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Audley's Castle, Audleystown Rd, north of Strangford village.
A fortified private house built by the Audley family in the 15th century - one of the many 'tower-houses' in the area. Window seats and latrines still visible.
Open: House: April, September & October, weekends 1-6pm. May to end August, daily (except Thursday), 1-6pm Last tour 5pm. Estate & grounds open all year, dawn till dusk (admission charge for car park only). Admission charge; shop; dogs on leads in grounds only; guide dogs admitted; restaurant; picnics welcome.
Disabled access to the house accessible via six steps; access to formal garden, restaurant and interpretation centre; car park for disabled drivers behind stables, (limited spaces); disabled visitors may be set down at house.
Set in a 700-acre country estate on the shores of Strangford Lough, this unique 18th century mansion has opposing facades in different styles; the west front is Classical, and the east front Gothick. In the stable yard there is a Victorian laundry.
The sunken Parterre Garden was created by the Ward family in the 19th century on the site of an earlier 18th century walled garden. There is a marble statue of Neptune standing in a
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- Landmark