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Templepatrick, Co. Antrim

Located near the Belfast International airport, Templepatrick is a popular place to stop en route, coming to or from the airport.

Local attractions include Castle Upton (0044 28 94 433 480), which is a unique double yard which dates back to 1793. Part of the house dates back to 1100 and visitors will enjoy the three acre garden grounds including a small lake and waterfall.

Patterson’s Spade Mill (0044 28 94 433 619) is a historic property, founded in 1919 and is the last working water driven spade mill in Ireland. There are guided tours of spade making process and an exhibition of the history of the mill.

Gardens

2 Old Galgorm Road

Ballymena, Co. Antrim

The gradualist approach has a lot of advantages when taking on a large garden and that is exactly the way the Glynns went about transforming their two and a half acres after they moved into their Victorian home 27 years ago. Each year they se ...

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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

Belfast - St. Georges Street - Saturdays

Every Saturday 9am-4pm

St. Georges Street, Belfast

Contact: Andrew Irvine 00 44 (0) 28 9027 0509

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Tourist Attractions

Somme Heritage Centre

Newtownards, Co. Down

Opened in 1994 as a tourist attraction and educational facility. The Centre examines Ireland's role in the First World War with special reference to local cross community involvement in the three volunteer divisions raised in Ireland: the 10th an ...

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Wedding Venues

Hastings Culloden Estate & Spa

Holywood, Co. Down

Formerly the official palace for the Bishops of Down, the Culloden is romantically set in beautifully maintained gardens and woodland overlooking Belfast Lough and the County Antrim coastline. The building is a fine example of 19th-century Sc ...

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