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The Best of Belfast

 

In the past Belfast has been more of a city to keep away from, with the "troubles" and the battle, and there are few cities that I'd less slightly explore. And as someone who was born and bred in Northern Ireland, I would actually be fully misplaced for suggestions if asked what to do in Belfast? "No thought… Saint Anne’s?" A minimum of this was back within the day. When tourism and curiosity in the city were always centred on little more than boozers (e.g. George Best), terrorism (‘the troubles’), and a big sinking ship (the Titanic).

 

 

 

The place to Keep in Belfast?

 

There can be varied areas to base a keep in Belfast which I will split into the nearby train stations in Belfast City which are all discovered on the main tourist line between Belfast and Bangor (dubbed the Goldcoast Trainline). Anyway, these stations and space embrace:

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Belfast Titanic Quarter: For Hotels close to the popular Titanic shipyard district.

 

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

 

 

Nice Victoria Street Station

 

Aka Belfast Europa Station (Glengall Street) where the principle 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 apparent area to remain, not only for onward journey in Northern Eire, but also to access the main Belfast vacationer points of interest and best things to do in Belfast NI. As it is less than 400 meters by foot to arguably essentially the most central point of Belfast at Belfast City Hall.

 

 

This can also be where we would start when travelling in from outside of Belfast, as most vacationers do, exiting onto the principle Nice Victoria Street Road on 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, but The Crown Liquor Saloon is definitely a must-see in Belfast and it is discovered directly opposite the train and bus stations on Nice Victoria Street. And, why not, as it is certainly one of Northern Ireland’s hottest 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, at the bar, there is a load of locally crafted beers and ciders on tap, and I will forever suggest getting in early to steal one of the snugs which are like cosy partitioned room for more private boozing sessions.

 

 

Donegall Sq.: The Tourist Centre

 

From Nice Victoria Street, just previous Belfast Grand Opera House (for shows in Belfast) take a proper onto Wellington Park a short-ish walk past quite magnificent red brick Victorian architecture finds Donegall Sq. and Belfast City Hall. Which could be the centre level of Belfast City where the Belfast Vacationer Office for tourist information (Discover Belfast) is found as well as a terminus for most of the big bus tours.

 

 

The Donegall Square space is kind of split into 4 areas North, South, East and West, and it divides the commercial (North) and enterprise (South) areas of Belfast, but all are within a stone’s throw from one another on every side of the City Hall. And there really are some great views overlooking Belfast City Hall including the somewhat fancy Cafe Parisien (North) which is just about opposite the gates of the City Hall compound.

 

 

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