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Annual International Guinness Blues on the Bay Festival

Warrenpoint Beach, Warrenpoint, County Down, BT34 2BY
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About

International Guinness® Blues on the Bay Festival

Picturesque Warrenpoint annually plays host to some of the world's leading blues and jazz performers who are heading to the County Down town. 2025 is pencilled in for the much awaited 26th International Guinness® Blues on the Bay Festival.

Check back here soon for more details and in the meantime for festival information visit www.bluesonthebay.com

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluesonthebay/page1:  Previous festival photos here

 

 

 

Facilities

Establishment Features

  • Accommodation nearby

Parking & Transport

  • On site parking

Guide Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
FamilyFree

Please contact the organiser for any further information that's required.

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Map & Directions

Opening Times

Spring Bank Holiday Weekend (21 May 2025 - 27 May 2025)
Monday - SundayOpen

* 2025 dates are provisional and subject to confirmation.

What's Nearby

  1. Warrenpoint Beach is located alongside the Mourne Mountains on the shores of Carlingford…

    0 miles away
  2. Our play farm offers a huge indoor soft play area with four dragon slides and a massive…

    0.94 miles away
  3. Excellent example of a tower-house and bawn built about 1568 at a point where the Newry…

    1.52 miles away
  1. Kilbroney Park features riverside walks and an arboretum. There is a two-mile forest…

    2.33 miles away
  2. This beautiful area has superb views and good walking routes over Carlingford Lough.…

    2.46 miles away
  3. 'Cill Bhronaigh', or Bronagh’s Church (12th century), is located in the graveyard just…

    2.76 miles away
  4. Known locally as the ‘King’s Ring’, this court tomb has a prominent position in the…

    3.06 miles away
  5. Kilnassagart Inscribed Stone, in the south of County Armagh, is regarded as being one of…

    5.57 miles away
  6. "Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea" (Percy French) The popular song has…

    5.58 miles away
  7. South of the County Armagh village of Jonesborough lie the ruins of Moyry Castle, built…

    5.86 miles away
  8. Corliss Fort is one of the best-preserved bivallate raths in County Armagh.

    6.22 miles away
  9. Leisleitrim Fort is a fine example of a multivallate rath ( a rath with several banks and…

    6.22 miles away
  10. Dating from the Iron Age period around 10 BC, the enclosure comprises two roughly…

    6.22 miles away
  11. This monument is an extremely well preserved Neolithic burial site with three chambers. …

    6.23 miles away
  12. Bagenal’s Castle located in historic Newry is a 16th century fortified house and…

    6.24 miles away
  13. This is undoubtedly the most commanding building in Newry and is arguably the most…

    6.37 miles away
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Map & Directions

Road Directions

Situated 8 miles from Newry, County Down.

Public Transport Directions

HOW TO GET THERE (WARRENPOINT, COUNTY DOWN BT34 3HN) By Car: Depart from Belfast on the M1, west bound. At junction 7 turn on to the A1 for Newry. At Newry turn left on to the A2 for Warrenpoint. From Dublin, take the N1 north to Newry, then take the A2 for Warrenpoint. By Rail: Rail services from Dublin and Belfast arrive in Newry, Station Road, telephone 028 3029 3531, and buses leave Warrenpoint from bus depot at the Mall (No.39 service: Newry to Warrenpoint), telephone 028 3026 3531. By Sea: Car and passenger ferries arrive and depart daily from Dublin, Larne and Belfast to the UK mainland. Contact Stena Line, P&O European Ferries or Seacat. www.poirishsea.com. By Air: Dublin Airport is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes from Warrenpoint; Belfast City Airport approximately 1 hour and Belfast International Airport approximately 1 hour 15 mins. By Bus: Bus services from Dublin Central Station, Store Street and Belfast Europa Bus Station, Glengall Street, arrive in Newry and connect for Warrenpoint from the depot at The Mall, telephone 028 3026 3531.

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