These nostalgic photos capture the simple pleasures of days out around Northern Ireland during the noughties.
From exploring the beach in Bangor and Newcastle to hands-on science experiments at W5 or stepping into the past at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, they show people enjoying some of Northern Ireland’s top attractions.
This retro photo gallery also features trips to the aquarium at Portaferry, friends enjoying chips with a view beside Strangford Lough, and crowds admiring the spectacle of the Tall Ships Festival in Belfast.
Do these photos bring back any happy memories for you of days out around Northern Ireland? If they’ve left you hungry for more noughties nostalgia, why not check out our photo gallery looking back at primary school life in 2007?
5. Castles in the sand
Hannah Patterson, 3, building sandcastles at the beachin Newcastle, Co Down in 2009, with a little help from her aunt Jennie Taylor | National World Photo: Diane Magill
6. Happy days
Hannah (6) and Alex Russell (3), from Crumlin, at W5 in Belfast in 2009 | Diane Magill
7. Having a ball
Martha and Eoin Brennan (2) having fun in the under-eights play area at W5, Belfast | National World Photo: Diane Magill
8. At the controls
Jamie McQuaid (7) having a great time at W5, Belfast, in 2009 | Diane Magill