The A2 is the road that does its best to hug the 185 miles of ragged Northern Ireland coastline. As a result it crosses every major Nothern Irish River the Bann, Lagan amd Foyle, it also is one of, if not the, most scenic routes in Northern Ireland. It offers views of Scotland, the Isle of Man along its course. It also is a geologists dream overing many points of interest along its route.

It skirts the coast of three counties Londonderry, Antrim and Down. In this third part of our journey we follow the road from Belfast through one of its commuter belts to Bangor, down the arm of the Ards Penisula, cross the mouth of Stangford Lough heading down towards and around the moutanins of Mourne to one of Northern Ireland's newest cities Newry.

Dundrum Bay is the location where the Isambard Kingdon Brunel's SS Great Britain ran aground and was beacjed for 9 months in 1846.

Contiune the Journey

Part 1 Londonderry

Part 2 Antrim