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Museums & Galleries: Armagh County Museum, N. Ireland Big Pit National Mining Musem, Wales British Empire Museum, England Ceredigion Museum, Wales Down County Museum, N. Ireland Harbour Museum, Derry, N. Ireland Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, N. Ire. Museum of Welsh Life, Wales National Library of Wales, Wales National Portrait Gallery, Wales North Down Heritage Centre, N. Ireland Old Bushmills Distillery, N. Ireland Palace Stables Heritage Centre, N. Ire. Roman Legionary Museum, Wales Royal Yacht Britannia, Scotland Tower Museum, Derry, N. Ireland Ulster American Folk Park, N. Ireland Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, N. Ire. Ulster History Park, N. Ireland Ulster Museum, N. Ireland Workhouse Museum, Derry, N. Ireland ................................................. _________________________________

County Down attractions: Castle Ward Down Cathedral Down County Museum Dundrum Castle Exploris Aquarium Giant's Ring Grey Abbey Inch Abbey Legananny Dolmen Mount Stewart House & Gardens Nendrum Monastic Site North Down Heritage Centre Ulster Folk & Transport Museum ................................................. _________________________________

North Down Heritage Centre Bangor, Co. Down, BT20 4BT, N. Ireland, UK. Tel. +44 (0) 28 9127 1200

The North Down Heritage Centre is located not far from Belfast in Bangor, on the north coast of County Down.

The heritage centre lies behind Bangor Castle (which is now the Town Hall) in Castle Park, and houses displays and artefacts tracing Bangor's history from early Christian times to the 1950's, when the town became a popular seaside resort. Exhibits include a huge reconstruction of Bangor Abbey, which was founded in the 6th century by St Comgall and was historically significant for 800 years, although nothing remains of the building today. A surviving relic is the 7th century Antiphonary of Bangor - one of the oldest-known ecclesiastical manuscripts - which is displayed in Milan's Ambrosian Library. A facsimile of it can be found in the heritage centre.

Other historical artefacts include an engraved handbell from the 9th century, and the Ballycroghan Bronze Age swords, which date from 500AD. There is an exhibition devoted to the work of Irish songwriter Percy French, with memorabilia such as letters, diaries, photographs and original watercolours on display. The museum houses a range of temporary exhibitions and audiovisual shows, and there is also an observation beehive and a café on the site.

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UK Museums & Galleries in our Museum Gallery section:

Armagh County Museum
Big Pit National Mining Musem
British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
Ceredigion Museum
Down County Museum
Harbour Museum
Lough Neagh Discovery Centre
Museum of Welsh Life
National Library of Wales
National Portrait Gallery
North Down Heritage Centre
Old Bushmills Distillery
Palace Stables Heritage Centre
Roman Legionary Museum
Royal Yacht Britannia
Tower Museum
Ulster American Folk Park
Ulster Folk Transport Museum
Ulster History Park
Ulster Museum
Workhouse Museum

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