Belfast Excursions
Ulster American Folk Park © IrishFireside
Ulster American Folk Park
The Ulster American Folk Park is an open-air museum that focuses
on the large-scale emigration from Ulster to America in the 18th
and 19th centuries, and is the biggest of its kind in Europe.
Displays illustrate the everyday life of the emigrants through
reconstructed original and replica buildings, a full-size replica
of a sailing ship and daily demonstrations of printing, cooking,
spinning and blacksmithing. There is also a fascinating indoor
museum and a dockside gallery. The park also hosts a number of
events, including popular music festivals such as the Appalachian
and Bluegrass Music Festival.
Address: Mellon Road, Castletown;
Website: www.folkpark.com;
Telephone: (028) 8224 3292;
Opening time: Monday to Friday 10.30am to 3.30pm, closing at 4.30pm in summer. Museum closes at 5pm in summer and 6pm in winter.;
Admission: £4.90 (adults), £2.90 (children). Other concessions available
