Cultra is a residential suburban area adjacent to Holywood

Holywood

Holywood is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby. The town hosts an annual jazz and blues festival.-Name:...

, County Down

County Down

-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

, part of Greater Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

. It is also the name of an electoral ward of North Down Borough Council

North Down Borough Council

North Down Borough Council is a Local Council in County Down in Northern Ireland with an overall population of around 80,000. Its main town is Bangor, 20 km east of Belfast with a population of approximately 55,000. The Council is headquartered in Bangor. Its secondary centre is the former Urban...

. It is comfortably one of Northern Ireland's most affluent areas (hence the "Gold Coast" nickname for the district). Benefiting from attractive sea views and tree-lined avenues, house prices here are upwards of £5 million. It has relatively easy road and rail

Cultra railway station

Cultra railway station is located in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It serves the Cultra residential area and the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum....

 transport links to central Belfast.

Places of interest

• Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
  Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
  The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland, about east of the city of Belfast. It comprises two separate museums, the Folk Museum and the Transport Museum...
  
  
• Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
  Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
  Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club is located in Cultra, County Down, Northern Ireland on the south shore of Belfast Lough-History:The club is one of the clubs on the lough that form part of the Belfast Lough Yachting Conference...
  
  
• Culloden Hotel
• Cultra Inn
• Royal Belfast Golf Club

People

• Arthur Kennedy (1809–1883), a British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   colonial administrator who served as governor
  Governor
  A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
  
   of a number of British colonies, was born in Cultra.

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland