farmhouses, forges, churches, mills and a complete village have been reconstructed at this excellent museum, with human and animal extras combining to…

6. Crawfordsburn Country Park

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This pleasant park sits on the edge of a sandy bucket-and-spade beach with lovely views across Belfast Lough. Waymarked trails lead through meadows and…

7. Whitehead Railway Museum

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There is plenty to see at this interesting museum run by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, an organisation set up to preserve and repair steam…

8. Pickie Funpark

6.38 MILES

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