Clive Lyttle, Basketmaker. Portaferry, Northern Ireland.
In the summer of 2010, Nick Hand set off to Ireland to complete his journey around coast of the British Isles. The people he talked to along the way included artists, craftspeople and makers.
Strangford ferry arriving at Strangford
Places to see in ( Portaferry - UK )
Places to see in ( Portaferry - UK )
Portaferry is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. It has an aquarium and is well known for the annual Galway Hookers Regatta.
It hosts its own small Marina, the Portaferry Marina. The Portaferry - Strangford Ferry service operates daily at 15-minute intervals (8am to 11pm) between the villages of Portaferry and Strangford, less than a mile apart, conveying about 500,000 passengers per annum. It had a population of 2,514 people in the 2011 Census.
Commercial fishing for clams and king prawns and the farming of oysters and mussels takes place within the confines of Strangford Lough. This is supplemented by the presence in Portaferry of the Marine Laboratory of the Queen's University of Belfast. There are fine Georgian buildings in the town square, including a Market House, now used as a community centre.
Portaferry Lifeboat is an essential lifeline for local fishermen and yachtsmen. In 1987 a lifeboat house was built aided by money raised through the Belfast Newsletter's Lord Louis Mountbatten Appeal Fund. In 1994 a new Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboat, also named 'Blue Peter V', replaced the Atlantic 21. (The Atlantic 75 is the fastest seagoing lifeboat in the RNLI's fleet and is capable of speeds up to 34 Knots.)
In the 17th century Ulster ports began to rise in prominence. In 1625 William Pitt was appointed as Customer of the ports of Newcastle, Dundrum, Killough, Portaferry, Donaghadee, Bangor and Holywood.
Portaferry is the home of the Northern Ireland Aquarium – Exploris. It was opened by Ards Borough Council in 1987 and extended and re-opened by Prince Charles in 1994 as Exploris. It is Northern Ireland's premier marine life centre and aquarium, featuring walk-through tanks which house examples of Strangford Lough's marine inhabitants.
Transport NI an executive agency of the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) operates a car ferry service across Strangford Lough between the villages of Strangford and Portaferry. To travel the distance between Strangford and Portaferry by road is approximately 75 kilometres and takes about an hour and a half by car. By contrast, the ferry route is approximately 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) with a typical crossing time of about 8 minutes.
Portaferry Castle is a small 16th-century tower house built by William Le Savage. It is a square building with a small projecting turret at the south corner. It is three storeys high plus attic. There is no vault. Most of the eastern corner is ruinous.
( Portaferry - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Portaferry . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Portaferry - UK
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Strangford ferry leaving portaferry
Suwena Sailing in Northern Ireland
While waiting for the sailing of next summer there have finally been some time to edit a raw footage from two previous summers. During this spring our aim is to get the video library updated and here is the first one ready to go.
Sailing around the British Isles should definitely include the visiting in Northern Ireland as well.
Here comes a sample of Suwena's sailing in Belfast and in Strangford Loch. You can read more from our blog stories of Northern Ireland at
Mike Mial, Windsor Chair Maker. Portaferry, Northern Ireland.
In the summer of 2010, Nick Hand set off to Ireland to complete his journey around coast of the British Isles. The people he talked to along the way included artists, craftspeople and makers.
Angus Rock, Strangford
The Angus Rock is situated mid channel at the entrance to Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.
The Angus Rock Tower was built in the late 1800s with the expectation that a light for the navigation of commercial shipping would be added.
Both Portaferry and Belfast were commercial shipping ports, but with no political will for a light to be fitted, commercial shipping declined within Strangford Lough.
Finally in 1983, a red light flashing once every 5 seconds was installed, making Strangford Lough a safe haven for yachts.
Strangford Lough is the most important sea inlet in the British Isles, abundant with diverse sea life above and below the water.
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FLIGHT INFO
The previous weekend, flights had been scuppered by thick sea fog, which thankfully stayed away (mostly) for this flight around the Angus Rock in Strangford Lough. It's always more fun flying with a friend.
Footage recorded using a Mi Drone 4K
Edited in Davinci Resolve
N Ireland Sea Ferry Approach Strangford - Relax Meditate Landscape Scenery
Ferry from Portaferry arriving across the narrows of Strangford Lough, July'17.
Weekly Vlog: Portaferry Nutella Overload
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