North Down Museum
Look for North Down Museum in Bangor. Add any of 5 more places within 5 km to a visit. Around it, Bangor Abbey (400 m) comes first on our list.
Museum in Bangor
Inside Bangor
North Down Museum is inside Bangor’s settlement, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
From June to September, Bangor sees highs of 17–19°C.
North Down Museum
Museum in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
In Bangor, inside the town’s settlement.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Bangor
- Official site
- andculture.org.uk/visit-us/north-down-museum
Practical details
Getting to North Down Museum
Orange is North Down Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bangor’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Which towns are near North Down Museum
The list runs from its own town outward.
Bangor
Newtownards
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where North Down Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | It’s in town | 64,596 | 14 |
| Newtownards | 4.9 km south of it | 29,677 | 10 |
Around North Down Museum
Within 15 km you can add 2 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.
Abbey or prioryBangor Abbey400 m away2
CastleBangor Castle100 m away3
CastleCarrickfergus Castle11 km away4
Historic houseStormont Castle12 km away5Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustMount Stewart12 km away6
MuseumUlster Folk and Transport Museum8.2 km away7
FortGrey Point Fort5.2 km away8MuseumMuseumSomme Heritage Centre4.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
North Down Museum in questions
Where is North Down Museum?
North Down Museum is in Bangor, Ards and North Down, inside the town’s settlement.
What is North Down Museum?
Museum in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit North Down Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Bangor, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near North Down Museum?
Within 15 km: Bangor Abbey (400 m), Bangor Castle (100 m), Carrickfergus Castle (11 km) and Stormont Castle (12 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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