Millisle is a village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Donaghadee. Millisle is situated in the townlands of Ballymacruise and Ballycopeland, the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It is a popular coastal town with a load of beaches and caravan sites, and a windmill.
Ballycopeland Windmill, Millisle, Northern Ireland.
Best Places to See:
– Millisle Church of Ireland
– Adams Park, home of Abbey Villa FC
– Ballycopeland Windmill and Visitor’s Centre
– Millisle Lagoon and Beach Park
– Millisle Beach
– St. Patrick’s Church
– Millisle Presbyterian Church
– Northern Ireland Prison Service College
– The First and Last Pub (allegedly visited by King William III)
– Millisle Borstal (former young offender’s home)
– Millisle Orange hall
– Unfinished Airfield
– Woburn Road Farm
– Eden Pottery Centre
Population: 2, 300
Places to Stay:
– Millisle Caravan Park
– Pinecroft Country House
– Seaspray
– Ballywhiskin Caravan Park
Our Favourite Pub: The First and Last
Our Favourite Restaurant: McClements Fish and Chips
Our Favourite Cafe: Eden Pottery
Our Millisle Secrets:
– Many Jewish people from Eastern Europe were looked after in Millisle at a farm on the Woburn Road, owned by the Magill family, which took refugees from May 1938 until its closure in 1948.
– Millisle is one of few villages that doesn’t have any political wall murals relating to the ongoing troubles in Northern Ireland.
Transport:
– Millisle bus services are operated by Translink and connect to larger settlements nearby such as Bangor, Newtownards and Belfast (7, 7B, 9, 9B, 10A, 10B, 10C all stop on Millisle Main Street, some stop on Woburn Road).
Famous People from Millisle:
– Amy Carmichael, a Christian missionary
– William Kelly, a Writer and Scholar
