Belfast: Discounts, Things to do

pazza2000

We are off to Belfast next week for a couple of nights (perhaps bad timing in the days leading up to the twelfth). I was wondering if anybody had any advice on things to do, see and discounts available?

We are without the car and limited with tme, so would like to not stray too far from the city centre where we are staying.

Thanks

HeadAboveWater

I would suggest visiting the Titanic. You'll be able to get more info here. It's not far out of the city and buses are available through translink.

Stay away from the bonfires!!!

sweetsounding

You shouldn't really worry being in the city centre on the 12th night i'd suggest staying in that night though -hotel bar and a pack of cards for entertainment lol.

As for things to do, there are some good free walking routes which have popped up around the city (i saw a leaflet for them at central train station, the leaflet has titanic on the outside with a map of the city centre in the middle!)

Tip for the titanic museum is book tickets before you get here as it still seems pretty chocka-bloc at the moment.

You could go to Cultra and visit the folk and transport museum which is a few stops on the train to Bangor.

Take a trip up to the Queen's Quarter and see the university building, Botanic Gardens (with its rose garden, palm and tropical houses) and the Ulter Museum which is a cracking free museum.

The city sightseeing red tour buses are pretty good and hop on hop off which may be useful but they're pricey but they're cheaper if you book them online.

Belfast is pretty pants for deals and vouchers at the moment...and there's never anything for touristy venues!

susancs

sweetsounding wrote: »

You shouldn't really worry .

You could go to Cultra and visit the folk and transport museum which is a few stops on the train to Bangor.

If you get the free 3 month Art Fund card you can get free entry to this attraction. It is fab as had a whole old fashioned village recreated brick by brick and staff are dressed in traditional costumes. You have weaving displays and cat sit beside turf fires. You may have to order ASAP as will take a few days for the card to come. We had one card per person (adult and child) when we went.