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Founded In 1881 - The oldest golf club in Ireland.

The sandy shore of Belfast Lough, about an hour before high water Bangor, close to Royal Belfast Golf Club (out of picture to the left).

The path continuing around Craigavad. Care must be taken as the narrow path twists as it moves on towards Cultra.

A cyclist negotiates a narrow stretch of the North Down Coastal Path near Rockport.

Rock armour sea defences, along the shore of Belfast Lough, between Cultra and Craigavad. The North Down coastal path is at top right. See also J4181 : The North Down Coastal Path, Craigavad.

The path continuing around Craigavad. Here the path is old but again man-made as it follows an old promenade that has been constructed above the shoreline. Royal Belfast Golf Club is beyond the wall to the right - the fencing protects... (more)

The path as it leaves Station Road at Craigavad and proceeds between Royal Belfast Golf Course and the shoreline. Four cyclists passed me as I was taking the picture, proceeding in single file towards Bangor.

The North Down Coastal Path near Craigavad. The no-nonsense fencing to the left is not, despite appearances, the perimeter of a p.o.w. camp, merely the boundary of the Royal Belfast Golf Club, the oldest in Ireland and founded in 1881.

A rugged stretch of the North Down coast overlooking Belfast Lough. Known as the Gold Coast because of the large number of expensive houses, with cars to match, which have evolved in this highly desirable area over the decades.

The coastal path at Craigavad. The path at this point follows Station Road as, here at high tide, the shoreline is underwater.