Property Description
We are delighted to present this detached residence located in a secluded area of Cultra, Cultra Park – one of Northern Ireland s most sought after residential addresses. The property occupies a mature landscaped site extending to c. 0.5 acres and is perfectly located only a few minutes walk from the Cultra shoreline, and pleasant coastal walks. Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club is within 5 minutes walk, and Royal Belfast Golf Club is within 5 minutes drive. Holywood town centre is also within 5 minutes drive and for the commuter, Belfast and Bangor are within 15 minutes. The nearby railway halts at Cultra and Marino also offer a regular rail service. Built by MG Construction in 1995, the house is of elegant proportions with a classical style.
Historic Royal St George Yacht Club Ensign a Reminder of Vexillatious Issues
5th April 2021
The Royal St George Yacht Club in 1846 - its last year as the Royal Kingstown YC - is pictured in the Illustrated London News as flying a somewhat ambiguous ensign
The learned word for the study of flags is vexillology . Had we been told that it shares its roots with vexation , it wouldn t have surprised us at all, living as we do just down the road from a region where the interpretation of flegs n omblums is a deadly serious business.
But in fact, it goes back to the vexillum , the special distinctive banner-flag carried by the Roman legions, which thereby became a clear symbol to all those peace-loving primitive tribes, getting on with their idyllic back-to-nature lives out in the boondocks, that trouble was on the way.
Jude Armstrong Gets Topper Boost For Dinghy Sailing Ambitions
12th December 2020
Jude Armstrong, a member of Upper Thames Sailing Club (UTSC), has received a Topper dinghy to help his training plans
Credit: Alice Armstrong
Talented youth sailor Jude Armstrong (13) is from High Wycombe and has family in Co. Down including grandparents Rob and Betty Armstrong, Afloat s Northern Ireland correspondent. Jude is one of ten youngsters from across the UK who have been handed a huge boost in their ambitions to become top class dinghy sailors thanks to a national programme helping young talent progress in the sport.
The delighted sailors have been awarded exclusive use of their own boat for the next two years through the on-going partnership between the John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST) and RYA OnBoard