North Down Museum — Attraction in Northern Ireland

Habe been here a few times for food, but to be honest it will be a while before i come back. The museum itself is great, with a fantastic bronze age etc heritage section upstairs which i have been in lots and the family love it, and down through the more recent displays over the last hundred years or so, this is all excellent, the staff are fantastic and they sell excellent local produce from the walled garden, all great. But as i said at the start, we also go for food, hence why i havent given it a 5. First, the food shows great promise, all laid out and looking nice, and when you place your order everything, and i mean everything, gets microwaved. Really? So savoury mince in pastry, microwaved. Lasagne, microwaved. Chips, microwaved. Second, the toilets simply arent clean. A drop of paint and some good cleaning products would go a long way, please remember, this is the eating part of the museum, it can be cleaned. Finally, on my last visit, the owner was behind the counter for a significant amount of time serving thw public. Great! Wearing a big hooded coat and no clear hygiene control? Not great! Please fix this as i always liked coming here, but the last few visits have went...

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The permanent displays relate to the early monastics who founded Bangor Abbey. (For those who wish, you can dress up as a monk!) The Dissolution of the Monasteries is covered, leading on to the second room which gives information about the Scottish settlers. There are plenty of artefacts on show.

There is an Art Gallery which show cases the work of local artists.

Upstairs (a lift is available) is a Viking long house and various bits and pieces.

There's a very good Café downstairs, a cinema showing films of local live in the 50/60s and surprisingly well-stocked shop.

I'd happily visit again. Oh,...

Interesting museum in part of Bangor Castle which focuses on local history from bronze age to modern day. There's a nice exhibition on vikings and there's a replica of a viking longhouse to walk through. There's plenty to keep children interested and the climate change exhibition shows that the museum is keeping up to date with the latest topics of interest. There's a lovely cafe with indoor and courtyard seating and a great little shop to visit. The cafe is open everyday. The museum is free to visit and open everyday except Monday. When you've finished at the museum, you can walk around the Castle Park and the Castle...