The Stables,
Castle Street,
Portaferry

Open from Easter to end of August only. Mon-Sat 10-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. Extended opening hours during July and August.

Contact: www.visitstrangfordlough.co.uk / 028 4272 9882

From Sept-Easter

Contact: Ards Tourist Information Centre 028 9182 6846

The ferry sails between Strangford and Portaferry every day except Christmas Day. Delays sometimes occur due to fog.

Timetable
​From Strangford
Weekdays - First Sailing at 7.30am, last sailing at 10.30pm
Saturdays - First Sailing at 8.00am, last sailing at 11.00pm
Sundays - First Sailing at 9.30am, last sailing at 10.30pm

From Portaferry
​Weekdays - First Sailing at 7.45am, last sailing at 10.45pm
Saturdays - First Sailing at 8.15am, last sailing at 11.15pm
Sundays - First Sailing at 9.45am, last sailing at 10.45pm

Contact: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/strangford-ferry-timetable / 0300 200 7898

A comprehensive source of information on natural heritage sites and activities across Strangford Lough and the Lecale region including a wide variety of maps, trails and guides. Also a small secondhand bookshop. Open Mon-Thurs 9.15-5pm, Fri 9.15-4pm.

Contact: www.strangfordlough.org

Downpatrick Library 
Market Street 
Downpatrick 
Down 
BT30 6LZ
The Heritage Gallery in Downpatrick library holds a large reference collection of volumes covering all aspects of life in County Down including Ordnance Survey Parish Memoirs compiled in the 1830s and a selection of specialised and antiquarian books for family history research including street directories, Griffith’s Valuation, Gravestone Inscriptions, Ireland’s Memorial Records and Grand Jury Records of the County administration prior to 1898. These and Grand Warrants contain information about work ordered to be done by the Grand Jury on roads, bridges and jails and about constabulary duties in the counties.
 
t: 028 4433 3980 / 028 4461 2895
e: localstudies.down@librariesni.org.uk
For current opening hours please consult our website:  www.librariesni.org.uk