Groomsport
Ward in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.665, -5.61 |
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| Dialling code: | 02891 (Bangor) |
The ward centred on Groomsport sits on the southern shore of Belfast Lough within the borough of Ards and North Down in Northern Ireland. It includes a small Victorian harbour and shoreline with views across to County Antrim and is a short drive from the larger town of Bangor.
Originally a fishing village, the area now combines a tight-knit local community with a lively leisure-boating scene, a handful of cafés and pubs, and many residents who commute to nearby towns or Belfast. The ward keeps a peaceful seaside character - historic cottages and harbour structures sit alongside modern homes - and local life often centres on the harbour, watersports and small-scale tourism.
Postcode districts covering Groomsport
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 25 miles
- Dundonald 9.1 miles
- Holywood 8.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ballycrochan Ward 1 mile
- Ballyholme Ward 1.3 miles
- Warren Ward 1.6 miles
- Silverbirch Ward 1.6 miles
- Broadway Ward 1.7 miles
- Ballymagee Ward 1.8 miles
- Harbour Ward 2.2 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 2.4 miles
- Ballygrainey Ward 2.8 miles
- Bryansburn Ward 3 miles
- Rathgael Ward 3.2 miles
- Silverstream Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Groomsport
BT19 6JX, BT19 6JQ, BT19 6BA, BT19 6HU, BT19 6HG, BT19 6AY, BT19 6JF, BT19 6LN, BT19 6SL … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 11 miles
- Belfast International Airport 24.2 miles
- Bangor Railway Station, Northern Ireland 2.6 miles
- Bangor West Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Groomsport Ad
- The Nines, Bangor Marina 2.3 miles
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 4.8 miles
- Altahammond House 4 7.2 miles
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 7.7 miles
- Strangford Arms Hotel Newtownards 3 6.3 miles
Schools in Groomsport
- Towerview Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Portavo House Estate 1.2 miles
- Bangor Marina Marina 2.4 miles
- Carnalea House Estate 3.8 miles
- Clandeboye Estate 4.8 miles
- Woburn House Estate 6.1 miles
- Craigavad House Estate 6.4 miles
- Orlands Estate 7.8 miles
- Castle Dobbs Estate 7.9 miles
- Mount Stewart House Estate 8 miles
- Red Hall Estate 9.9 miles
- Ballywalter Park Estate 10.4 miles
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 10.9 miles