War Years Remembered
War Years Remembered is a museum: world war 2 military history. It lies inside the settlement of Newtownards. Close by, Stormont Castle is 8 km away, one of 55 within 15 km.
Museum in Newtownards
Inside Newtownards
War Years Remembered is inside Newtownards’ settlement, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Newtownards
For warmth, aim for June to September (17–19°C highs in Newtownards).
War Years Remembered
Museum: world war 2 military history.
In Newtownards, inside the town’s settlement.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Newtownards
- Official site
- waryearsremembered.co.uk
War Years Remembered on the map
Orange marks War Years Remembered, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newtownards’ settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Nearby towns
The 4 towns are led in size by Bangor, with 64,596 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Newtownards
Bangor
Metropolitan Castlereagh
Comber
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where War Years Remembered is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtownards | It’s in town | 29,677 | 10 |
| Bangor | 3.3 km northeast of it | 64,596 | 14 |
| Metropolitan Castlereagh | 4.3 km west of it | 58,763 | 39 |
| Comber | 4.9 km southwest of it | 9,529 | 4 |
Combine it with these
Among the 55 within 15 km are 2 historic houses, 2 historic ships and a castle.
Historic houseStormont Castle8 km away2
Historic shipSS Nomadic13 km away3
CastleCarrickfergus Castle14 km away4Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustMount Stewart8.6 km away5
Abbey or prioryBangor Abbey6.6 km away6
GardenBotanic Gardens15 km away7
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast14 km away8
Historic shipHMS Caroline13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to War Years Remembered: questions
Where is War Years Remembered?
War Years Remembered is in Newtownards, Ards and North Down, inside the town’s settlement.
What is War Years Remembered?
Museum: world war 2 military history.
When is the best time to visit War Years Remembered?
June to September are the warmest months in Newtownards, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near War Years Remembered?
Within 15 km: Stormont Castle (8 km), SS Nomadic (13 km), Carrickfergus Castle (14 km) and Mount Stewart (8.6 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 (7)
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickfergus Castle: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Abbey: Andrew Muir from Bangor, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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