Helens Bay

Helens Bay was my next location that I visited which is a village on the northern coast of County Down in Northern Ireland. I found this to be a relaxing getaway that was absolutely free as Helens Bay offers a beautiful beach with waves that makes for an amazing walk. 

When I arrived parking was quite easy as there was lots of free spacing available. When I arrived at the entrance to Helens Bay it offered an amazing sight of the sea. I feel that Helens Bay in the summer would be a wonderful place to participate in swimming activities like surfing, paddle boarding or just general swimming. I didn't participate within any of these water activities because it would be absolutely freezing since its near winter but for summer it would be an absolute perfect place to swim. 

Helens Bay also offers a beach which is quite accessible to just about anyone due to the nearby free parking. The beach spreads for miles so it was very easy to get a quiet spot to have a picnic. I packed myself a picnic to have quietly on the beach which I found to be very relaxing. The beach offered lots of room so me and my group decided to play various ball games to pass the time which was an extremely enjoyable experience. Whenever it got dark me and my group decided to light a fire on the beach whilst listening to music which I found to be a great end to the Helens Bay experience. I would highly recommend a night time fire as it just creates an amazing vibe for the entire group.

Helens Bay offers a walking trail which takes about two hours to fully walk which takes you through the coastal nature that Helens Bay has to offer. On the trail I was able to see all sorts of different wildlife and a wide variety of different plants and flowers which I found to be very thrilling. I would recommend taking some water with you as I found myself getting quite dehydrated but besides this I would recommend the walking trail as it was very scenic. 

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