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The A2 heading towards Donaghadee.

This used to be a caravan site with a residential section - primarily for the retired. In 2007, after a change of ownership, existing full time residents were encouraged to upgrade to timber framed chalet style homes, causing some... (more)

Much of the shore from Groomsport to beyond Donaghadee is low and rocky. Cove Bay at Groomsport has a small sandy beach composed of fairly sharp sand rather than the smooth variety beloved of builders of sand castles. It is still a place... (more)

A small rockpool on the rocky shore to the east of Groomsport. Sadly, the only item of note in the pool is a discarded face mask - now all too common a sight locally (and presumably around the world too).

Steps at the eastern edge of Cove Bay in Groomsport. The steps look like sandstone blocks and must have taken some effort to put in place.

Well hidden from the main road to Donaghadee, this site, by the shore, has excellent views as far as the Mull of Kintyre.

Groomsport has a small though pleasant sandy beach. Up until a few years ago this was bordered by a caravan site that brought tourists (or, more accurately, residents of the Shankill Road in Belfast) to the village for the summer months.... (more)

See J5082 : The "Needles" at Bangor.. The “Needles”, with her cargo of stone, has made fast to the jack-up rig. The rig was located to the east of Groomsport.

Lots of development going on alongside the A2 in this area near Groomsport.