Thanks for a fabulous tour, it was great to meet you and appreciate your passion for the Ards Peninsula. You were also so kind to provide elevenses in such a beautiful location. (at the picnic table at Kearney Irish Sea coastline)

Simon Calder TV Travel Correspondent for the BBC

Simon Calder

very knowledgeable tourguide, showed us stunning parts of the countryside with many botanical and geological explanations, also some history

Marion Kohl

Marion Kohl
Brigid is a mine of information about all things St Brigid and I loved taking part in the St Brigid’s cross workshop.

Green Holiday Cottages

Green Holiday Cottages
Our walking tour of buildings in the oldest part of Downpatrick with Brigid was informative for all of us, regardless of our previous level of knowledge. She kept the rain off and we also benefited from additional speakers in the Cathedral and The Denver Hotel. A fascinating tour.
Nigel Stanley
Nigel Stanley

Brigid took us on a very informative walking tour around Kearney on the Ards Peninsula. We were on a combined tour and picnic arranged by Recharge Workshops.The weather was amazing and the history of Kearney and surrounding areas leading to Quintin Castle was fascinating. Brigid was well prepared and we were all provided with a small device and headphones so that we could hear what was being said at each point of interest. Brigid was happy to answer any questions we had, and also take on board any further information the walkers were able to add. It was a very pleasant 90 minute stroll to suit walkers of all levels. Would definitely recommend. Thank you Brigid, very well delivered. X

Sandra Perrett

Sandra Perrett

Hi Brigid
Thanks so much for the really interesting walks over the last 5 weeks.
Having only lived in Northern Ireland for 2 years now, I thought your walks would give me some valuable insight into the history of this area. Wow – that really is the case.

From the geology of the area to the glaciers and the formation of the drumlins to coastal erosion and nature conservation.
From the ships wrecked off the coast of Cloughey to the visible wreck of the Dunkirk ship off Ballyhenry Island. From the allocation of townlands and the building up of the area since the very early days of the Vikings and Celts. The original wealth of Portaferry with one of the oldest ferries in the world. I could go on and on. Really interesting stuff. Thank you so much,I will definitely recommend these walks to everyone I know.

Kind regards,

Carol Hatfield

Carol Hatfield

Hi Brigid,

Just want to let you know how much I enjoyed yesterdays’ talk and tour. It was great to go back and find out so much about our ancestors in Portaferry.

Cheers

Kaye, Australian lady who is a descendent of an emigrant who left Portaferry in 1852

Kaye

Spent a fantastic day discovering the hidden gems of the Ards Peninsula by coach with Brigid. She is so pleasant and knowledgeable about everything from our Ulster Scots  heritage to Geography and geology of the area and being a local has a unique insight and stories of the locals. A thoroughly worthwhile trip.

Pauline O’Hara

Pauline O’Hara

Just had a great walk with Brigid. Brilliant!

Jay Gwynn

Jay Gwynn

My husband and I recently took Brigid’s tour of Portaferry and even though the weather prevented us from walking around the town, Brigid arranged an ‘armchair’ tour for us with a wonderful history of the town and the historic places in it. I’m from Australia, living in Dublin and my mother happened to be visiting Ireland so she came with us. I’ve also recently found out that my ancestors emigrated from Portaferry back in the 1850’s. Brigid has been helping me trace some of the family tree and has put me in touch with some of them that remained in the area. She is an absolute delight and a font of knowledge about the Ards Peninsula. I would highly recommend any tours she organises. I’ll certainly be back in the summer to do another tour!!!

We’ll see you in the summer ????

Kind regards

Carolyn Speyer

Carolyn Speyer