taking the Strangford Lough ferry from Strangord to Portaferry in County Down, N. Ireland, UK
Channel: John Edwards
Date: 2023-06-22

This shows taking a ferry in the U.K. Specifically, it shows us taking the Strangford Lough ferry from Strangford to Portaferry in County Down, N. Ireland, UK on 5/20/23. Not surprisingly, this ferry crosses the Strangford Lough and this shows the entire thing, so however long this video is is how long it took one particular crossing. The ferry operates at the narrowest point of Strangford Lough aptly named "the Narrows" which is a bit inland from the mouth of the lough. In N. Ireland, they spell what the Scottish would spell as loch as "lough" although its pronounced the same way as the Scots do, or very similarly. This Lough is actually the largest inlet in the British Isles and is an outstanding habitat for marine life and has several Marine research facilities located on it. The distance the ferry covers is about 1500 meters or 1 mile and the ferry operates at 30 minutes intervals for most of the day. In a year, the ferry usually carries about 500,000 passengers. A one way ticket for normal car is £5.80, motorcycles are £3.50 and larger vehicles more. Taking the ferry to Portaferry puts one on the Ard Peninsula and because of the ferry crossing required to get to the mainland, housing prices in Portaferry are lower than in Strangford according to our guide.