Ulster Folk & Transport Museum — Walk a recreated 1900s Ulster village, then meet the DeLorean across the road.
What you'll see — The DeLorean, Open-air 1900s village, Steam trains & trams, Costumed living history.
Getting in — Ticketed. Adult around £12-£12.50, child around £7.45-£7.80, concessions around £9.45-£9.75, under-5s free, family tickets from around £24. Prices vary between the two sites and change seasonally, so check before you go. Each museum is now a separate ticket.
Opening hours — Closed Mondays. Generally open the rest of the week, roughly 10:00-17:00, though days and hours vary by site and season (Saturday hours in particular differ). Check the museum's own page before you go.
How long — allow Half a day per museum; a full day for both.
Food & family — Café and shop at each museum. Yes, ideal for families. Living-history demonstrations and lots of room to roam.
Parking — Free on-site at both museums, with two EV charging points.
Plan your visit
A whole village you can walk into
The Folk Museum is not displays behind glass, it is buildings you step inside. Original Ulster homes, shops and a working farm were taken down and rebuilt here, so you walk a street as it stood over a century ago. Staff in period dress demonstrate old trades and keep fires burning in the cottages. Bring comfortable shoes, the site is large and spread over open countryside, and dress for the weather as much of it is outdoors.
The DeLoreanOpen-air 1900s villageSteam trains & tramsCostumed living historyFree parkingCafé & shop
Worth knowing before you go:
Opening hours are limited or change through the year, and it's closed on Mondays, so check the museum's own page before you set off. Admission isn't always confirmed online, so it's worth a quick check on the price before you go.
Before you set off
What to bring
🧥Layers and a raincoatMuch of it is outdoors, so dress for the day and the weather.
💷A little moneyFor tickets, plus the café and shop on site.
👟Comfy shoesThere's plenty to wander round at your own pace.
📷A curious mindAsk the staff and volunteers — the stories behind the objects are the best part.
Good to know
Everything before you go
Getting in
Ticketed. Adult around £12-£12.50, child around £7.45-£7.80, concessions around £9.45-£9.75, under-5s free, family tickets from around £24. Prices vary between the two sites and change seasonally, so check before you go. Each museum is now a separate ticket.
Opening
Closed Mondays. Generally open the rest of the week, roughly 10:00-17:00, though days and hours vary by site and season (Saturday hours in particular differ). Check the museum's own page before you go.
Tours
Self-guided with a map. Costumed staff and demonstrations on the Folk Museum site.
Age limits
None. All ages welcome and family-friendly.
Food
Café and shop at each museum.
Family-friendly
Yes, ideal for families. Living-history demonstrations and lots of room to roam.
Parking
Free on-site at both museums, with two EV charging points.
Accessibility
Most of the site is accessible; mobility scooters and wheelchairs are bookable in advance. Some historic buildings are inaccessible due to their original design.
Ticketed. Adult around £12-£12.50, child around £7.45-£7.80, concessions around £9.45-£9.75, under-5s free, family tickets from around £24. Prices vary between the two sites and change seasonally, so check before you go. Each museum is now a separate ticket.
When is it open?
Closed Mondays. Generally open the rest of the week, roughly 10:00-17:00, though days and hours vary by site and season (Saturday hours in particular differ). Check the museum's own page before you go.
Is it good for children?
Yes, ideal for families. Living-history demonstrations and lots of room to roam.
Is there parking?
Free on-site at both museums, with two EV charging points.
Is it accessible?
Most of the site is accessible; mobility scooters and wheelchairs are bookable in advance. Some historic buildings are inaccessible due to their original design.
Getting there
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum is at 153 Bangor Rd, Cultra, Holywood, Co. Down, BT18 0EU (Transport Museum: 150 Bangor Rd, BT18 0EY). Free on-site at both museums, with two EV charging points. Tap below for directions.
The Ulster Folk Museum was established by Act of Parliament in 1958 to preserve a way of Ulster life that was fast disappearing, and opened to the public in 1964 at Cultra, three miles east of Belfast. Rather than collect objects alone, it rescued whole buildings, dismantling cottages, shops, schools and churches from across the province and rebuilding them on site to form a living rural and town landscape of around 1900.
The Transport Museum grew alongside it to record how the region travelled by road, rail and sea, and the two long operated together as the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum under National Museums NI. Its prize exhibit, the DeLorean DMC-12, was built in Dunmurry, Belfast in the early 1980s before the car's screen fame. Today the two museums are run as separate sites on opposite sides of the Bangor Road.