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Bangor by the Sea Reviving Bangor: Regeneration, Development, & Cultural Resurgence. Join us for a brighter future! ๐ŸŒŸ The latest information about Bangor, Northern Ireland.

Covering the Queens Parade redevelopment project, town centre investment, leisure, news and much more. (formerly โ€œBangor.euโ€)

๐ŸŒŠ ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐๐€๐๐†๐Ž๐‘! ๐ŸŒŠA heartfelt thank you to everyone who follows and supports BangorByTheSea. Your encouragement, your...
15/11/2025

๐ŸŒŠ ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐๐€๐๐†๐Ž๐‘! ๐ŸŒŠ
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who follows and supports BangorByTheSea. Your encouragement, your comments and your shared love for our city are what keep this page going.

๐Ÿ™๏ธ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐–๐„ ๐’๐“๐€๐๐ƒ ๐…๐Ž๐‘
We are proud to remain Bangor-focused.
We donโ€™t post politics.
We donโ€™t share upsetting โ€œnewsโ€ content.
We donโ€™t fill your feed with stories that have nothing to do with our city.
Our priority is, and will always be, the regeneration, culture and community spirit of Bangor.

โœจ ๐…๐Ž๐‚๐”๐’๐„๐ƒ. ๐๐Ž๐’๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐•๐„. ๐ˆ๐๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐„๐ƒ.
Every story, every image, every feature is chosen because it reflects Bangorโ€™s identity, heritage, creativity and future. When businesses showcase themselves on BangorByTheSea, they can do so with confidence. They never have to worry about being placed alongside political content or posts that misrepresent our city.

๐Ÿ’™ ๐€ ๐๐ˆ๐† ๐“๐‡๐€๐๐Š ๐˜๐Ž๐” to all our followers for trusting us to bring you original, uplifting and carefully curated Bangor content. Your support helps us continue shining a light on the people, places and projects shaping the Bangor of tomorrow.

Hereโ€™s to more stories, more creativity and more regeneration.
Hereโ€™s to Bangor. ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’™

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐†๐จ๐ญ ๐“๐จ ๐Œ๐žIt was 6.45pm, and despite the bitter cold this evening, lower High Street felt gently invitin...
14/11/2025

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐†๐จ๐ญ ๐“๐จ ๐Œ๐ž
It was 6.45pm, and despite the bitter cold this evening, lower High Street felt gently inviting. As I passed the newly opened Ember, a soft golden glow reached out onto the pavement and created a sense of warmth.

Bangor presented itself with a kind of winter sophistication that felt both comforting and beautifully composed.
I had no plans to go out this evening, yet something about the atmosphere gently pulled me into it.

Storm Claudia may be hundreds of miles away but her reach is here. The Long Hole is lit up in golden spray as the sun dr...
14/11/2025

Storm Claudia may be hundreds of miles away but her reach is here. The Long Hole is lit up in golden spray as the sun drops over Bangor.

BOOM STUDIOS @ BALLYHOLME YACHT CLUB๐ŸŒŸ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐„๐๐ƒ ๐๐˜ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐„๐€! ๐ŸŒŸBoom Studios is joining forces with Ballyholme Yacht C...
13/11/2025

BOOM STUDIOS @ BALLYHOLME YACHT CLUB๐ŸŒŸ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐„๐๐ƒ ๐๐˜ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐„๐€! ๐ŸŒŸ
Boom Studios is joining forces with Ballyholme Yacht Club for a vibrant two-day celebration of art, food and festive cheer right on the waterfront.

๐ŸŽจโœจ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ
A curated indoor art fair featuring local makers.
โ€ข Fri 5th Dec: 4pmโ€“8pm
โ€ข Sat 6th Dec: 10amโ€“4pm
The fair is open to everyone, BYC members and the wider public.

๐Ÿน๐ŸŒ™ ๐๐˜๐‚ ๐๐š๐ซ & ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐š๐ญ๐ž
Once the artists pack up, the fun continues!
โ€ข Fri: open to midnight
โ€ข Sat: open to 11pm
The bar and lounge remain open to the public, making this a perfect festive night out.

๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽถ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ, ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž โ€“ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž!

๐Ÿ“ Ballyholme Yacht Club, Seacliff Road, Bangor BT20 5HT

๐ŸŽ„ A brilliant two-day event for families, friends and anyone looking for something seasonal and special by the sea.

โœจโœˆ๏ธ ๐…๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐Œ๐Ž๐ƒ๐„ ๐Ž๐๐„๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ โœˆ๏ธโœจBuckle up Bangorโ€ฆ Flightmode officially takes off today at 12pm, bringing a brand new buzz...
13/11/2025

โœจโœˆ๏ธ ๐…๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐Œ๐Ž๐ƒ๐„ ๐Ž๐๐„๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ โœˆ๏ธโœจ
Buckle up Bangorโ€ฆ Flightmode officially takes off today at 12pm, bringing a brand new buzz to the city centre.

After weeks of graft behind the scenes, the doors are now open and ready for you to drop in, switch off, and discover your new favourite hang-out.

๐‡๐„๐‘๐„โ€™๐’ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“โ€™๐’ ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ž๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐”๐๐–๐€๐˜

๐ŸŽฏ Darts for the brave (and those who think they can aim)
๐ŸŽค Karaoke for every voice, great and questionable
๐ŸŽฑ Pool tables for friendly battles
๐Ÿ“บ Live sport across more than twenty-five screens
๐Ÿ” Great food and cold pints served all day

Itโ€™s the perfect spot for groups, meet-ups, match days or spontaneous nights out.

Forget the โ€œquiet nightโ€ excusesโ€ฆ and get ready to switch to Flightmode
LOCATION: Bingham Mall, Main Street, Bangor

Bangor โ€ฆenjoy the take-off. โœˆ๏ธโœจ

๐ŸŒ™ ๐€ ๐–๐„๐„ ๐๐€๐๐†๐Ž๐‘ ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐˜ ๐ŸŒ™๐€๐๐๐„๐˜ ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐„๐“, ๐€๐‹๐Œ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐€ ๐ƒ๐„๐‚๐€๐ƒ๐„ ๐€๐†๐ŽEvery so often a photo pops up that reminds us just how much our...
12/11/2025

๐ŸŒ™ ๐€ ๐–๐„๐„ ๐๐€๐๐†๐Ž๐‘ ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐˜ ๐ŸŒ™
๐€๐๐๐„๐˜ ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐„๐“, ๐€๐‹๐Œ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐€ ๐ƒ๐„๐‚๐€๐ƒ๐„ ๐€๐†๐Ž
Every so often a photo pops up that reminds us just how much our city centre has changed. This cosy, wee cafรฉ on Abbey Street was buzzing nearly ten years backโ€ฆ and itโ€™s amazing how many places like this have come and gone.

If youโ€™ve any old photos of shops, cafรฉs, bars or businesses from a decade or two ago that arenโ€™t around anymore, feel free to share them below. Letโ€™s build a little gallery of Bangorโ€™s recent past and keep those memories alive. ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ“ธ Add your pics in the comments!

๐ŸŒ™ ๐€ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐’๐“๐”๐…๐… has just announced that it will be closing for the final time on Sa...
11/11/2025

๐ŸŒ™ ๐€ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐’๐“๐”๐…๐… has just announced that it will be closing for the final time on Saturday 22nd November.

For over 30 years, this little Bridge Street shop has been part of Bangorโ€™s cultural fabric โ€ฆfrom band tees and posters to incense, body jewellery, laughs at the counter, and that unmistakable eclectic window display.
For many growing up here, it was one of the first places to discover music, identity, and a bit of independence.

The owner has shared that rising costs and a decrease in footfall have made it impossible to stay open. This is not a closure by choice.

If ๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐’๐“๐”๐…๐… has been part of your Bangor story, the next week is the time to call in, say thank you, and show support before the shutters come down for the last time.

A shop that meant a lot to a lot of people. ๐Ÿ’™

๐ŸŒฟ ๐๐„๐– ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐Ž๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡ ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐„๐“ ๐ŸŒฟItโ€™s lovely to see the corner of Bingham Street and High Street open and welcoming again....
11/11/2025

๐ŸŒฟ ๐๐„๐– ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐Ž๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡ ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐„๐“ ๐ŸŒฟ
Itโ€™s lovely to see the corner of Bingham Street and High Street open and welcoming again. ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐„๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ ๐†๐Ž๐€๐“, well known locally for its calm, quirky vibe, has now opened here, bringing something warm and familiar back into this space.

A very warm Bangor welcome to ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐„๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ ๐†๐Ž๐€๐“ and best wishes for the weeks and months ahead. ๐ŸŒŸ
If youโ€™re passing by, call in and say hello.

๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿถ WELCOME TO CENTRAL AVENUE โ€“ ๐Ÿถ PAWSOME GROOMS HAS ARRIVED! ๐ŸŒŸA warm welcome to Pawsome Grooms, a brand-new dog grooming...
11/11/2025

๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿถ WELCOME TO CENTRAL AVENUE โ€“
๐Ÿถ PAWSOME GROOMS HAS ARRIVED! ๐ŸŒŸ
A warm welcome to Pawsome Grooms, a brand-new dog grooming salon that has recently opened on Central Avenue in Bangor.
The salon is the result of 4ยฝ weeks of hard work and dedication, transforming the space into a bright and inviting spot for our four-legged friends to enjoy a proper pamper. โœจ๐Ÿซง

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Central Avenue, Bangor
๐Ÿพ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ

๐–๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฐ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿถ

๐€ ๐…๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐‘ ๐…๐€๐‚๐„, ๐’๐“๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‹๐Ž๐๐„, ๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐†, ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐๐†.
10/11/2025

๐€ ๐…๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐‘ ๐…๐€๐‚๐„, ๐’๐“๐€๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‹๐Ž๐๐„, ๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐†, ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐๐†.

๐๐€๐๐†๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ.๐ŸŽ ๐’๐“๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐˜๐Ž๐”Do you know a young person aged 15 - 19 who has ideas about what they'd like to see in Bangor?...
09/11/2025

๐๐€๐๐†๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ.๐ŸŽ ๐’๐“๐€๐‘๐“๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐˜๐Ž๐”
Do you know a young person aged 15 - 19 who has ideas about what they'd like to see in Bangor?
Queen's Parade developers Bangor Marine are hosting a youth engagement evening at The Court House on Wednesday 12 November from 6โ€“8pm.
It will be a relaxed, inclusive space for young people to share their hopes for the future of Bangor, from new activities and spaces, to ways the city could feel more vibrant, connected and welcoming.

And of course, thereโ€™ll be some pizza to keep everyone fuelled for the discussion ๐Ÿ•

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with any teens or parents who might be interested!

๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿšค ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ž๐‚๐„๐€๐ ๐‚๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿšค๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐  ๐‰๐จ๐›Thatโ€™s the Ocean Crest, run by local skipper Meharg (photographed this ...
09/11/2025

๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿšค ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ž๐‚๐„๐€๐ ๐‚๐‘๐„๐’๐“๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿšค
๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐  ๐‰๐จ๐›
Thatโ€™s the Ocean Crest, run by local skipper Meharg (photographed this afternoon) ...heโ€™s Bangorโ€™s unofficial โ€œCar Park Attendant for Ships.โ€
Need a lift ashore? Supplies? Fresh crew? A missing mobile charger? Ocean Crest has seen it all.

While the big vessels wait patiently in Belfast Lough, the Ocean Crest is the one keeping everyone moving, a true lifeline between ship and shore.

Itโ€™s one of those small, everyday Bangor stories that says a lot about our maritime city:
Big ships. Skilled local people. A working waterfront with its own character.
And a wee boat doing big work. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ Bangor Bay / Belfast Lough
โ›ด๏ธ Vessels pictured include: Stena Forwarder & Granuaile
๐Ÿšค The hero in red: Ocean Crest

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ!

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