AddressNot sure Sometimes for reasons never fully understood, a place can insinuate itself, almost effortlessly, into your favour just by its air of friendliness and goodwill. Such was the case when we visited the cosy little Anchor Lounge, right at the bottom corner of High Street, and commanding a sweeping view of Bangor Bay. This […]
89. The Brownlow Arms
Address1-3 Railway St,Comber,NewtownardsBT23 5HG If you are a drinking man at all from the “top end” of the town of Comber, then you will be either a North Down Houseman or a Brownlow Arms man. It’s a mark of indecisiveness, of character weakness, to be seen regularly in both. The irony is that both are […]
76. Jenny Watt’s
Address : 41 High St,BangorBT20 5BE The ‘Golden Mile’ of Bangor’s pubs must be High Street, and one of the most fascinating of these is Jenny Watt’s, about as fascinating as Jenny Watt herself. Nobody is absolutely sure who she is, and in fact, there is a list of the public’s ideas about her identity […]
93. Balloo House
Address1 Comber Rd,Killinchy,Balloo, Newtownards BT23 6P Picture a homely farmhouse kitchen, with a stone tiled floor, seven-foot high ceiling, 59 large range stove, an Irish pine dresser with a row of china plates, country-style wooden chairs and tongue and groove wooden clad walls. Got it clear in your mind’s eye? Now add a bar along […]