Ulster Folk Museum - Holywood - Early 20th Century Life
The Ulster Folk Museum or the Cultra Folk Park is an event location for a visit any day of the week. The site is also known as the Belfast Folk Museum or the Folk and transport Museum. Situated just outside of Belfast - in a small town called Cultra and Holywood - it's a 10 minute drive from Belfast City.
Ulster Folk Museum is one part of two different museums which are both situated in the same place and which are the Ulster Folk Museum and the Ulster Transport Museum ( The Folk Museum is for the aim of illustrating the way of life and traditions of the people of Northern Ireland, both in the past and in the present. This is where our trip was this time and where we got introduced to the way people are and were living.
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum ranks as one of the top attractions in Belfast, Northern Ireland - after being there and touring the place, we could now understand the reason behind that; it really tells a lot about the lives of the Irish people.
Ulster Folk Museum has a variety of old buildings and dwellings which were all located in various parts of Ireland and then were taken and rebuilt once again in this museum grounds in order to illustrate the rural way of life in the early 20th century. One of the aims of this museum is to recreate this whole period and the life of it, so it is not just about the buildings but the museum also managed to complete this period with the farms, cottages, crops, and livestock.
Stepping into Ulster Folk Museum is like entering a whole new city but which is more of a historical one, where people are wearing different clothes and are living their lives in a different kind of way. It is interesting to pass by all these buildings and see those real people who are wearing costumes of the old times and pretending to live back that life while you are still wearing the same clothes and doing the same things.
Walking in the world of this museum will give you the chance to see some of the things and activities that the old people were used to do and which include open hearth cooking, printing, needlework, and traditional Irish crafts demonstrations. Coming to understand how these things are done might not be an easy thing unless you start watching them in real and that is exactly what is offered to you in Ulster Folk Museum.
Knowing more about the life of the Irish people back in the early 20th century is interesting and what doubles this interest is the things which one will get to see while being there and which are related to the unusual relics from Ulster's past, such as the unusual waffle iron from the mid 19th-century, the old 'poteen' distillery from Portmore and the first win axle bicycle ever seen in Ireland.
The feeling of being in a whole new city but traveling back in time is one of the different reasons why lots of people love to visit Ulster Folk Museum, but in addition to these buildings and watching how people used to do some activities, there are also those galleries and exhibitions which are found there, these exhibitions are usually temporary and from those which were held there, there is They Love Music Mightily an exhibition featuring contemporary recordings of Irish traditional music, and Meet the Victorians which was focusing on the aspects of the Victorian life.
Ulster Folk Museum is the holder of Northern Ireland's main film, photographic, television and sound archives, and it also has a large library that contains over 15,000 books and periodicals; these are open to the public but only during the office hours, so you could get the chance to visit them and check what they have to offer back to you from history.
It is really interesting to walk in a museum where you are passing by those wearing costumes from the old times that give you the feeling that you have traveled back to that time - the people, the transportation cars inside, the crafts and the activities are all done as if these people are still living from that old age.
Being in Belfast to visit Ulster Folk Museum should bring you to some of the other attractions in the city and those different things to do there and the places to see ( Going through the long list of places to visit in the capital city of Northern Ireland, you will pass by the famous Cathedral Quarter that is found in the centre of the city ( checking City Hall in Belfast ( going to Belfast Castle ( and reaching St. Anne's Cathedral (
There are lots of things to be done and seen in Belfast and visiting Ulster Folk Museum is one of them, it will bring lots of information to your mind!
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Ulster Transport Museum Cultra Holywood County Down
Step back in time with a visit to the Transport Museum at Cultra, Holywood, County Down. The Railway Collection spans over 150 years of railway history and includes Maedb, the largest steam locomotive, to be built and run, in Ireland. The Road Transport Gallery houses a collection of trolley buses and also includes the Fintona Tram and the Giant’s Causeway Tram. The Car collection includes many popular everyday examples and the “Back to the Future” star, the Delorean which was built at the now closed Dunmurry factory. The Transport Museum is a “must visit” tourist attraction for any visitor to Northern Ireland.
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum With Stena Line
Ulster Folk Museum Co Down Northern Ireland 2018
Explore thatched cottages, farms, schools and shops as you experience life from over 100 years ago.
A museum of international renown, the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum is regarded as being amongst the best of its kind in the world. Set in over 170 acres of rolling landscape overlooking Belfast Lough, visitors can wander through the past and discover how people lived and travelled over the centuries.
Climb on and off majestic steam locomotives or experience the sensation of flight in the Transport Museum, bursting with horse drawn carriages, electric trams, motorbikes, fire-engines and vintage cars. 'Discovery Farm' at the Folk Museum also provides a living history experience portraying daily life on the farms of 100 years ago.
'Discovery Farm' at the Folk Museum provides a living history experience portraying daily life on the farms of 100 years ago. Meet the people who lived on the land, visit the blacksmith in the forge, help feed the hens as they wander around the farmyard, meet the donkeys, pigs and goats, or have a taste of what's cooking in the farmhouse kitchen.
From country cooking to butter making, sheep shearing and spinning to horse grooming, Discovery Farm offers visitors the chance to see and participate in living history at its best.
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Ulster folk and transport museum, Cultra
The Ulster Folk and Transport at Cultra (just outside Belfast) is a great place to spend the day. A full day (from 10am to 6pm) is needed to visit both sites as there is so much to see. At the transport museum you will see steam trains, cars, bicycles (including the penny farthing,carriages and trams. The Ulster folk is a recreation of a town to show how people lived in the early 1900s. You can see inside shops and houses. Dont forget to visit the 'rural' thatch cottages.
Multiple TRAINS Ulster Transport Museum Co Down
I'm down at the wonderful Transport end of the Ulster Folk and Transport museum at Cultra Co Down. the place is full of all sorts of vehicles trains, trams, buses, cars, lorries, etc Here I put the spotight on all things train.
Ulster Transport Museum - Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Ulster Transport Museum in Belfast, Nothern Ireland, is one of the most comprehensive transport collections in Europe. You’ll find majestic locomotives, horse-drawn carriages, vintage motorbikes, and cars (including one of the first DeLoreans to be made at the Dunmurry plant.)
This DeLorean is known as the Endurance car. Members of the Ulster Automobile Club drove it non-stop for three months. They covered 50,000 miles on public roads in Northern Ireland for its American emissions test. The car was driven 24 hours a day, stopping only for petrol and servicing. It has extra spot lights because much of the testing took place at night. The Endurance car came straight from the Dunmurry factory to the museum.
It was the 24th car built by DeLorean and is a permanent memorial to one of the most fascinating stories of Northern Ireland’s troubled past.
Trains At The Ulster Folk & Transport Museum HD
Filmed on the 25th of July 2018 in full HD. This is just a wee video of some trains that I filmed on static display at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum that is located at Cultra, Northern Ireland. The trains are the NIR 103 Falcon, B113 in CIE green livery that was built in 1950 and some other random trains that I also filmed in the video. I will do a longer video next time but this museum is well worth a visit if you are into transport and trains and there is a coffee shop there as well.
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VICTORIAN Ireland at the Ulster folk and Transport Museum
I'm flying round the Belfast in Victorian times gallery exhibition. I'm on a deadline and two it doesn't really float my boat. (I'd rather be looking at motorbikes or wildlife. so there you are. )
It's just to give you an idea about what it there to be seen and to make us appraciate just how far we have come as regards sanitation and good food and warm clothes and indeed life expectancy and the avialability of hospitals and doctors. Inthose days there was no welfare safety net to catch anyone if you fell on hard times!
Cottage Bedroom Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Co Down
Once again another video made at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra Holywood Co Down. This time I'm taking a peek at the sleeping arrangements that people had 100-200 years ago. No bathrooms, no en suite, no oil fired central heating, no electric blanket. They were made of sterner stuff back then? Well maybe, but maybe not, as many people died before they reached 30 in the much tougher living conditions!
Cultra Manor - Part of The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is one of the different museums in Northern Ireland that gives visitors the chance to experience the life in the country town back more than 100 years ago and at the same time experience one of Europe's most comprehensive transport collection (
Like entering into a huge village where there are different things to see and do, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is exactly the same, there are different things for the visitors to see and other museums which are also found inside but ending up being all in the same place, and that is exactly the case with the Cultra Manor which is also located there.
One of the different buildings which are situated in this museum and considered part of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is the Cultra Manor building which is now used for different events and some people even book their wedding at it to make something more royal and different.
Cultra Manor is located in county Down, Northern Ireland, and it was originally built as a large plain house with a central bow and a battlemented parapet, the front of this manor has projected pedimented ends that is joined by balustraded Ionic Parapet; the right hand projecting forth as a porch. Inside the Cultra Manor, there is a long, two-storey service wing which are joined to the main block by a wing.
This manor was owned back in time by Sir Robert Kennedy who retired to it in 1912 after he built it in 1902. The Kennedy's family former home was the Cultra House which had passed out of their ownership in the 1870s. Sir Robert and his wife Lady Kennedy died within few months from one another and left the property for their four daughters. After the World War II, the family found out that the maintenance of the house would cost them a lot of money and thus another smaller neo-Georgian house was built for them in the same grounds.
The manor house and the pleasure gardens were then sold to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in 1961 and a conversion of the building was undertaken by Robert McKinstry in association with Ian Campbell. This led to the transformation of the place from the inside which included re-allocating the main rooms as exhibition areas, the servants' quarters as workshops and library and extending the garage for use as an administration block.
In 2010, there was a huge sum of money spent on Cultra Manor in order to transport it to what we tend to see today and make it more able to accept those events which are held in it and the weddings which people might be looking forward to make at. One of the events which is held in the Cultra Manor is the Limited Edition Afternoon Teas which is something special about the Edwardian ritual of afternoon tea that is held at specific time of the year in April and May, and which bring back the afternoon tea of the old times and let people experience the history of the Kennedy's family.
One of the things making Cultra Manor famous these days is the fact that it is now being used as a wedding and other events' location in Holywood, Belfast, Northern Ireland. One of the things differentiating this manor is that it provide those staying at it with the best views across Belfast Lough. In addition to the view, it give those taking the place for a wedding the chance to enjoy it all day and night and those who want the place for specific events, it gives them the chance to choose between different rooms.
Cultra Manor is becoming a popular wedding venue in Northern Ireland - especially for couples seeking something a little different. Weddings can also use the Folk park itself - along with the manor house for an extra special day.
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is one of the famous attractions that are usually visited in county Down in Northern Ireland and since this Cultra Manor is not much of a place for people to visit, it is still located inside and carries a good amount of history that people could know about while watching it all from the outside (
County Down could attract the visitors with different other locations, we have been to some of them and could list a few: Newcastle ( Banbridge ( Dundrum Castle ( Scrabo Tower in Newtownards ( Mount Stewart and Gardens ( and many other things which will differ according to the area that one will be travelling to and staying at.
If you are searching for a place to make an event at a different place or hoping for a royal kind of wedding then Cultra Manor is the place for you, and for tourists, you should check it as well if you are there.
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County Down Walk | Northern Ireland | Irish Castles | NI
A walk through county Down in Northern Ireland...
Northern Ireland is formed of six different counties which county Down is just one of them, which is located in the northeast of the island of Ireland. County Down is one of the thirty two traditional counties of Ireland and is within the province of Ulster.
There are different things to be done in county Down and there are magical views and scenery to be spotted, and that is definitely one of the different reasons why the people of Belfast consider it their getaway since it is just a short drive away; they can hike, enjoy the calm and beautiful scenery, or just even play golf.
There are different things to be done in county Down - which you could definitely include in this walk - these things include climbing the Mourne Mountains, visiting Tollymore Forest ( enjoying a golf game, roaming Mount Stewart ( visiting the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum ( checking St.Patrick's ( enjoy the beauty of Strangford Lough ( visit Down County Museum ( and enjoy the beauty of nature in general which you will definitely fall in love with when it comes to county Down.
The combination between having a peaceful time, enjoying the nature, visiting some old Irish castles, playing around, and even checking some of the destinations that appeared in the famous movie series Game of Thrones, is considered the perfect combination that would be calling out for visitors and tourists to come and visit county Down with all the beauty that it tends to offer.
Game of thrones is one of the famous movie series that people all around the world are watching, and travelling to Northern Ireland in general will bring a dream true to all the fans because they will get the chance to see some of the locations in which the movie was filmed and even check some of the doors that appeared throughout the episodes. While being in county Down, checking Castle Ward will be one of the things to be done by those fans, which will tend to bring part of county Down to them as well.
County Down is divided into different towns, the largest of them is Bangor which is located on the northeast coast, and there are also three other large towns and cities on its border; Newry lies on the western border with county Armagh, while Lisburn and Belfast lie on the northern border with county Antrim.
County Down contains both, the southernmost point of Northern Ireland (Cranfield Point) and the easternmost point of Ireland (Burr Point). There are different interesting geographical information that one should know about county Down in Northern Ireland, such as the two significant peninsulas that it contains: Ards Peninsula and Lecale Peninsula.
Northern Ireland is known with its beautiful nature and the different greenery which the eyes will get to see and part of this is found in county Down. County Down has several islands off the Down Coast: Mew Island, Light House Island, and the Copeland Islands, all of which lie in the north of the Ards peninsula. Gunn Island lies off the Lecale coast, and this comes in addition to the number of small islands in Strangford Lough.
There are different places of interest to be visited when it comes to county Down in addition to the ones already mentioned. In county Down there is Exploris which is the Northern Ireland aquarium that is located in Portaferry, there is also Scrabo Tower which is located in Newtownards, Saul where St. Patrick said his first eucharist in Ireland, the Old Inn in Crawfordsburn is one of Ireland's oldest hostelries with records dating back to 1614, and lots of other beautiful places that one would not want to miss.
County Down borders county Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east, county Armagh to the west, and county Louth across Carlingford Lough to the southwest, and this could pretty much sum up why county Down is considered one of the most favorite when it comes to tourists - it brings everything for them just like that.
This is all what you will need to know about county Down in Northern Ireland and the top attractions in it, and by now you should know where you want to go during your upcoming visit to Northern Ireland.
You could check more videos on our channel and get different suggestions and ideas about the places to go to, the things never to miss, and the destinations to choose in order to go and have some fun along the way.
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Coventry Transport Museum Promotional Video.
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BUSES Ulster FOLK andTRANSPORT MUSEUM
I'm down at the fabulous Ulster folk and Transport Museum at cultra Holywood. this time I'm on the buses!
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1939 250cc GTP Velocette Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Ooops it was a 1939 250cc Velocette down at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
Velocette is the name given to motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling almost as many hand-built motorcycles during its lifetime, as the mass-produced machines of the giant BSA and Norton concerns. Renowned for the quality of its products, the company was always in the picture in international motorcycle racing, from the mid-1920s through the 1950s, culminating in two World Championship titles (1949–1950 350 cc) and its legendary and still-unbeaten (for single-cylinder, 500 cc machines) 24 hours at over 100 mph (161 km/h) record. Veloce, while small, was a great technical innovator and many of its patented designs are commonplace on motorcycles today, including the positive-stop foot shift and swinging arm rear suspension with hydraulic dampers.
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The black and silver disc is an external flywheel.
As I mentioned in my last post, I had the opportunity to visit one of the best collections of motorcycles in the world when my wife and I were in Birmingham, Alabama. I plan to give a full report on the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum as part of a special article before the holidays.
One of the motorcycles in the collection that was allowed more than it’s allotted 42 seconds was a 1936 Velocette GTP. I would list it among the most badass motorcycles I’ve seen with my own eyeballs. Velocette was an English manufacturer that started in 1904. I’d guess that the Japanese and their inexpensive but excellent motorcycles finally took out the old brand, as they shuttered the doors in 1971. They still hold a record, set 10 years prior, for running a 500cc single at 100 mph average for 24 hours.
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The GTP is a 250cc two-stroke single built from 1930 until 1946. As you can see in the photos, it’s a pretty wicked looking machine. Note the external flywheel and dual exhaust. From 1932, the GTP featured automatic oil injection that was tied to the throttle. This particular year featured a special badge commemorating 3 victories at the Isle of Man – 1926, 1928, and 1929. According to the TT archives, Alec Bennett took the ’26 and ’28 Juniors and Freddie Hicks took the ’29. Both riders were mounted on the factory’s KTT racing machine. Sadly, Hicks died two years later competing on an AJS at the Isle of Man.
TOM HERRON's BIANCHI and MANX NORTON at Ulster Folk and Transport museum
I'm down in the lower gallery at the Ulster Folk and Transport museum. This gallery brings the stories of Flight Sea and Land. here We have a selection of cars and motorbikes that have inspired a generation.
Pickie Park & Bangor Harbour; A Great Family Fun Day Out
Bangor Northern Ireland offers some great attractions and activities for any family seeking seaside fun. Pickie Park is a famous local park along Bangor Harbour. Bangor is in County Down - Northern Ireland, not far from Belfast. On a sunny day - its a great place to go for a walk and ice cream! :-)
Bangor Harbour is the largest marina in Northern Ireland and it opened in 1989 on the southern shore of Belfast Lough. Since that time, this marina has been famously known among the Irish people for providing a berth in the centre of Bangor. If you went to visit Bangor Harbour, you will find yourself having a walk beside lots of yachts that are parking there and this is actually one of the reasons why this marina has been awarded five Anchors by the Yachting Harbour Association. One of the famous things found there is the sculpture of the old man eating a pastie and seated there by the waters, the back of this man is showing an old map of Bangor (
The next fun stop in this video and trip is the Pickie Park which is located in Bangor as well and which was one creation done after the appearance of this marina. Pickie Park is one of the places that families should choose when they are searching for something fun to do and give the kids the chance to play around for a little bit (
There are different things that one could do inside Pickie Park in Bangor - or actually different games and activities that one could enjoy - such as paddling with the swans in the lagoon, playing mini golf, enjoying the water zorbing, or going on a race around the track in the electric carts, there is also the Pickie Puffer and families could enjoy their time sitting in the cafe and having something to drink while leaving the kids playing in the indoor kids area which is completed with an activity table, blackboard play kitchen and a selection of toys and coloring sheets.
One of the unexpected things which you might never be able to consider is the Irish weather upon which the games and the opening hours of the park might differ - it is usually open from 9am to 7:30pm, seven days of the week but this might change according to the weather.
Pickie Park is considered the gateway to Marine Gardens which is a good place for having a nice walk since one will receive panoramic views for Bangor Bay and the hills of Antrim beyond - this is considered the perfect place for those who want to sit down and relax a little bit to give their minds the chance to calm it all down.
Enjoying a walk by Bangor Harbour and getting the kids to enjoy their time in Pickie Park will both bring you to explore the city of Bangor on a closer look. These are not the only things which one could do in Bangor, county Down, but there are still places to visit and attractions to see. Within a walking distance from the marina, you will get the chance to find cafes, restaurants, supermarkets, banks, and everything you might be searching for and you could even come across one of the famous touristic attractions which is Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and Heritage Centre ( (
Bangor is known to be a large town in county Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area, it was even voted back in 2007 by UTV viewers as the most desirable place to live in in Northern Ireland - and we have to agree that a lot of places in Bangor are calming for the mind and the body.
There are some places which people could aim to visit while they are in Bangor to make sure that they have seen the best out of this city. These places will include the Clandeboye Estate, the Ward Park, the Clandeboye Park, Castle Park, Bangor Abbey, Bangor Carnegie Library, Bangor Castle, Somme Heritage Centre, Bangor Market House, Bangor Old Custom House, McKee Clock and Bangor Walled Garden.
We have had a great time in Pickie Park and we also enjoyed the idea of checking Bangor Harbour and walking along it - the kids enjoyed the different attractions which are found inside the park and we loved sitting there in the cafe, walking inside the park and also we enjoyed the ice cream we managed to get ourselves :-) It is really one of the places we would suggest for those searching for a fun thing to do in Bangor during their stay there.
One tip to keep in mind before heading to Pickie Park: always check the weather and make sure that the activities and games there will be all available and that the park will be open during the same known hours, because other than that you might find yourself missing a lot of fun there - it is best to go there during the summer days to enjoy the water activities as well.
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