Historic sites

Castle Ward

United Kingdom Newry, Mourne and Down Killyleagh

Castle Ward
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

An 18th-century house with two different fronts, one Classical and one Gothic, because Lord and Lady Bangor couldn't agree on a style. The estate on Strangford Lough was used as Winterfell in Game of Thrones, and you can try archery in the courtyard.


The estate has walking and cycle trails, a farmyard with a corn mill, and views across the lough.

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