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  Portstewart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portstewart (Irish: Port na Binne Uaine or Port Stíobhaird) is a town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and had a population of 7,803 people in the 2001 Census.
Portstewart is one of the most integrated towns in Northern Ireland with the religious demographics similar to the population of Northern Ireland as a whole.
Portstewart is the main residence of students from the nearby University of Ulster campus in Coleraine.
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Portstewart dunes are situated on the north coast of Ireland, between the River Bann and the sea where the beach is 2.5 km long.
The successional pathway observed at Portstewart is different from the one recorded at Murlough Bay (Co. Down) or elsewhere in western Europe.
At Portstewart, the nearest seed source is to the south of the River Bann, and this considerable distance means that few wind-dispersed seeds are likely to reach the dunes.
members.lycos.co.uk /WoodyPlantEcology/sanddune/succession.htm   (2020 words)

  
 Golf Vacations Ireland, Courses, Portstewart Golf Club
Portstewart Golf Club located on the scenic Ulster Causeway Coast and although nobody has found any evidence that the Giant ever wielded a mashie the game has deep roots in these parts of Ireland.
Portstewart celebrated its centenary in 1994 and is proud to offer some of the finest golf to be found in Ireland.
The Strand Course is the jewel in Portstewarts crown, set in classic links country amid towering sand dunes with views at every turn of the blue Donegal Hills, the rolling Atlantic and the tranquil estuary of the River Bann.
www.golf-irl.com /courses/portstewart.htm   (94 words)

  
 portstewart golf course
Portstewart was formed in 1894 with golf being played here since the 1880’s.
Situated just a mile to the west of Portstewart town along the coast from Portrush, it has become a must play when in the north of Ireland.
It was fitting that the national amateur championship returned to Portstewart Links in 1992, showing it to be a true championship links of the highest quality.
www.thruthelinks.com /portstewart.htm   (513 words)

  
 Portstewart Golf Course
Portstewart is a difficult, but fair open links course giving magnificent views of the Donegal Hills, the rolling Atlantic, Strand Beach and the River Bann, especially from the 1st and 5th tees.
The opening hole with its elevated tee and dog-leg right to the green, with the sandy strip of the Strand on the right, was always a particularly good opening hole and now it is immediately followed by the seven new holes in all their glory.
Portstewart played host to the Irish Amateur Championship in 1992, held qualifying rounds of ‘Open’ in 1951 and has hosted other events such as the Irish Professional and Irish Amateur Close.
www.golfvacationsuk.com /golf_ireland_portstewart.htm   (243 words)

  
 The Mystery Worshipper: Drive-In Church, Portstewart, Northern Ireland
This is the pit-lane area for the annual North West 200 motorbike races, on the main coast road between the towns of Portrush and Portstewart on the North Antrim coast.
The church: Although the responsibility of organising and conducting the services lay with the members of Portstewart Gospel Hall, it was obvious that the congregation consisted of believers from a number of local or fairly local Gospel Halls.
A lot of young people travel up to Portstewart on a Sunday evening, many of them after church, for an ice cream or coffee, to cruise round the town in their flash cars and/or to "admire" members of the opposite sex.
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 Portstewart - Derry - Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Portstewart in Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, is a popular seaside destination famous for its sunsets.
Indeed, the song Red Sails in the Sunset, covered by the Beatles, was written about Portstewart, which was once associated with the Victorian middle-class who took their holidays here.
The main street is situated al a long sea front promenade, overlooking Portstewart Strand, a long, sandy beach, which is protected by the National Trust.
www.chooseireland.com /derry/portstewart.html   (257 words)

  
 Pioneer Golf, Inc. - Play Golf in Scotland, Ireland, England, & Wales
And while the jewel in the Portstewart crown is undoubtedly the Strand Course, visitors may also choose from the par 64 Old Course and the nine-hole Riverside Course.
And in days when development of new courses can run into millions of pounds, it is to the credit of Portstewart Golf Club that their own staff has largely created the layout at the Strand Course.
Of the many superb holes on the championship links of Portstewart, it is possible that the par 4, 1st and par 3, 6th will linger longest in the memory.
www.pioneergolf.com /portstewart.htm   (437 words)

  
 PGATOUR.com - Portstewart's Strand Course: An Irish Cinderella story
That is until 1981, when Portstewart acquired 60 acres of magnificent neighboring duneland.
Portstewart is not an eager publicity seeker and the members have done little to tout the beautiful beast they have developed.
What is important is that Portstewart's Strand Course is an outstanding experience and if you miss it, you are missing out on a real treat.
www.pgatour.com /story/6443435   (845 words)

  
 Portstewart Golf Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Strand Course, redesigned in 1992, is indisputably the jewel in Portstewarts crown for both quality of game and scenery.
Finally there is the Old Course situated at the eastern end of Portstewart along the rocky shore, where golf was first played as far back as 1889.
Portstewart is definitely a Championship course and has played host to the Irish Amateur Championship in 1992, held qualifying round of 'The Open' in 1951 and has hosted other events such as the Irish Professional and Irish Amateur.
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Founded in 1894 Portstewart Golf Club was always a haven for the golfing purist.
However, the reputation of the Strand Course was further enhanced by the building of new holes in the dunes between the Atlantic Ocean and the River Bann in the late eighties.
Portstewart played host as a qualifying venue in the 1951 British Open and has held all the major amateur national Championships.
www.northandwestcoastlinks.com /golf_club.aspx?name=Portstewart   (178 words)

  
 Portstewart, Co. Derry - 1 2 Travel - Ireland Travel Information Guide
Portstewart in County Derry, has a long history as a holiday destination that started off with Victorian middle-class families and the resort still maintains an old-fashioned air about it.
Just west of the town, and accessible by road or by a cliffside walk, stretches Portstewart Strand, a fabulous, long, sandy beach, protected by the National Trust.
The North West 200, the world's fastest motorcycle road race, is run between Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush.
www.12travel.co.uk /ie/Northern_Ireland/Portstewart.html   (306 words)

  
 Portstewart Golf Club - Portstewart, Co.Derry, Ireland
Of the many superb holes on the championship links of Portstewart, it is possible that the par four 1st and par three 6th will linger longest in the memory.
The par three 6th, though measuring only 140 yards is a superb hole, which, depending on wind requires a shot ranging from three iron to wedge, played to a plateau green.
Certainly one of the great Irish links, Portstewart, along with Castlerock and Royal Portrush, ensures that the northeastern Irish coast is renowned as a haven for golfers.
www.golftravelireland.net /courses/course.asp?courseID=95   (682 words)

  
 Portstewart
This, the original site of golf at Portstewart (dating from 1889) is a traditional links with views of Ireland’s north coast and the town of Portstewart.
Over the years the courses have evolved and been added at Portstewart, taking advantage of the natural high dunes, the river, and the beach that all come together west of town.
The greens at Portstewart are fast, the rough is high and treacherous, and the wind off the ocean can be ferocious.
www.homeatfirst.com /portstew.htm   (957 words)

  
 Portstewart Golf Club - Course Description by Tailor Made Golf Tours, Ireland
Portstewart Golf Club is another world-class links golf course on the north coast of Ireland in the county of LondonDerry.
Portstewart underwent major reconstruction in the early 1990's and hosted the Irish Amateur Close Championship in 1992.
Portstewart is a fine golf links and should definitely not be missed by those travelling north to play Royal Portrush.
www.tailormadegolftours.com /courses/PortstewartGC.html   (369 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Portstewart
Portstewart Find Deals, Read Reviews from Real People.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Portstewart" at HighBeam.
Tee Total: Portstewart have club class in a superb season to date.(Sport)
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 Agherton Parish, Portstewart
Portstewart, a seaside parish on the North coast (present population 13,000+), is part of a 'triangle' linked to its neighbouring resort of Portrush and the busy market town of Coleraine in which is located the Coleraine campus of the University of Ulster.
Always a popular tourist resort Portstewart, continues to see growth both in its indigenous population and in the numbers of holidaymakers who choose to have second-homes here.
The Church is dedicated to St John the Baptist and was consecrated for worship in 1841.
agherton.connor.anglican.org /new_page_1.htm   (638 words)

  
 Portstewart Golf Club - Northern Ireland - Golf breaks, weekends and golf holidays at Portstewart Golf Club - ...
Similar in many ways to Portrush, Portstewart makes good use of the crunchy turf on which is laid with a full 45 holes of golf on offer.
Strand Course - Portstewart - The Strand Course, opened in 1992, is the jewel in Portstewart's crown.
Old Course - Portstewart - The Old Course, situated at the eastern end of Portstewart, begins and ends at the site of the original course, where golf was first played in Portstewart as far back as 1889.
www.golfbreaks.com /golf/ireland/portstewart/default.asp   (417 words)

  
 Luxury Portstewart Accommodation - Strand Guest House
It was built with vision to offer first-rate accommodation in Portstewart with personal supervision.
Portstewart is a superb gateway to the North Antrim Coast making Strand Guest House an excellent choice for
Portstewart town is a 10 minute walk either by road or by the well known cliff path, which has spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean.
www.strandguesthouse.com   (228 words)

  
 Henry, Portstewart
He was appointed Receiver of the Portstewart Tramway Company and he offered to lease the tramway for a period of ten years at an annual rent of £100 per annum.
Portrush was benefiting from the railway and in 1861 and an application was made by the Portstewart Tramway Company Ltd. to construct a tramway from Cromore station to Portstewart; however the landlord opposed this proposal.
Portstewart Urban Council issued sixteen summonses against him, but failed to succeed on any of them, the cause of complaints being utterly groundless, thus demonstrating the misuse such a council would make of further powers.
www.skylineaviation.co.uk /buses/henry2.html   (3028 words)

  
 BBC - WW2 People's War - Peace & Quiet in Portstewart
They were quite a large fishing community in Portstewart in those days, so we had plenty of fish.
Everybody had smugglers trains going down south, and when they were coming back, the old ladies, they had everything stuffed under their dresses or … I remember seeing a photograph taken at Gorragh Wood, which is where the border starts, looking on the offside of the train.
It was an absolutely marvellous place to live, because if you looked out the upstairs sitting room window into the bay, and a wild day with the breakers coming in, it was absolutely marvellous place to be.
www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/86/a5212586.shtml   (461 words)

  
 Golf courses in Northern Ireland - Portstewart Golf Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Portstewart Golf Course is a Links course and is situated on Northern Ireland's magnificent Causeway Coast.
At 5324 yards, Par 64, for 18 holes, it is based on the old back nine of the pre-1992 course and is of a more inland character than the Strand.
The Old Course - situated at the eastern end of Portstewart, begins and ends at the site of the original course, where golf was first played in Portstewart as far back as 1889.
www.leighinmohrhotel.com /htmlsite/portstewart-golf-club.htm   (307 words)

  
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Situated along the noth coast, and not far from its renowned neighbour Royal Portrush, Portstewart is set in land wonderfully suited to the classic links course.
Many now consider the Portstewart links to be equivalent in stature to its better known neighbour.
For many years the boast at Portstewart Golf club has been that it possesses the finest opening hole in the world of golf.
www.golf-tours-ireland.com /pstewdes.htm   (169 words)

  
 PORTSTEWART ESTATE AGENTS - Property and houses for sale or rent in Portstewart and surrounding area.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
PORTSTEWART ESTATE AGENTS - Property and houses for sale or rent in Portstewart and surrounding area.
Let a good number of agents in Portstewart know your needs - our 'one e-mail to all Portstewart Estate Agents' button at the top of the homepage is ideal for this.
Standard lending ratios are usually three times the principal earner's gross income plus one times the second, or two and a half times joint gross income.
www.portstewart-estateagents.co.uk   (1251 words)

  
 Portstewart Information Online - jobs & employment services in and around Portstewart, UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Portstewart, County Londonderry, UK You can use this section of the site to find information about employment agencies and jobs related organisations in Portstewart using the directory.
If you have any news or information related to Portstewart or would like an article to be published in Portstewart Information Online, fill in a simple form or send it to us and we will do the rest.
Portstewart Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Portstewart.
www.britinfo.net /fp-H-COV.htm   (254 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Portstewart: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Portstewart: The flood tide by Hugh Kane (Unknown Binding - 1999)
The story of the Portstewart Convention by Oswald W Scott (Unknown Binding - 1934)
Coleraine, Portrush, Portstewart area plan;: A report to the Steering Committee by Johnson-Marshall and Partners Robert Matthew (Unknown Binding - 1968)
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 Home - keswick at portstewart
We believe that the Word of God is the power, the focus and the guide to all Christian living and therefore we are delighted that you have decided to log on to our website to find out more.
Every year this convention in Portstewart is the gathering place for hundreds of Christians who want to know more about God and how to relate His Word to our confused generation.
Keswick at Portstewart is the oldest daughter convention of the Cumbrian Keswick.
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