Holywood

Holywood is a pleasant town in County Down of Northern Ireland, about 10 minutes from Belfast.

Get in

5 miles north east of Belfast city centre along the A2.

54.615486-5.8712331 George Best Belfast City Airport. just a few minutes drive from Holywood, taxis are readily available (if not exactly cheap).

Buses to Holywood run regularly from Belfast, and there is a regular (every 10 minutes or so) train service.

54.6411-5.83952 Holywood railway station. Belfast–Bangor railway line

Get around

Map of Holywood

Holywood consists of two main streets: High Street running generally west/east, and Church Road running generally north/south.

See

54.6506-5.79861 Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, 153 Bangor Rd, Cultra. (updated Dec 2016)

Do

54.631238-5.8309591 Holywood Golf Club, Nuns Walk, ☏ +44 28 9042 3135. (updated Dec 2016)
54.659955-5.7855782 The Royal Belfast Golf Club - The Oldest Golf Club in Ireland, Station Rd (+44 28 9042 8165). The oldest golf club in Ireland (updated Dec 2016)

Buy

There are a wide variety of shops such as some upmarket clothes shops near the old library, charity shops, sports and activity wear shops and newsagents.

54.6257-5.85911 Holywood Exchange. retail area includes Harvey Norman, Next Home, Decathlon, Wrights Sofaland, Sainsbury's, B&Q s, IKEA (updated Dec 2016)

Eat

There are a number of good cafes and restaurants including

54.639588-5.8375321 Bay Tree, 118 High Street, ☏ +44 28 9042 1419. selling delicious cinnamon scones
54.642153-5.8351962 Loganberry Deli, 18 Shore Rd, ☏ +44 28 9042 7750. modern, close to the maypole has great soups and sandwiches
54.639903-5.8370623 Coffee Yard cafe, 102-104 High St, ☏ +44 28 9042 7210. boosts art but is expensive
54.641482-5.8335694 ^{[dead link]} Panini, 25 Church Rd, ☏ +44 28 9042 7774. is a perennial favourite with locals, serving a wide range of scones, traybakes, breakfasts, coffee and tea.

Drink

The Maypole in the centre of Holywood and Ned's Bar.

54.642045-5.8343081 Ned's bar, 55 High St, ☏ +44 28 9042 2588. is located next to the Maypole in the town centre and is very nice for a pint before heading out for dinner: it keeps English licensing hours so will close between 11 and 12 (unless you manage to get locked in).
54.641202-5.8411152 The Dirty Duck, 3 Kinnegar Rd, ☏ +44 28 9059 6666. It's down by the seafront and is always a popular choice for people looking for live music or a pub quiz. The atmosphere is lively at night and there is a very pleasant beer garden for when the weather allows it. (updated May 2020)

Sleep

54.633793-5.8312661 Rayanne House, 60 Demesne Rd BT18 9EX, ☏ +44 28 9042 5859, info@rayannehouse.com. Quirky B&B, richly decorated. No dogs. B&B double £120. (updated May 2020)

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