Cultra (/kʌlˈtrɔː/ kul-TRAW - from Irish Cúl Trá, meaning "back of the strand")^[1][2] is an affluent residential neighbourhood near Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is part of Greater Belfast. It is in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area.

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Cultra Irish: Cúl Trá
Cultra Location within County Down
• Belfast	6 mi (9.7 km)
District	Ards and North Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLYWOOD
Postcode district	BT18
UK Parliament	North Down
NI Assembly	North Down
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°39′N 5°49′W

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Cultra is home to the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, the club is home to Ross Kearney, the double Mirror Class world champion.^[3][4]

• Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
• Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club

• Sir Arthur Kennedy (1809–1883), a British colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, was born in Cultra.
• Desmond Titterington (1928–2002), a racing driver

• Cultra railway station was opened on 1 May 1865. Trains run by Northern Ireland Railways on the Belfast-Bangor railway line serve the station.

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