Scrabo Tower
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Overview
The 135-foot high Scrabo Tower, one of Northern Ireland's best-known landmarks, dominates the landscape of North Down and is the centre of a country park around the slopes of Scrabo Hill. The Tower provides a series of interpretative displays about the surrounding countryside, and the viewing platform boasts spectacular views over Strangford Lough and County Down. The park provides walks through fine beech and hazel woodlands, and the unique sandstone quarries display evidence of volcanic activity, as well as being breeding sites for peregrine falcons.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Country Park open all year, daily. Tower open Jul-Sept, 1st Sat each month. Please see website for full details
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
Location
Scrabo Country Park, 203A Scrabo Road, NEWTOWNARDS, Co Down, BT23 4SJ
About the area
Geographically, County Down seems to put a long arm around Strangford Lough, over 70 square miles of water. The arm is the Ards Peninsula, the most easterly part of Ireland.
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