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The Best of Belfast

 

Previously Belfast has been more of a city to keep away from, with the "troubles" and the conflict, and there are few cities that I might less fairly explore. And as someone who was born and bred in Northern Ireland, I'd truthfully be fully lost for recommendations if asked what to do in Belfast? "No concept… Saint Anne’s?" At least this was back within the day. When tourism and interest in the city have been always centred on little more than boozers (e.g. George Best), terrorism (‘the troubles’), and a big sinking ship (the Titanic).

 

 

 

Where to Stay in Belfast?

 

There can be various areas to base a keep in Belfast which I will split into the close by train stations in Belfast City which are all discovered on the principle vacationer line between Belfast and Bangor (dubbed the Goldcoast Trainline). Anyway, these stations and area embody:

 

 

Great Victoria Street Station (Europa): For top hotels in Belfast City Centre.

 

Botanic Station: For top hotels in Botanic’s Student space of Belfast.

 

Lanyon Place Station (formerly Belfast Central: For hotels on Belfast Lagan Riverside.

 

Belfast Titanic Quarter: For Hotels near the popular Titanic shipyard district.

 

Personally I'd start out from Nice Victoria Street (Europa) given it’s closest to most of the city’s greatest bars, restaurants and nightlife. At the similar time, it is less than a mile (a kilometre and 6 bits) between either Nice Victoria Street and Botanic or Great Victoria and Lanyon Place. As Belfast really is a city that may be easily covered on foot.

 

 

Nice Victoria Street Station

 

Aka Belfast Europa Station (Glengall Street) the place the main train and bus transit hubs connect conveniently in the middle of Great Victoria Street in an space dubbed as Belfast’s "Golden Mile". And this would be the plain space to remain, not only for onward journey in Northern Eire, but additionally to access the principle Belfast vacationer points of interest and finest things to do in Belfast NI. As it is less than 400 meters by foot to arguably probably the most central point of Belfast at Belfast City Hall.

 

 

This is also the place we might start when travelling in from outside of Belfast, as most tourists do, exiting onto the main Nice Victoria Street Road at the Europa Hotel which is famed as being the world’s most bombed hotel.

 

 

The Crown Liquor Saloon: Belfast’s Best Bar?

 

I probably shouldn’t start straight off boozing in a bar, however The Crown Liquor Saloon is definitely a must-see in Belfast and it is discovered directly opposite the train and bus stations on Great Victoria Street. And, why not, as it is one in every of Northern Eire’s most popular pastimes.

 

 

The Crown Liquor Saloon is just a moderately spectacular Victorian pub (restored and funded by the National Trust) and it just looks proper fancy decorated with intricate mosaics, tiles, carvings and stain glass. Then, on the bar, there's a load of locally crafted beers and ciders on tap, and I will forever recommend getting in early to steal one of many snugs which are like cosy partitioned room for more private boozing sessions.

 

 

Donegall Square: The Vacationer Centre

 

From Great Victoria Street, just previous Belfast Grand Opera House (for shows in Belfast) take a right onto Wellington Park a short-ish walk past relatively magnificent red brick Victorian architecture finds Donegall Sq. and Belfast City Hall. Which would be the centre point of Belfast City where the Belfast Vacationer Office for vacationer information (Discover Belfast) is discovered as well as a terminus for most of the big bus tours.

 

 

The Donegall Square area is kind of split into four areas North, South, East and West, and it divides the commercial (North) and business (South) areas of Belfast, however all are within a stone’s throw from each other on each side of the City Hall. And there really are some nice views overlooking Belfast City Hall including the quite fancy Cafe Parisien (North) which is just about opposite the gates of the City Hall compound.

 

 

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