Cultra ( - ) is an affluent residential neighbourhood near

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. It is part of Greater

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. It is in the

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area. Cultra is home to the

Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club is in Cultra, County Down, Northern Ireland on the south shore of Belfast Lough Refurbishment In October 2010, a major club refurbishment was started with a total expenditure of £300,000. The objective of this ...

, the club is home to Ross Kearney, the double

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Class world champion.

Places of interest

Ulster Folk and Transport Museum The Ulster Folk Museum and the Ulster Transport Museum are situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland, about east of the city of Belfast. The Folk Museum endeavours to illustrate the way of life and traditions of the people in Northern Ireland, past ...

People

* Sir Arthur Kennedy (1809–1883), a

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colonial administrator who served as

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of a number of British colonies, was born in Cultra.

Transport

Cultra railway station Cultra railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It serves the Cultra residential area and the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. History The Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Rai ...

was opened on 1 May 1865. Trains run by

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on the Belfast-Bangor railway line serve the station.

References

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