Great Coastal Railway Journeys Season 2 Episode 13 - Bangor to Belfast

Airdate: 2023-Jun-05

Episode summary:

Michael Portillo is in Bangor, County Down, en route to the Northern Irish capital, Belfast. Admiring the handsome waterfront houses, he recalls the resort's prosperity after the railways arrived and learns how local groups are launching a cultural revival.He learns about the history of Stormont and the Good Friday Agreement, explores the regenerated waterfront on the Maritime Mile, visits the largest coastal inlet in the British Isles, and discovers a scheme to generate power with a tidal kite.

About Great Coastal Railway Journeys series:

Michael Portillo embarks on railway adventures around the coasts of the British Isles.