Cultra ( - ) is an affluent residential neighbourhood near Holywood,

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. It is part of Greater

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. It is in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area. Cultra is home to the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, the club is home to Ross Kearney, the double

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Class world champion.

Places of interest

* Ulster Folk and Transport Museum * Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club

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. * Desmond Titterington (1928–2002), a racing driver

Transport

* Cultra railway station was opened on 1 May 1865. Trains run by Northern Ireland Railways on the Belfast-Bangor railway line serve the station.

References

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