Part of the Great Wars Trail and Columban Way Heritage Trail A heritage trail between Comber and Bangor covering 20 miles (32 km).

A trail to experience the area’s rich and diverse history, Bronze Age relics, monastic settlements, Viking attacks, industrial heritage and military influences in both the First and Second World Wars, are just some points of interest you will discover along the way.

Whitespots has a fascinating industrial heritage and a walk here gives an insight into the lead mining which took place here from the late 18th century until the 1910s. In the mid 19th century, around 40% of the total lead produced in Ireland was from the Whitespots mines.

Today, the remains of the mine shafts and buildings are protected industrial heritage remains. The...