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The Best of Belfast

 

Prior to now Belfast has been more of a city to avoid, with the "troubles" and the conflict, and there are few cities that I would less rather explore. And as someone who was born and bred in Northern Ireland, I'd actually be utterly lost for recommendations if asked what to do in Belfast? "No idea… Saint Anne’s?" At the very least this was back within the day. When tourism and interest within the city had 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 could be varied 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 primary tourist line between Belfast and Bangor (dubbed the Goldcoast Trainline). Anyway, these stations and space include:

 

 

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

 

 

Nice Victoria Street Station

 

Aka Belfast Europa Station (Glengall Street) the place the principle train and bus transit hubs join conveniently in the middle of Nice Victoria Street in an space dubbed as Belfast’s "Golden Mile". And this could be the apparent area to remain, not only for onward travel in Northern Eire, but also to access the primary Belfast vacationer points of interest and greatest things to do in Belfast NI. As it is less than four hundred meters by foot to arguably essentially the most central point of Belfast at Belfast City Hall.

 

 

This can also be where we might start when travelling in from outside of Belfast, as most tourists do, exiting onto the main Great 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, but The Crown Liquor Saloon is definitely a should-see in Belfast and it is found directly opposite the train and bus stations on Nice Victoria Street. And, why not, as it is certainly one of Northern Eire’s hottest pastimes.

 

 

The Crown Liquor Saloon is just a slightly 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's 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 Vacationer Centre

 

From Great Victoria Street, just previous Belfast Grand Opera House (for shows in Belfast) take a proper onto Wellington Park a short-ish walk past relatively magnificent red brick Victorian architecture finds Donegall Square and Belfast City Hall. Which can be the centre point of Belfast City the place the Belfast Tourist Office for tourist information (Discover Belfast) is discovered as well as a terminus for lots 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 business (South) areas of Belfast, but all are within a stone’s throw from one another on each side of the City Hall. And there really are some great views overlooking Belfast City Hall together with the slightly fancy Cafe Parisien (North) which is pretty much opposite the gates of the City Corridor compound.

 

 

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