Belfast is a brilliant base for a Northern Ireland golf holiday, especially if you want strong courses, easy travel and a lively city to come back to after your round. With great restaurants, pubs, music, hotels and sightseeing close together, it works well for a short golf break or as the starting point for a wider Northern Ireland itinerary.

The golf around Belfast gives you plenty of choice. Royal Belfast Golf Club is Ireland’s oldest golf club, established in 1881, and sits at Craigavad on Belfast Lough, giving golfers a historic parkland round close to the city. Malone Golf Club is another excellent option, with 27 holes set across 330 acres of wooded parkland around a 20-acre lake, only a short journey from the centre. Belvoir Park Golf Club adds a classic Harry Colt-designed course, laid out across 163 acres of mature woodland and described by the club as a peaceful inner-city retreat.

Away from the fairways, Belfast has plenty to fill the trip. Titanic Belfast and the Maritime Mile are major visitor highlights, while the city also offers the Cathedral Quarter, St George’s Market, political history tours, waterfront walks and excellent evening atmosphere.

For UK golfers, Belfast is ideal for a tailor-made Northern Ireland golf holiday, either focused on city golf or combined with Royal County Down, Ardglass, Royal Portrush and the Causeway Coast. Hashtag Golf Travel can help plan the right courses, hotels, transfers and route.