Ulster Folk and Transport Museums

The museum complex spans 136 acres, featuring reconstructed historic buildings, vintage vehicles, and extensive transportation collections across multiple specialized galleries.

Established in 1967, the institution merged Belfast Corporation's transport collection with a folk museum created to preserve Northern Ireland's rural traditions.

The museum includes Ballycultra, a reconstructed early 20th-century Ulster town with period-accurate shops, houses, and craftspeople demonstrating traditional skills.

The site contains two distinct sections: the Folk Museum focusing on daily life traditions and the Transport Museum showcasing land, sea, and air vehicles.

The transport galleries display the largest railway collection in Ireland, including the Great Southern Railways locomotive No. 800 Maeḋḃ.

Location: Cultra

Inception: 1967

Part of: National Museums Northern Ireland

Address: Cultra, Holywood, BT18 0EU, Northern Ireland BT18 0EU

Website: https://nmni.com/our-museums/Ulster-Folk-Museum/Ulster-Folk-Museum-Were-Ready-For-You/Ulster-Folk-Museum-Were-Ready-For-You.aspx

GPS coordinates: 54.65060,-5.79860

Latest update: May 11, 2025 17:41