Cultra Ulster Folk Museum Green Gym

An activity with Cultra Green Gym

Activity date: Friday 7th November 2025

Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 14:30

Activity description

At this Green Gym we maintain some gardens within the rural area of the Ulster Folk Museum in Cultra. You can expect horticultural work surrounding planting heritage vegetables, maintaining the gardens, aligning our work with the time period of the museum, path maintenance, and other conservation activities such as invasive species removal, and species ID and recording! This Green Gym is funded through the Public Health Agency, and is an excellent opportunity to meet like-minded people, get outside and active, learn new skills, and expand your knowledge on horticulture and conservation. We have tasks suited to all abilities, so please get in touch of you have any additional needs or requests.

Meeting place

Most weeks we meet at the rural car park in the museum - this is not the main visitor car park. There are some car parking spaces available, and we meet across the road at the picnic benches. 54°38'52.4"N 5°47'28.9"W If you require transport, email me aideen.nolan@tcv.org.uk, and you can come in the van with me.

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Activity location

Cultra, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum 153 Holywood Rd, Holywood, BT18 0EU

Site description

horticultural heritage allotment site. Tree Nursery and Heritage tree trail

Pick Up Point

Contact

Aideen Nolan

Telephone: 07483050754
Email: aideen.nolan@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/northernireland/conservation-action-teams

Please bring

• packed lunch
• suitable outdoor clothes
• suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

The gardens we work in are in the rural area of the museum, so it is always advised to wear strong, sturdy footwear, and weather appropriate clothing. Mobile phone signal isn't the best in some areas, but the leader always has a radio to contact museum staff if necessary.

Site Facilities

• Baby Changing
• Cafe
• Disabled Access
• Parking
• Picnic Area
• Toilets
• Disabled Toilets
• Nearest Toilets - Museum

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