beaches around north down

Two lovely beaches at Helen's Bay flank Crawfordsburn County Park which has an information centre and is open all year for riding and walks. Grey Point Fort, a restored coastal gun site, was manned in both world wars....

The dunes at Tyrella were probably formed following a fall in sea level after 6,500 BC, allowing blown sand to accumulate above the high water mark. The beach and dune areas came under the control of Down District in the late 1980's. The Council were then charged with the responsibility of providing improved facilities for open air recreation and also of implementing conservation measures to arrest further erosion of the dune area. The aim of the scheme is to conserve the dune and its flor...