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?
9. Admiring the view
Grainne and Shona Dempsey (6), from Magherafelt, at W5, Belfast, in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill
10. Sisters
Sisters Michelle and Paula Agnew, from Ballymena, at the Tall Ships festival in Belfast in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill
11. Enjoying the ride
The Delaney family from Castlewellan having a blast in Newcastle, Co Down in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill
12. Time travellers
Chris and Karen Kinney with their children Lewis (2) and Leah (5), checking out the steam trains at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill