The events hall has been enlarged and adapted to serve as the local museum, and also houses an interesting exhibition on the area’s linen industry. In the Middle Ages, Irish linen was exported to England to be woven. In the 17C the Scots and English ..

The town is dominated by the cathedral (1623, rebuilt in 1708), a fine example of Planter's gothic style. In the cemetery, you can see the tomb of Crommelin.

The site of the castle, to the north of the cathedral, is today a little public park surrounded by the remains of the castle walls. From the parapet, there is a fine view over the meanders of the Lagan.

Dixon Park is famous for the rose trial grounds that contain about 30,000 roses. Belfast Rose Week (mid-July) attracts rose-lovers from all over. Originally the grounds of a private house, the park was presented to Belfast Corporation in 1959 so th..

Malone House was built in the late 1820s and severely damaged by terrorist bombs in 1976. The plain and unpretentious exterior belies the elegant and spacious interior. The T-shaped hall leads to a stone staircase with sculpture niches flanking the t..