{"id":13992,"date":"2017-04-30T17:23:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T16:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=13992"},"modified":"2017-04-30T17:29:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T16:29:33","slug":"find-out-whats-on-this-may-in-ards-and-north-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/04\/find-out-whats-on-this-may-in-ards-and-north-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Find out what’s on this May in Ards and North Down!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday 1 May \u2013 Thursday 4 May <\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Monday 1 May, Merry May Day <\/strong><\/p>\n

Holywood Town Centre <\/strong><\/p>\n

10am – 4pm<\/p>\n

See Holywood transform into the magical wonderland of colourful street theatre and local delights which Merry May Day is known and loved for. Enjoy traditional May Day dancing by local children, a selection of market stalls and lots family fun.<\/p>\n

Info: 028 9127 0069, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

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Monday 1 May, Holywood Historical Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holywood Town Area <\/strong><\/p>\n

10am-12noon<\/p>\n

Tickets: 4, advanced booking required<\/p>\n

Enjoy an informative stroll through Holywood\u2019s colourful history from the establishment of a monastic settlement on the site of the Old Priory Church to the Motte where King John is said to have spent the night.\u00a0 Tour departs on foot from Maypole Bar, High Street, Holywood<\/p>\n

Info:\u00a0 <\/strong>028 9127 0069, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

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Monday 1\u00a0May, Kids \u201cMini-beasts\u201d Nature Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nugent\u2019s Wood in Portaferry\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm – 4pm<\/p>\n

Tickets 2.50 (child), adults free. Advanced booking required<\/p>\n

Join local naturalist \u201cWoody\u201d for a creative exploration of Nugent\u2019s Wood this May Day holiday. All children must be accompanied by an adult.\u00a0 Meet at Portaferry VIC, Castle Street.<\/p>\n

Info: 028 4272 9882, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

Friday 5 \u2013 Thursday 11 May<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May, Family Fun at Cockle Row Cottages<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cockle Row Cottages, Groomsport Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm \u2013 4pm<\/p>\n

Come along to Groomsport for free Family fun every weekend from now until September<\/p>\n

Saturday 6: Children\u2019s Crafts and \u2018Tales of the Wild\u2019 Animal Roadshow<\/p>\n

Sunday 7: Magic Show<\/p>\n

Info:\u00a0 028 9127 0069, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n

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Saturday 6 May, Dawn Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kiltonga Nature Reserve, Newtownards \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

5am – 6.30am<\/p>\n

Free, advanced booking required<\/p>\n

Join bird expert Dot Blakely as the sun comes up, for an early morning master class in how to recognise the song of the Dawn Chorus<\/p>\n

Info: 028 4272 9882, visitardsandnorthdown.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monday 1 May \u2013 Thursday 4 May Monday 1 May, Merry May Day Holywood Town Centre 10am – 4pm See Holywood transform into the magical wonderland of colourful street theatre and local delights which Merry May Day is known and loved for. Enjoy traditional May Day dancing by local children, a selection of market stalls … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13992"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13992"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13997,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13992\/revisions\/13997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}