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Craigavad, Co. Down

This small village is close to the picturesque town of Holywood and is home to Royal Belfast golf club (0044 28 9042 8165).

The club was founded in 1881 and is the oldest club in Ireland which offers charming parkland on the shores of Belfast Lough.

Nearby is the Ulster Folk and Transport museum (0044 28 90 428 428), which is one of the most popular attractions in Northern Ireland.

Gardens

Mount Stewart House & Gardens

Newtownards, Co. Down

Inspired by Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry, Mount Stewart is surely a contender for the most splendid garden in Ireland. The influential Londonderrys were part of the golden circle of their day and, when Edith came to Mount Stewart in 1919, sh ...

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Golf

Royal Belfast Golf Club

Craigavad, Co. Down
Course Type: Parkland

Founded on November 9th 1881, the Royal Belfast Golf Club is the oldest club in Ireland and has a delightful, parkland setting on the shores of Belfast Lough. Its formation proved to be the inspiration for the growth of the game in Ireland. Th ...

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Self Catering

The Colonel's Lodge

Holywood, Co. Down

The Colonel's Lodge is set in the garden of Beech Hill Country House bed and breakfast. It is a converted grain store with a small double bedroom under the rafters in an open gallery upstairs , a small single bedroom dow ...

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What's On

Lisburn Market - County Antrim - Saturdays

Lisburn Market

Every Saturday

Castle Gardens close to the City Centre. Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Contact: Suzanna Lutton. Number:+44 (0)28 9250 94 ...

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Tourist Attractions

Titanic Belfast

Belfast, Co. Antrim

Titanic Belfast extends over nine galleries, with multiple dimensions to the exhibition, drawing together special effects, dark rides, full-scale reconstructions and innovative interactive features to explore the Titanic story in a fresh and insi ...

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Wedding Venues

The Old Inn

Crawfordsburn, Co. Down

The pretty village setting of this famous and hospitable 16th century inn - the oldest in continuous use in all Ireland - belies its convenient location close to Belfast. The hotel overlooks the wooded glen of Crawfordsburn Country Park at the ba ...

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