Cycling Highlight
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This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Strangford & Lecale AONB
Portaferry ( from Port an Pheire 'landing place of the ferry' ) is a small town in County down, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough.
It hosts its own small Marina, From where the The Ferry service operates daily at 30-minute intervals (7.45 am to 10.45 pm) between the villages of Portaferry and Strangford. The Lough being one of the world's most important marine sites with over 2,000 marine species.
There are fine Georgian buildings in the town square, including a Market House, now used as a community centre.
Portaferry Castle, a 16th century town house ruin sits atop a slop overlooking the Harbour.
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The Marina is a nature reserve of unparalleled beauty, it is a good starting point on which to explore the Lough.
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