Northern Ireland Top Attractions 2 Full Day Tour

St George’s Market: is the last surviving Victorian covered market in Belfast, it is located on May Street, close to the river Lagan. St George’s Market was built between 1890 and 1896. Before 1890 St George’s Market was an open market and most likely contained a slaughterhouse and a meat market.  Market Opening Hours Friday 6 am until 3 pm, Saturday 9 am until 3 pm, Sunday 10 am until 4 pm.

Carrickfergus Castle: Carrickfergus Castle, is situated on the northern shore about 11 miles from Belfast. This Norman Castle, which dates to 1177, was besieged in turn by the Scots, Irish, English, and French for centuries. it was also used as a garrison during the First World War and as an air-raid shelter during World War II. Today It remains one of the best-preserved medieval structures in Ireland and presents a great opportunity for photographs. Please note the official tour is not included.

Belfast Castle: Situated in the north of the city on the slopes of the Cavehill Country Park the castle sits 400 feet above sea level offering beautiful views of the city. You can explore the beautiful garden with its range of unique plants and flowers. On a sunny day, it is the best place to sit, relax and enjoy the view with your afternoon tea and freshly baked scones served with fresh cream, jam, and pure Irish butter.

City Hall: This was designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell and was opened in 1906. This is the civic building for Belfast City Council. In a beautiful Baroque Revival style, the building sits on one and a half acres and the Titanic Memorial is located on the grounds.

International Wall Murals: Northern Ireland has become famous for the murals painted in almost every area of the country. They often depict the history and political views of both traditions and are a way of marking territory.

Bobby Sands Mural: The 1981 Irish hunger strike started with Sands refusing food on 1 March 1981.

Clonard Monastery: Clonard Monastery is a Catholic church and monastery, located off Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The complex was developed by the Catholic Redemptorists’ religious order. Members of this religious order came to Belfast originally in 1896.

Bombay Street: In 1969, a sectarian mob burned 1,500 residents from their homes on Bombay Street, Belfast Around 1,500 Catholic families were left homeless.

Peace Wall: The first peace lines were built in 1969, following the outbreak of the 1969 Northern Ireland riots and the Troubles They were built as temporary structures meant to last only six months, but due to their effective nature they have become wider, longer, and more permanent.

Shankill Road and Murals: The Shankill Road (from Irish, Seanchill, meaning “old church” is one of the main roads leading through west Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland It runs through the working-class, predominantly loyalist area known as the Shankill.

Crumlin Road Gaol/Jail: Crumlin Road features two imposing structures of Belfast’s criminal justice system, the Crumlin Road Gaol (Jail) and Courthouse. Please note there is no time for the official Crumlin Road Jail tour.

St Anne’s Cathedral: Located in the Cathedral Area of Belfast now a very trendy area with numerous restaurants and bars. The cathedral was completed in 1904 with the 40-meter Spire of Hope erected in April 2007.

Titanic Museum and Titanic Quarter: Titanic Belfast, named the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the prestigious World Travel Awards in 2016, is located beside the Titanic Slipways, the Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices, and Hamilton Graving Dock, the very place where Titanic was designed, built and launched in 1912.

The self-guided Titanic Experience extends over nine interpretive and interactive galleries, which explore the sights, sounds, smells, and stories of RMS Titanic and the city and people who made her. Just so you know, tickets for touring the museum are not included but are optional.

SS Nomadic: SS Nomadic is most famous for the part she played in the Titanic story when she ferried first and second-class passengers to Titanic from Cherbourg, but this was only the beginning of her extraordinary journey that stretches over 100 years.