I meet a friend for a socially distance walk every few weeks. On a warm day it is beautiful to see the birds, all sorts, on the water & the surrounding trees make it a lovely walk. There is a small enclosed garden at start of walk that looks lovely as well. Everyone walks a one way system since covid (another walker had to point the system out to me I dont know if there are signs). Feels very safe. Noticed recently there is a takeaway coffee stop in carpark, looks good, we had bought ours at mcdonalds drive through en route. The only drawback it is busy & sometimes hard to get a car park. Shows...
Read moreThis place, better known as " the duck pond ", is situated close to Newtownards town center. It is popular with dog walkers and families. A walk around the pond takes about 20 mins at a leisurely pace and is a haven for ducks, geese, and swans, to name but a few. A bag of bird seed is handy to carry with you as there are quite a few hungry mouths you won't want to disappoint. Wheelchair accessible and a public toilet. There are no food...
Read moreBeautiful place with much wildlife was a nice walk round the fact it has a public toilet facility is handy too. Will definitely be back again. I saw quite a few different species of birds along the walk aswell as the swans and their baby cygnets it was beautiful to see also there was a duck with ducklings. My wee boy enjoyed it climbing a few trees and going around the walk on his scooter. It is a lovely serene place cant wait to...
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