W5 and the failed visit to Tollymore Forest Park

We checked out of the hotel, packed our bags into the car and headed out to the W5 museum before making the drive from Belfast back to Dublin. B immediately took to this place. He raced around the main floor, trying all the hands-on exhibits then we climbed the stairs to the next level where he found kid heaven. While he played at all the stations, even attempting a go at the 3 and under section, his focus stayed mostly on the ball and water play area. In fact, there was an inordinate number of boys playing there... The rest of the museum was equally successful, save for the Titanic exhibit which failed to attract either hubby or B. On the way out of the museum, we HAD to stop at the kid trap: two bouncy castles, one with a ginormous slide. We drove to Tollymore Forest Park, hailed for its beauty and family friendly trails - and stepping stone waterfall. Except that the parking attendant erroneously told us that no, they didn't have a waterfall. Okay, so it's not a tall one but the stepping stones kind of create a waterfall and... Never mind. The point is that we drove off without seeing this place and that's a shame. Instead we stopped off at Newcastle, hoping to find a bite to eat. We strolled along the street on this sunny day and bifurcated to the beach where locals and or / tourists were sunbathing and swimming. Let's keep things in perspective: hubby and I were wearing pants, shirts and jackets and we were NOT warm. B tried to join in but started shivering after a few seconds. Luckily, we found a nice pub where I bet (hypothetically) on a 50-1 horse that WON! Yeah... That's the fish that got away for sure...