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Holywood highlights...
  1. a photograph of a graveyard
    Holywood Priory is an intersting and historic site close to the bustling town of Holywood.
    1. Image of Holywood Maypole dressed with ribbons for the annual May Day dancing event
      Holywood's most well known feature is the town's Maypole, the only surviving in Ireland. Early maps show a Maypole has stood on the site since the 1620s and today is still the focus of the May Day Celebrations and Fair in the town.
      1. a photograph of the motte surrounded by some trees
        Holywood Motte is an Anglo-Norman castle mound, which probably had a ditch round its base and a timber palisade round the summit.
        1. Close up photo of two putting sticks and two golf balls beside putting hole and flag at Seapark
          Seapark Recreation Grounds has one putting green of 18 holes. There is also putting equipment for hire.
        2. Visitors enjoying picnics in the grounds of the Folk Museum
          Refresh the connection at Ulster Folk Museum, a place where traditions and heritage skills are preserved and celebrated to help shape future generations.
          1. 1 Oct 20241 Mar 2025
        3. Vintage double decker bus
          Celebrate the history of invention and innovation through engineering, design, and technology at the Ulster Transport Museum. Check out the famous DeLorean, a Ferguson tractor and the motorbikes of some of Northern Ireland's biggest road racing legends!
          1. 1 Oct 20241 Mar 2025
          2. 1 Oct 20241 Mar 2025
        4. The green
          Founded in 1881, Royal Belfast Golf Club lays claim to the title of the oldest golf course in Ireland. Visitors are assured of a very warm welcome and a wonderful golfing experience.
        5. Golfers on the green with woodland and coast in background
          Set high in the Holywood Hills, County Down we are just seven miles outside Belfast and have breathtaking views of Belfast Lough and the Antrim Coast. Visit the home course of world golf star Rory McIlroy. Get a photo taken with the major trophies.
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