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?
21. What a picture
Joan Stephens, Kay Watson and Dilys Harkins sketching the local attractions in sunny Bangor, North Down in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill
22. Tucking in
Aine McLernon, Aoife O'Relly and Tara McLernon, from Belfast, enjoying their chips during a trip to Strangford and Portaferry in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill
23. Having a splashing time
Rachel (5) and Zoe Bell (3) out and about in sunny Bangor, North Down in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill
24. At the aquarium
Tara and Adam Boukhima at the Exploris touch tank in Portaferry in 2009 | National World Photo: Diane Magill