Ulster Folk Museum
Open-air museum at Cultra near Belfast with traditional buildings from across Ulster rebuilt as a town, farms, mills and cottages.
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Over het museum
The Ulster Folk Museum was created under an act passed in 1958 to preserve a way of rural life that was disappearing as the region industrialised. The museum acquired a site of 136 acres at Cultra, east of Belfast, in 1961, and opened to the public in 1964. Its buildings were collected from across Ireland, taken down and rebuilt on the site.
Visitors walk through four areas called Town, Field, Wood and Hill. The Town has a working forge, a print shop, a post office, a market and court house, a school, churches and a replica pub. Farmhouses, cottier’s houses, mills and a court tomb are spread across the countryside areas, among them the Coalisland Spade Mill with its water wheel. Craft workers show skills such as blacksmithing, basket making, weaving, printing and baking in the daily Meet our Makers programme.
In 1967 the museum joined with the Ulster Transport Museum, whose collection was later moved to Cultra. Both museums are now part of National Museums NI. They share the Cultra estate but are visited separately, and a combined ticket is no longer offered. Several buildings are currently closed for maintenance and conservation.
Hoogtepunten
- Rebuilt town with a working forge, print shop, post office and replica pub
- Farms, cottier’s houses and mills in the Field, Wood and Hill areas
- Coalisland Spade Mill with its water wheel
- Meet our Makers daily craft demonstrations
- Ballintaggart Court Tomb
Vaste collectie
- Ulster Folk Museum open-air collection – Historic buildings from across Ireland rebuilt in the Town, Field, Wood and Hill areas, from a forge and print shop to farmhouses, mills and cottier’s houses.
- Meet our Makers – Daily demonstrations of traditional crafts such as blacksmithing, basket making, weaving, printing and baking, with first-person interpretation.
- Opgericht
- 1964
- Beheerder
- National Museums NI
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 12,50 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | £ 9,75Seniors and students |
| Kinderen & jongeren | £ 7,80gratis t/m 4 jaar · Children under 5 are free. |
| Senioren | £ 9,75 |
| Mensen met een beperking | –begeleider gratis · Visitors with a registered disability and their helper or carer enter free; a carer cannot enter free alone. |
| Studenten | £ 9,75 |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | –Groups of 15 or more receive 10% off admission prices. |
| Gezinnen | £ 26,70Family of 3: £26.70; family of 4: £30.75; family of 5: £36.50 (the page does not state the make-up of each family). |
| Family of 4 | £ 30,75 |
| Family of 5 | £ 36,50 |
Prices are shown without Gift Aid. Members enter free with their membership card or photo ID. A combined ticket with the Ulster Transport Museum is no longer offered, so that museum needs a separate ticket. Pre-booking is recommended but tickets can also be bought on the day.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Most of the site is accessible, but some historic buildings are not. The museum has two mobility scooters (for the grounds only), two electric wheelchairs and two manual wheelchairs, which can be reserved in advance by email. Public toilets are spread across the site and some are adapted. A Changing Places toilet is in the Ballinderry Pound Forge (Blacksmith’s House), and a key is available from Visitor Services. Dogs are allowed outdoors on a short lead but not in exhibit buildings, except assistance dogs.
Kinderen & gezin
| Bezoekduur | ca. 2,5 uur |
|---|---|
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 4 jaar |
| Gezinsticket | £ 26,70 · Family of 3: £26.70; family of 4: £30.75; family of 5: £36.50 (the page does not state the make-up of each family). |
Children under 5 enter free and family tickets are available for three to five people. Picnic benches are available around the site.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Cultra station · 15 min. lopen
Ulsterbus 502a or 502b runs from Laganside Buscentre or Lanyon Place in Belfast to the Ulster Folk Museum/Ulster Transport Museum stop, followed by an uphill walk of about 10 minutes along a signposted accessible route. There is no bus from Grand Central Station. Trains on the Bangor line from Grand Central or Lanyon Place stop at Cultra station, about a 15-minute walk uphill from the museum.
Met de auto
Gratis parkeren
The main visitor car park and an overflow car park at the bottom of the hill are free for all visitors. There are no electric vehicle charging points at the Folk Museum (two at the Ulster Transport Museum) and no bicycle racks.
By car from Belfast city centre, take the A2 towards Bangor and follow the Sydenham By-Pass for 3.7 miles; the museum is on the left just past the Culloden Hotel. The last approach is uphill and steep in parts. Sat nav postcode BT18 0EU.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
- Museumwinkel
- Garderobe: niet aanwezig
- Kluisjes: niet aanwezig
Ballycultra Tearoom is open during museum hours. Picnics are allowed at picnic benches around the site, but open fires and barbecues are not. There is no luggage or personal storage.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
Venue hire is offered through National Museums NI; spaces and capacities are not published on the pages consulted.
Aanvragen & detailsJe bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Most visitors spend 2.5 to 3 hours, and about two more hours if they also visit the Ulster Transport Museum. Guided tours for groups of up to 20 can be requested by email for £120 per group; groups of 15 or more can use the group booking page. A daily Meet our Makers programme of craft demonstrations runs all year, with at least three demonstrations available each day. |
