Bangor Abbey
Bangor Abbey is an abbey in Bangor, County Down. It counts as a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Bangor Castle, 400 m off, the first of 34 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory in Bangor
Inside Bangor
Bangor Abbey is inside Bangor’s settlement, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Bangor has 93 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Aim for June to September, when Bangor reaches 17–19°C.
Bangor Abbey
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- in Bangor
- Official site
- bangorabbey.org
Its place on the map
The numbers show what else is near Bangor Abbey, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bangor’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns a short way from Bangor Abbey
By population, Bangor leads the 8 with 64,596. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
- 1Bangor
- 2Newtownards
- 3Donaghadee
- 4Holywood
- 5Whitehead
- 6Carrickfergus
- 7Greenisland
- 8Metropolitan Castlereagh
Bangor
Newtownards
Donaghadee
Holywood
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Bangor Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | It’s in town | 64,596 | 14 |
| Newtownards | 4.9 km south of it | 29,677 | 10 |
| Donaghadee | 8.7 km east of it | 7,325 | 4 |
| Holywood | 10 km west of it | 10,757 | 18 |
| Whitehead | 11 km north of it | 3,537 | 3 |
| Carrickfergus | 12 km northwest of it | 28,141 | 7 |
| Greenisland | 13 km west of it | 5,383 | 8 |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 15 km southwest of it | 58,763 | 39 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Places to add to Bangor Abbey
Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses, among 34 within 15 km.
CastleBangor Castle400 m away2
CastleCarrickfergus Castle11 km away3
Historic houseStormont Castle12 km away4Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustMount Stewart13 km away5
MuseumUlster Folk and Transport Museum7.8 km away6
FortGrey Point Fort4.8 km away7MuseumMuseumSomme Heritage Centre4.6 km away8MuseumMuseumNorth Down Museum400 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Bangor Abbey
Where is Bangor Abbey?
Bangor Abbey is in Bangor, Ards and North Down, inside the town’s settlement.
What is Bangor Abbey?
Abbey in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.
When is the best time to visit Bangor Abbey?
June to September are the warmest months in Bangor, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bangor Abbey a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Bangor Abbey?
Within 15 km: Bangor Castle (400 m), Carrickfergus Castle (11 km), Stormont Castle (12 km) and Mount Stewart (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Bangor Abbey: Andrew Muir from Bangor, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Castle: MartinRobinson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickfergus Castle: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulster Folk and Transport Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grey Point Fort: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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