Belfast Pocket Guide

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Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland, is a city quickly emerging as a popular European city break destination. After 30 years of political strife, a sense of optimism is pervading the streets and more and more people backpacking through Ireland are pencilling in a visit to the city. Once you're done exploring the city for the day, you can round the night off with a drink in one of the many pubs on offer, or dancing the night away in one of city's numerous clubs.


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In The Guide

  • Cheap Eats Find out what restaurants are best value for money and what are the local specialties.
  • Don't Miss A list of the best local attractions and places worth visiting whilst in Belfast.
  • Budget Tips Insider tips on how to save money or what to do when you don't have any!
  • A day in Belfast... Only have one day to spare? We give you our ultimate day in Belfast.

Belfast City Reviews

  • 100%

    koutchou

    nice town ,people are openminded, there are a lot of thinks to see (botanic garden , ulster museum,....)

    Insider Tip:you must take the blackcab to visit the town, go to the titanic museum.

  • 80%

    markpatel9753560

    Belfast black taxi

    Belfast city center is compact so walking anywhere is easy. also can do tour of the giants causeway from there. people are very friendly also. good pubs to goto also

    Insider Tip:black taxi tour i did from Lagan backpackers hostel was great. Bobby was the driver and he gave a un-biast tour of both sides of the peace line showing the murals that are worth hearing the stories behind them.

  • 60%

    christian_devlin

    A city with a dark history, and not much else

    He majority of the natives from Belfast try to avoid talking about its dark past, but without that dark past there is really nothing to see in the city of Belfast. The pubs are full of mostly older people at night, which is fine since most have live entertainment, but the bars are spread out oddly and some are very shady establishments. Also, the city centre is a ghost town after like 8 p.m. once the shops close down there is no one to be seen anywhere. Overall I was somewhat disappointed.

    Insider Tip:Make sure to book a trip or drive yourself to the giants causeway, it truly is an amazing thing to see in person and is only a little ways away from Belfast.

  • 60%

    VagabondV

    Very small city... You can see everything in a day. Good to stay here if you are making a day trip to Giant's Causeway (which was awesome!).

    Insider Tip:If you go visit the Peace wall on Falls Rd, be sure to know exactly where you are going... Tension is high in that neighbourhood, don't just walk around looking lost and asking people on the Protestant side for directions to Falls Rd. It just isn't done, and you could get in trouble. I felt very uneasy.

  • 80%

    campbellbridget1680

    Beautiful, friendly and full of character.

    While not as chock-full of history as Berlin or Prague, we did learn a lot while we were here. The stories are living memories, which adds quite a bit of character wandering around certain neighbourhoods. The people are incredibly friendly and it's a lovely city to wander around in. Very student-oriented in certain parts which is nice for younger travelers.

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