North Belfast Tourism
Introduction to North Belfast
Welcome to North Belfast, where the spectacular views from high up on Cavehill reveal an area famous for its beguiling contrasts. Discover the beauty of wild mountain parklands and a fairytale castle, before exploring our history and heritage as part of a walking or taxi tour. From the atmospheric Cathedral Quarter to a fun filled family day at Belfast Zoo, North Belfast has something for everyone. Take a peek at what we have to offer by following this link to our promotional DVD . We look forward to seeing you soon.
Click on any image below to download a tourist information guide.
Tourist Information Points
Belfast Welcome Centre
Make the Belfast Welcome Centre your first stop on coming to Belfast or contact us for information in advance of your stay. Located in the city centre the welcome centre offers information on accommodation, visitor attractions, tours, events and transport within Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Belfast Welcome Centre
47 Donegall Place
Belfast
BT1 5AD
Tel: +44 (28) 90 246 609
www.gotobelfast.com
Belfast Castle
The Cave Hill Visitors Centre is now open free of charge to all. It is sited on the second floor of Belfast Castle and can be visited at any time between 9:00am and 10:00pm Monday to Saturday, and 9:00am to 5:30pm Sunday.
Belfast Castle
Antrim Road
Belfast
BT15 5GR
Tel: ++44 (0)28 90 776 925
www.belfastcastle.co.uk/VisitorsCentre.asp
Public Transport
North Belfast has an extensive bus transport system (Metro) managed by Translink. Any bus number 1 will transport you along the Antrim Road where you can alight to view such attractions as Belfast Castle, Cavehill and Belfast Zoo.
For just £2.70* you can travel after 10 a.m. (available Monday - Saturday or all day Sunday) or for £3.50 you can travel anywhere on Metro all day (available Monday - Saturday).
* Fares available for purchase from 10am - 3pm Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday
You can buy your Metro Day Ticket from the driver on the bus, at the Metro Kiosk, Donegall Square West or the Belfast Welcome Centre, Donegall Place.
For information on how to see Belfast by Bus, click here
Belfast iTours
http://www.gotobelfast.com/what_to_do/tours__excursions/belfast_itours.aspx
Belfast Itours is a new and exciting way to experience the history, culture, and hustle and bustle of our changing city. Simply browse, download to your mobile device, or when you’re here, hire an MP4 or buy a preloaded micro SD card from the Belfast Welcome Centre (or one of our local pick up points) and get touring. It’s as easy as that. These tours will help you explore both the key attractions and the lesser-spotted Belfast, taking you off the beaten track, accompanying you to the hidden jewels in Belfast’s crown.
Belfast iTours will take you on a journey through the pulsating, buzzing city of today and into our community areas, many of which are now re-emerging as thriving communities. You will get a feel for the city, its communities and their history and stories. For this project Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau have worked in partnership with the Belfast Area Partnerships, for North, South, East, Greater Shankill and with Failte Feirste Thiar in West Belfast, each of whom have selected the attractions, the sites and how they want to present their areas. There are 9 tours to choose from and each tour has an introduction by Patrick Kielty. These introductions are also available in French, Spanish, German and Italian.
How to access Belfast tours
You can download the MP4 files from the website and simply copy them to your MP4 player, or mobile device. Watch out we will be coming to the Apple iTunes Store shortly. Alternatively you can call into the Belfast Welcome Centre or any of our pick-up points (listed below) to hire a MP4 player with your choice of tour downloaded. Daily hire is £9.00 and includes a set of earphones. To hire one of our MP4 players you will need photo ID and a £25 deposit or a £30 credit card preauthorisation. We can also sell you a micro SD card of all the tours for £10.00. The terms of hire are 24 hours with the device being dropped back at the pick-up point from which the device was hired (or at the Belfast Welcome Centre by arrangement). Devices must to be returned by 11am the following morning.
Pick-up Points
Belfast Welcome Centre
47 Donegall Place
Tel: 028 9024 6609
Pick-up Points operational from 22 September
Park Avenue Hotel
158 Holywood Road
Tel: 028 9065 6520
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich
216 Falls Road
Tel: 028 9096 4180
Shankill Local Information and Craft Centre
331 Shankill Road
Tel: 028 9031 1455
Crescent Arts Centre
2-4 University Road
Tel: 028 9024 2338
Queen’s Welcome Centre
(Micro SD Cards on sale only)
University Road
Tel: 028 9097 5252
Partnership
This project has been a partnership approach - between several agencies, Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau and the four Belfast Area Partnerships; South Belfast, North Belfast, Greater Shankill, East Belfast and with Fáilte Feirste Thiar for West Belfast.
Funders
The Project has been part funded by the International Fund for Ireland through financial assistance administered by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board through its Tourism Development Scheme. Financial assistance has also been provided by each of the Belfast Area Partnerships, Fáilte Feirste Thiar and Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau.
Disclaimer
This project has been developed in association with the communities in Belfast and the Belfast Area Partnerships and Fáilte Feirste Thiar. The content does not necessarily represent the views, political or otherwise, of any of the funding partners and BVCB. BVCB cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in Belfast iTours and supporting material and accept no responsibility for any error or misrepresentation. All liability, disappointment, negligence or other damage caused by the reliance on this guide.
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