Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Ulster Folk and Transport Museu, Cultra, 153 Bangor Rd, Holywood BT18 0EU, UK

The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is situated in Cultra, Northern Ireland, about 11 kilometres east of the city of Belfast. It comprises two separate museums, the Folk Museum and the Transport Museum.

We will be open on all other days of the festive holidays so you can enjoy a great day out with family and friends.

Experience what life was like in Northern Ireland over 100 years ago, and explore one of the most comprehensive transport collections in Europe. 

Wander through the beautiful parkland of the Folk Museum, where you will encounter costumed locals, demonstrating traditional crafts in cottages, farm dwellings, schools, and shops.

You’ll find majestic locomotives, horse-drawn carriages, vintage motorbikes, and cars at the Transport Museum, along with exhibits of historical materials including photographs of the Titanic.

The Folk Museum tells the story of life in early 20th century Ulster.  A bygone era is recreated in a rural landscape of farms, cottages, traditional crops and local breeds of livestock.  The Transport Museum creatively displays one of Europe’s largest and most comprehensive transport collections in our permanent galleries.  From horse-drawn carriages to Irish built motor cars and from the mighty steam locomotives that graced our railways to the history of ship and aircraft building, the permanent galleries are well worth a visit.

Folk Museum car park

After passing a Security Kiosk, entrance to the main car park is up a steep hill.

Car parking is a surface, open air car park with 80 spaces. There are 15 blue badge designated parking spaces within this carpark. Theseare allocated on a first come first served basis and cannot be pre-booked.

The nearest designated bay is 20 metres from the entrance.

The route from the car park to the entrance is on a flat surface and accessible to a wheelchair user.

When the main car park is full, visitors are directed to park along the road within the Museum or at the entrance overflow carpark. Blue badge holders should make themselves known and Security will direct to available designated spaces or arrange drop off facilities. 

Visitors are welcome to drive from one car park to another to facilitate access to both Museums.

Getting around the museums

Transport Museum

• The main entrance is flat, there are automatic doors with a push pad function to open
• Assistance dogs are welcome
• Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available to borrow and should be pre-booked in advance by calling  
  T: +44 (0) 28 9042 8428
• All levels have ramp access and are flat surfaces
• There are lifts into two galleries within the Land, Sea and Sky Galleries
• Accessible toilets are available at the main reception, at the Tram Gallery and the Land Sea and Sky Galleries
• Tables and chairs in the café are free standing

Folk Museum

• The main entrance is an outdoor kiosk with flat surface
• Assistance dogs are welcome
• Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available to borrow and should be pre-booked in advance by calling the Visitor Information Centre on T:+44 (0) 28 9042 8428
• The surface is uneven in places with cobble stone streets, pavement kerbs and hills
• Many exhibit buildings are not on the level surface and have a step to enter. Limited ramp access is available at key locations
• There are 2 accessible toilets available in the town area and 2 in the rural area. These are noted on the visitor map
• Tables and chairs in the café are free standing
• The size and layout of this outdoor museum may pose some difficulty for visitors with mobility issues