IRELAND

An almost landlocked inlet of the Irish Sea, Strangford Lough and Lecale, is an amazing mix of sandy beaches, rocky shoreline, rolling countryside and hundreds of small wooded islands. Strangford and Portaferry keep guard over the Narrows that lead to the lough – 17 miles long and 4 miles wide.  The lough’s old Irish name means ‘lough of the harbours’ – it lives up to it. The Exploris aquarium takes you into the underwater home of the seals, porpoises and otters, while [...]