Somme Heritage Centre, Newtownards

Name: Somme Heritage Centre
Address: 233 Bangor Rd, Newtownards, BT23 7PH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 28 9182 3202

#8 among attractions in Newtownards

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Somme Heritage Centre (address: 233 Bangor Rd) is a place located in Newtownards (Northern Ireland province) and belongs to the category of history museum, museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 259 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 54°36'52"N latitude and 5°40'54"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Somme Heritage Centre (museum, 10 min walk), Web Theatre Ards (concerts and shows, 37 min walk), Movilla Abbey (monastery, 39 min walk).

Coordinates: 54°36'52"N, 5°40'54"W

Address

233 Bangor RdNewtownards BT23 7PH United Kingdom

Contact

+44 28 9182 3202

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Somme Heritage Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bangor Marina, Mount Stewart, Scrabo Tower, Bangor Abbey.

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Bangor Marina, Bangor
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1800s mansion with elaborate gardens
Mount Stewart, Newtownards
129 min walk • Mount Stewart is a 19th-century house and garden in County Down, Northern Ireland, owned by the National Trust. Situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough, a few miles outside the town of Newtownards and near Greyabbey, it was the Irish seat of the Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry.
2.7 miSW
Landmark tower and memorial
Scrabo Tower, Newtownards
70 min walk • Scrabo Tower is a 135 feet high 19th-century lookout tower or folly that stands on Scrabo Hill near Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland. It provides wide views and is a landmark that can be seen from afar.
2.9 miN
Ancient monastery dating to 558 AD
Bangor Abbey, Bangor
73 min walk • Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland and was famous for its learning and austere rule. It is not to be confused with the slightly older abbey in Wales on the site of Bangor Cathedral.
3.4 miN
Tower
McKee Clock, Bangor
87 min walk • The McKee Clock is a clock tower in the town of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Situated at the foot of High Street in the marina's sunken gardens in an area known as the "McKee Clock Arena", the clock is named for its benefactor William McKee, a local rates collector who donated £200 towards its construction.
5 miE
Museum
Ballycopeland Windmill
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2.1 miNW
54°37'49"N • 5°43'32"W
The Blackwood, Bangor
53 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
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Park
Bangor Castle, Bangor
70 min walk • Bangor Castle is a country house situated in Castle Park in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It is now the offices of Ards and North Down Borough Council. This imposing building is an elegant mansion in the Elizabethan-Jacobean revival style, with 35 bedrooms and incorporating a huge salon for musical recitals.
3.2 miN
Park
Ward Park, Bangor
82 min walk • Ward Park is situated in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The 37 acre park contains 10 tennis courts, a duck pond and a selection of wildfowl housed in breeding pens.
0.4 miS
Museum, Military museum
Somme Heritage Centre, Newtownards
10 min walk • The Somme Heritage Centre is a tourist attraction and education centre in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1994 the centre promotes Ireland's role in the First World War, and especially the role of both Protestant and Catholic, unionist and nationalist in the war.
1.4 miS
54°35'43"N • 5°41'42"W
Web Theatre Ards, Newtownards
37 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater