Lisburn is the third largest city in Northern Ireland, a stone's throw from Belfast, it is the birth-place of Ireland's linen industry (established in 1668). A museum in the Lisburn Linen Centre in the old Market House in the city square offers a chance to learn more. Lisburn is surrounded by rural countryside, lovely for self catering Lisburn and is close to the historic villages of Hillsborough, Moira and Dromore. Golfers will enjoy the Lisburn Golf Club and runners will enjoy the annual Lisburn Half Marathon.