Hastings Apartments

28/06/2025

The summer holidays are here! 🌞 🏖️🍦

Check out our ultimate summer holidays guide and discover all the exciting things to do to keep your little ones busy over the summer months in Belfast! 👩‍👧‍👦

Get inspiration >> vstbelfast.com/summer-holidays

📍 Commercial Court

23/06/2025

Brill day out!

03/06/2025

Great spot for kids right on our doorstep

30/05/2025

We don't like to brag but.....

🏆 Top-Ranked, World-Famous Courses

These regularly make global top 100 lists:

✅ Royal County Down (Championship Links)
• Location: Newcastle, Co. Down
• Ranked among the world’s top 5 courses. Stunning links under the Mourne Mountains.
• Host to Irish Open, Walker Cup, British Amateur, and more.

✅ Royal Portrush (Dunluce Links)
• Location: Portrush, Co. Antrim
• Only Open Championship venue in Ireland (hosted in 1951 and 2019, next in 2025).
• Dramatic coastal setting, regarded as one of the world’s finest.

✅ Portstewart Golf Club (Strand Course)
• Location: Portstewart, Co. Londonderry
• Undulating dunes, wild Atlantic views, hosted 2017 Irish Open.
• Often overshadowed by Portrush but absolutely world-class.

⸻

🌊 Other Brilliant Links Courses

For links golf lovers beyond the big three:

✅ Ardglass Golf Club
• Location: Ardglass, Co. Down
• Spectacular coastal setting, oldest clubhouse in the world (dating to 1405!).
• Famous for the first few cliffside holes.

✅ Castlerock Golf Club
• Location: Castlerock, Co. Londonderry
• Classic links, near Portstewart, tough and less crowded.

✅ Royal Belfast Golf Club
• Location: Holywood, Co. Down
• Oldest golf club in Ireland (1881), parkland rather than links, historic.

⸻

🌳 Top Inland / Parkland Courses

If you prefer lush inland golf:

✅ Galgorm Castle Golf Club
• Location: Ballymena, Co. Antrim
• Premier parkland, home to the ISPS HANDA World Invitational, great resort facilities.

✅ Malone Golf Club
• Location: Belfast
• Beautiful tree-lined parkland, 27 holes, prestigious.

✅ Belvoir Park Golf Club
• Location: Belfast
• Highly rated mature parkland, just outside the city centre.

✅ Holywood Golf Club
• Location: Holywood, Co. Down
• Rory McIlroy’s home club, parkland with sea views.

⸻

🏌️‍♂️ Hidden Gems

For something under the radar:

✅ Scrabo Golf Club (Newtownards) — hilltop views, quirky and fun.
✅ Cairndhu Golf Club (Larne) — coastal, affordable, with dramatic views.
✅ Kirkistown Castle Golf Club (Portavogie) — hidden links gem on the Ards Peninsula.

27/05/2025

Not long to the 153rd Open! Just an hours drive from Belfast!

06/05/2025

Belfast entries (alleyways) are stunning!

01/05/2025

We love this! 😂

17/03/2025

Beautiful photo

Beautiful HMS Caroline at dusk ✨🛳️

📸 photography_k.fitz

17/03/2025

Don't miss the St Patrick's Day Parade in Belfast tomorrow! ☘️💚

Starting at 1.30pm at Belfast City Hall, the parade will weave its way through the city centre via Chichester Street, Victoria Street, High Street, Castle Place and Donegall Place before returning to City Hall.

Check out what else is going on in the city here >> vstbelfast.com/st-patricks-day-events

31/01/2025

Aren't we a great wee City?! Belfast is one n the top 50 cities in the world!

Belfast

From its history of shipbuilding to its lively pub scene and famous murals, Belfast draws visitors for its culture, heritage and hospitality. At Titanic Belfast, learn how Belfast was once building the world’s biggest ships and had thriving rope-making, linen and to***co industries. The city is known for its live music and festivals – events in 2025 include a traditional music festival and the vibrant arts festival which runs throughout the city. Check what’s on at the Oh Yeah Music Centre or the famous Ulster Hall, where Led Zeppelin first played Stairway to Heaven. Take a Black Taxi tour of the political murals, before hitting the casual dining spaces of The Muddlers Club or Ox, both holding Michelin Stars for their culinary offerings, or the excellent Roam which gives local ingredients and cocktails a creative twist.

Visit now because: The opening of two new whiskey distilleries, Titanic Distillers at Thompson Dock and Pumphouse and McConnell’s Distillery in Crumlin Road Gaol have revived an industry that was previously dormant in the city for 88 years – both offer tours so you can learn more about the fascinating history and heritage of their settings.

The big numbers: Good old Irish charm is strong in Belfast – a huge 61 percent of locals would describe the city as welcoming and friendly, and over half said it’s easy to meet new people.

https://www.timeout.com/belfast/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-in-belfast

https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-cities-in-the-world

This one’s for the Thronies