Ramble safely from Holywood to Orlock Point along a varied rocky coast, sandy beach and wooded glen, with offshore wildlife. From Holywood’s Esplanade, follow the linear path alongside Belfast Lough, north past the railway arch and Seapark to Cultra. Beyond the Yacht Club the path briefly skirts the road then continues to Crawfordsburn Country Park past Craigavad, where seals haul out on Halftide Rock and the 1904 Fort at Grey Point. After Helen’s Bay beach, steps take you round a headland to Crawfordsburn beach, where walks inland lead to a wildflower meadow, wooded glen with impressive waterfall, Scrabo stone viaduct and a Countryside Centre with café. Take the coastal bridge over the burn and cross Swineley Bay beach to rejoin the trail. Seabirds and wildflowers enliven this rugged coast. Pass Strickland’s Glen, Jenny Watt’s Cave, Wilson’s Point and Pickie Park to Bangor Marina. Follow the footpath past the Long Hole, round Luke’s Point to Ballyholme Beach and the rocky shores and heathland of the National Trust’s Ballymacormick Point. Continue past Groomsport Harbour, following the shore to the Nature Reserve at Orlock Point, with rough walking over coarse grass, gorse and rocks where wildfowl nest.