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 miles40.2 km
- Dundonald 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Holywood 8.9 miles14.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Ballycrochan Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Ballyholme Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Warren Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Silverbirch Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Broadway Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ballymagee Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Harbour Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bloomfield Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ballygrainey Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Bryansburn Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Rathgael Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Silverstream Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Groomsport
BT19 6BQ, BT19 6JZ, BT19 6AZ, BT19 6LD, BT19 6WN, BT19 6BJ, BT19 6HU, BT19 6SJ, BT19 6PH … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 11 miles17.7 km
- Belfast International Airport 24.2 miles39 km
- Bangor Railway Station, Northern Ireland 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Bangor West Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Groomsport Ad
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Nines, Bangor Marina 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Altahammond House 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 7.7 miles12.5 km
- Strangford Arms Hotel Newtownards 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Dobbins Inn 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Groomsport
- Towerview Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Portavo House Estate 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bangor Marina Marina 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Carnalea House Estate 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Clandeboye Estate 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Woburn House Estate 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Craigavad House Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Orlands Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Castle Dobbs Estate 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Mount Stewart House Estate 8 miles12.8 km
- Red Hall Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Ballywalter Park Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 10.9 miles17.5 km