Exploris
Exploris is a public aquarium situated in Portaferry, Northern Ireland. The facility is the only public aquarium in Northern Ireland and it is located on the shores of the Marine Nature reserve of Strangford Lough, which is an important winter migration destination for many wading and sea birds.Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: info@explorisni.com
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: aquarium in Portaferry, Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Exploris Aquarium”
- Address: The Ropewalk, Portaferry, BT22 1NZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Audley’s Castle and Castle Ward.
Audley’s Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Audley's Castle is a 15th-century castle located 1 mile north-east of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland, on a rocky height overlooking Strangford Lough. Audley’s Castle is situated 1 mile west of Exploris.
Castle Ward
Castle
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Ward is an 18th-century National Trust property located near the village of Strangford, in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the townland of the same name.
Audleystown Court Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Audleystown Court Tomb is a Neolithic dual court tomb located in Ballyculter parish, near the southern shore of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. Audleystown Court Tomb is situated 2 miles west of Exploris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portaferry and Strangford.
Portaferry
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Portaferry is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough.
Strangford
Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strangford is a village historically in County Down in Northern Ireland, now governed as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District. It's on the west bank of the narrow outlet of Strangford Lough, where the tides rip back and forth, hence to the Vikings it was Strangr-fjǫrðr, the strong fjord.
Kilclief
Hamlet
Kilclief is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres. Kilclief is situated 3 miles south of Exploris.
Exploris
- Categories: zoo, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.38171° or 54° 22′ 54″ northLongitude
-5.54909° or 5° 32′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C6P9FJ2+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2609299820OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumWikidata ID
Q5421418
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In Other Languages
“Exploris” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “اكسبلوريس”
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Highlights include Portaferry Castle and Portaferry Methodist Church.
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