Holiday in Northern Ireland

[AndySlade]

On a two week holiday in Northern Ireland. Flew from Southampton to Belfast City (George Best) Airport.

Picked up a hire car it’s a Seat Arona FR.

Excellent roads and scenery for driving around, roads seem empty compared to Southern England.

It’s an automatic, well both myself and wife have automatics so it seemed sensible Option.

Car is pretty bland and took a lot of searching on internet in order to be able to:
1. How switch off stop-start (it’s bl**dy annoying!)
2. How to switch off lane guidance, nothing worse than steering fighting you when travelling down narrow country lane and it trying constantly trying to correct you.
You have to do this any time you stop the car and re-start.
Does anyone find these features useful?

Why would anyone pay extra for lane guidance? I have been driving 55years and not felt the need for it.

 

[Chrishazle]

With SWMBO in the passenger seat I not only have lane guidance, I have speed limit warnings, proximity alerts and all sorts of other "advice"!!

 

[Blobcat]

Also really dislike lane guidance

If you have time the Spade Museum is a great for a visit.

Patterson's Spade Mill | Northern Ireland

Find out more about Patterson's Spade Mill in County Antrim, the last working water-driven spade mill in daily use in the British Isles.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

 

[AndySlade]

Also really dislike lane guidance

If you have time the Spade Museum is a great for a visit.

Patterson's Spade Mill | Northern Ireland

Find out more about Patterson's Spade Mill in County Antrim, the last working water-driven spade mill in daily use in the British Isles.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Only about 30mins/18 miles from where we are staying in Larne so will give it a visit. Being National Trust members it’s free entry and parking, what’s not to like.

 

[Blobcat]

Only about 30mins/18 miles from where we are staying in Larne so will give it a visit. Being National Trust members it’s free entry and parking, what’s not to like.

The Crumlin Road Goal is also worth a visit, not somewhere I’d normally want to go though…

 

[AndySlade]

Unfortunately Patterson’s Spade mill is not open. Have already been to Titanic exhibition and Crumlin Road Gaol. Both well worth the visit.

The Crumlin Road Goal is also worth a visit, not somewhere I’d normally want to go though…

As weather seems to be holding fine, sunny and warm (excellent for NW200 races), we may try an open topped bus tour of Belfast.

 

[Blobcat]

Unfortunately Patterson’s Spade mill is not open. Have already been to Titanic exhibition and Crumlin Road Gaol. Both well worth the visit.

As weather seems to be holding fine, sunny and warm (excellent for NW200 races), we may try an open topped bus tour of Belfast.

Pity about the spade museum
Little road trip to the devils causeway (also national trust) and Bushmills distillery

Titanic I found very moving - (I was merchant navy for 5 years)
Crum hit hard with the wardrobe

 

[AndySlade]

Well today we went to the Ulster Folk and Ulster Transport Museums. Recommend both. Why is it in the museums I see stuff I remember from my childhood? I must be getting old. Particularly liked the Blacksmiths Forge and Printing Press at the Folk museum. Transport museum had a good mix of trains, buses cars and motorbikes.