Botanic Ave Belfast BT9 5AB Come face to face with dinosaurs, meet an Egyptian Mummy and see modern masterpieces with a visit to the Ulster Museum. As Northern Ireland’s treasure house of the past and present, the museum is home to a rich collection of art, history and natural sciences and free to all visitors. From Ireland to the South [...]
114 Malone Avenue Belfast, BT9 6ES Tel: +44(0)28 9024 7797 Great company which organises tours in and around Belfast and beyond. If you book a tour with them, they will collect you from any Belfast hotel and can even organise airport transfers for you as well. Their tours are very well priced and include tours of landmarks, historical buildings, political [...]
Tel: +44(0)28 9268 3665 Smashing tour around Belfast’s many historic and colourful pubs. Enjoy a few drinks while soaking up the charm an banter from the locals. Judy Crawford’s company will be only too happy to organise such tours during your visit to Belfast. See the website below for more information. Further Information… Telephone: +44 (0)28 9268 3665 Official Website: [...]
Queen’s Quay Belfast BT3 9QQ . Tel: +44 (0)28 9076 6000 The Odyssey is Northern Ireland’s Landmark Millennium Project and is one of the main entertainment venues in Belfast. The world class arena is home to the Belfast Giants ice hockey team and also used for concerts and shows. W5 is Ireland´s award winning interactive discovery centre and is within [...]
Donegall Square , Belfast Plans for the City Hall began in 1888 when Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria. This was in recognition of Belfast’s rapid expansion and thriving linen, rope-making, shipbuilding and engineering industries. During this period Belfast briefly overtook Dublin as the most populous city on the island of Ireland. Construction began in 1898 under the [...]
Queen’s Square , Belfast The clock tower is built on marshy, reclaimed land, the top of the tower leans four feet off the perpendicular and is known colloquially as Belfast’s “Leaning Tower of Pisa”. The Albert Clock is visible from High Street, and situated nearby Queen’s Square and Custom’s House Square two attractive, modern public spaces with trees, fountains and [...]
High Street , Belfast BT2 7BA – Tel: +44 (0)28 9023 1275 The site of St. George’s Church marks the very beginning of Belfast. It is the place where settlement began and which gave the city its name. There are records of a chapel at Beal Feirste (Irish for “the sandy ford at the mouth of the Farset”) going back [...]
12-20 East Bridge Street Belfast BT1 3NQ St George’s Market is a superb Victorian covered market, near the river Lagan and the Waterfront Hall. There has been a friday market on the site since 1604, and the present building was built from 1890 to 1896, and is now one of Belfast’s oldest attractions. In 1997, this fabulous listed building underwent [...]
Belfast BT4 3XX Designed by Sir Arnold Thornley in the Greek classical style and fronted in Portland stone. It was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) on 16 November 1932. The grounds are open to the public and is a popular destination for walkers and joggers. There is also a playground and picnic facilities Further Information… [...]
University Road Belfast BT7 1NN Tel: +44 (0) 28 90245133 Queen’s University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university’s official title, per its charter, is “Queen’s University of Belfast”. It is often referred to simply as “Queen’s”, or by the abbreviation “QUB”. It is one of two universities in Northern Ireland, the other being the University of [...]
