Helen's Bay, Crawfordsburn Beach, Stormont Park

The weather truly has been fantastic the past two weeks. Have taken full advantage of it and myself and Smidge have been out and about as much as possible. I'm usually not a fan of the sun; I usually tuck myself away in my bedroom and come out as pasty as ever - but not this time.

There's some lovely spots local to us or just a train journey away. For locality, Stormont Park is great. Really good for a walk, jog, or run if your feeling energetic. There is also a play park for children and picnic areas dotted around Stormont Park. Lots of wildlife about too - if you follow my Instagam - MittensFashion then you'll have had a sneak peak at what I've been upto!

We had a BBQ at Stormont Park and it was a great place to catch some sun in quiet surrounds.

Earlier in the week we went to Helen's Bay and Crawfordsburn Beach. A few stops on the train before the seaside town of Bangor, we got off at Helen's Bay. It's a lovely sand beach with great views and natural spots. We had a BBQ at Helen's Bay before setting off for a walk.

Helen's Bay is great to sunbathe if the weather is good and has a small picnic/BBQ area just past the beach.

There's a path that connects Helen's Bay to Crawfordsburn beach; a few miles walk but it's worth it! Gorgeous scenery and plenty of places to go rockpooling.

Was great to get away out of the city just for a day and was so relaxing! Must visit the beach more often...