Donaghadee 'Port Devine Hope Street' Co Down

We are down at Donaghadee the other day. Donaghadee features as the fictional town of Port Devine in the BBC police drama, 'Hope Street', which first aired in 2021.
Donaghadee is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about 18 miles (29 km) east of Belfast, six miles (10 km) south east of Bangor and 15 miles away from Portpatrick in Scotland. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It had a population of 6,869 people in the 2011 Census. Originally the site of a Gaelic ringfort, the Anglo-Normans built a motte-and-bailey castle on the site after they conquered the area in the late 12th century. In the early 17th century, Hugh Montgomery settled Scottish Protestants there as part of the Plantation of Ulster, and it began to grow into a small town.
Donaghadee was used in the 1759-1826 period by couples going to Portpatrick in Scotland to marry, as there was a daily packet boat. During this period, Portpatrick was known as the "Gretna Green for Ireland".
Donaghadee is known for its lighthouse and harbour. For centuries, it has been a haven for ships, and the harbour has been there from at least the 17th century.
The lifeboat station at Donaghadee harbour, founded in 1910, is one of the most important on the Irish coast. RNLB Sir Samuel Kelly (ON 885) is a noted lifeboat once based in Donaghadee and now on show and preserved at the harbour for her efforts over 50 years ago. On 31 January 1953, the lifeboat rescued 32 survivors in the Irish Sea from the stricken Larne-Stranraer car ferry, MV Princess Victoria.
The Motte or Moat in Donaghadee was originally a motte-and-bailey castle built by the Anglo-Normans in the late 12th century. The folly or castle on top of the motte was built by Daniel Delacherois in the early 19th century. It was used for storing the gunpowder, used for blasting, when the new harbour was being built between 1821 and 1834. Today it is part of a park, giving views across the town and seawards towards the Copeland Islands.
Donaghadee is seen in the films Robot Overlords starring Gillian Anderson, Divorcing Jack, Killing Bono and Mo the Mo Mowlam story, starring Julie Walters.
Donaghadee is mentioned several times in the song Forty Shades of Green, written by Johnny Cash in 1959.

[@ycul21]

I enjoy watching Hope Street and the characters are great.

[@TomMcClean]

Hi YC. Yes it is being run for another series. So it must be reasonably popular. Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills.

[@gailjohnson8315]

Truly love this. Thanks for sharing.

[@TomMcClean]

Hey many thanks for your kind words of encouragement Gail. Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills.

[@hollishaley-o5u]

I love the different colored buildings. It reminds me of rainbow row in Charleston, South Carolina.

[@TomMcClean]

Hey many thanks for that User-v17. Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills of Northern Ireland

[@aidanmcculloch9794]

I absolutely love Hope Street and look forward to future series. Great vid Tom, picturesque village.

[@TomMcClean]

It's like walking about through a film set Aidan! lol Many thanks for the encouragement. We had just dropped in for a wee dander. Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills.

[@shaunmckenna1923]

Hello Tom , that was great the Arts Peninsula is place I have never really explored however now I have watched Hope Street it has my interest . Thanks Tom.

[@TomMcClean]

I thought you might like this since you like the show Shaun!

[@jeanettekennedy7433]

thank you what a lovely video I enjoyed it

[@TomMcClean]

I knew you'd like that Jeanette.

[@ivanfinlay7758]

Great stuff

[@TomMcClean]

Many thanks Ivan. There is so much to see along that whole coastline. I have plenty of other wee videos up too. Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills.

[@chriswardlow9441]

A nice walk round Donaghadee carn't fault it Tom, shame about the gun power store not being open,and yes i think the crane is a relic from the past,there's got to be some great places for a meal I would think scamp and chip's with mushy peas would be the order of the day.LOL.

[@TomMcClean]

Thanks Chris it was just a wee sweep round. I'll maybe go back again and do a more in depth look into the place.

[@phillipbates9587]

Nice explanation