Guidebook for Belfast
Food Scene
Newtownards Road BT4 1HH Open Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm Open Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm Great wee place good food and pics of old Belfast and art. on the new walkway through east Belfast beside the new C.S. Lewis square and fantastic Narnia sculptures. Some CS Lewis & 'Van the Man' tours start from here
10 locals recommend
EastSide Visitor Centre
A20Newtownards Road BT4 1HH Open Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm Open Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 5 pm Great wee place good food and pics of old Belfast and art. on the new walkway through east Belfast beside the new C.S. Lewis square and fantastic Narnia sculptures. Some CS Lewis & 'Van the Man' tours start from here
Lovely soup, sandwiches, tray bakes, liuch & evening meals & also a goos breakfast - 5 minute walk from the house
Belvedere Cafe Restaurant
69 Cregagh RdLovely soup, sandwiches, tray bakes, liuch & evening meals & also a goos breakfast - 5 minute walk from the house
Great authentic original fish & chip shop. Takeaway or sit in and have your fish & chips with tea, bread & butter. Opening hours Tuesday - Friday : 12pm - 1.45pm & 4.30 - 7.30 pm Saturday: 4.30pm - 7.30pm 9 minute walk & 0.5 mile away from the house
Spences
Beersbridge RoadGreat authentic original fish & chip shop. Takeaway or sit in and have your fish & chips with tea, bread & butter. Opening hours Tuesday - Friday : 12pm - 1.45pm & 4.30 - 7.30 pm Saturday: 4.30pm - 7.30pm 9 minute walk & 0.5 mile away from the house
Mourne Seafood Bar
34-36 Bank StGreat seafood - recommend to pre book
Great for lunch or dinner, shabby chic restaurant with great food - recommend to book especially for a Saturday night
56 locals recommend
Made in Belfast
4 Wellington StGreat for lunch or dinner, shabby chic restaurant with great food - recommend to book especially for a Saturday night
At East Point Entertainement Village you will find a range of restaurants and coffee shops, open from early to late, serving all day frys to american type burgers, all day Sunday lunch - no need to pre book. Also in this complex is an Omniplex Cinema and Funky Monkeys, a childrens play area
East Point Entertainment Village
Old Dundonald RoadAt East Point Entertainement Village you will find a range of restaurants and coffee shops, open from early to late, serving all day frys to american type burgers, all day Sunday lunch - no need to pre book. Also in this complex is an Omniplex Cinema and Funky Monkeys, a childrens play area
Drinks & Nightlife
Fibber Magees
38-42 Great Victoria StBar & Music venue, great for some traditional music
The Points
44 Dublin RdBar with traditional music.
One of the oldest bar in Belfast across the road from the famous Europa Hotel
117 locals recommend
The Crown Liquor Saloon
46 Great Victoria StOne of the oldest bar in Belfast across the road from the famous Europa Hotel
Sightseeing
The famous Titanic Museum which is the world's number one attraction, well worth a visit, probably need 2 -2 1/2 hours to tour the lot
324 locals recommend
Titanic Belfast
1 Olympic WayThe famous Titanic Museum which is the world's number one attraction, well worth a visit, probably need 2 -2 1/2 hours to tour the lot
Famous Giants Causeway -showcasing Basalt rock formation. Tours from Belfast City Centre via a number of tour operators. Edit
531 locals recommend
Giant's Causeway
Famous Giants Causeway -showcasing Basalt rock formation. Tours from Belfast City Centre via a number of tour operators. Edit
Based at CS Lewis Square, this is a great place for coffee but also a place where tours for CS Lewis & 'Van the Man' Morrsion start from. Contact EastSide Partnership for tour times etc Address 278-280 Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 1HE. 20 Minute walk & one mile away.
EastSide Partnership
278-280 Newtownards RdBased at CS Lewis Square, this is a great place for coffee but also a place where tours for CS Lewis & 'Van the Man' Morrsion start from. Contact EastSide Partnership for tour times etc Address 278-280 Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 1HE. 20 Minute walk & one mile away.
Parks & Nature
Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
Lovely park & gardens
Park, walking trails, hiking, fabulous views and where you can see 'where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea' right down to the town of Newcastle which is a great day out for children with loads of amusements and an out door pool
127 locals recommend
Mourne Mountains
Moyad RoadPark, walking trails, hiking, fabulous views and where you can see 'where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea' right down to the town of Newcastle which is a great day out for children with loads of amusements and an out door pool
Cave Hill Country Park
Antrim RoadGreat for walks or hiking
Arts & Culture
NOT OPEN MONDAY Free museum, some great exhibits, presently showing the new tapestries for The Game of Thrones, Ulster Museum is on the steps of The Botanic Gardens, lovely walk on a fine day.
99 locals recommend
Ulster Museum station
NOT OPEN MONDAY Free museum, some great exhibits, presently showing the new tapestries for The Game of Thrones, Ulster Museum is on the steps of The Botanic Gardens, lovely walk on a fine day.
This is a transport museum and an Ulster Folk Museum where buildings from all over Northern Ireland have been taken down and re built stone by stone to see how we all lived in bygone era - really worth a visit. NOT OPEN MONDAYS
66 locals recommend
Ulster Folk Museum
153 Bangor RdThis is a transport museum and an Ulster Folk Museum where buildings from all over Northern Ireland have been taken down and re built stone by stone to see how we all lived in bygone era - really worth a visit. NOT OPEN MONDAYS
Essentials
Tesco Superstore - you can also order a food shop for collection. Address is 160-220 Castlereagh Road Belfast BT5 5FT - Its 0.4 of a mile from the house & an 8 minute walk. Opening Hours: 7 am - 11 pm Monday to Saturday & 1 pm - 6 pm on Sunday
71 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
369 Lisburn RdTesco Superstore - you can also order a food shop for collection. Address is 160-220 Castlereagh Road Belfast BT5 5FT - Its 0.4 of a mile from the house & an 8 minute walk. Opening Hours: 7 am - 11 pm Monday to Saturday & 1 pm - 6 pm on Sunday
420-424 Woodstock Road BT6 9DR - 5 minute & 0.2 mile from the house where you may buy some essentials, grocery items & it is also an off-licence. Open Monday to Saturday 7 am - 11 pm Open Sunday 7 am to 10 pm
Russell's Food & Drink - Eastender
420-424 Woodstock Road420-424 Woodstock Road BT6 9DR - 5 minute & 0.2 mile from the house where you may buy some essentials, grocery items & it is also an off-licence. Open Monday to Saturday 7 am - 11 pm Open Sunday 7 am to 10 pm
Co-op Food - Cregagh
61 Cregagh Rd61 Cregagh Road Belfast BT6 8PY Open 7 am - 11 pm every day
Entertainment & Activities
We Are Vertigo
1 Cedarhurst RdTrampolining park to tire out kids big & small
Interactive science centre for kids big & small, you can spend 2 hours to all day in here. Located in The Odyssey, 2 Queens Quay Belfast BT3 9QQ ( near Titanic Quarter)
51 locals recommend
W5
2 Queens QuayInteractive science centre for kids big & small, you can spend 2 hours to all day in here. Located in The Odyssey, 2 Queens Quay Belfast BT3 9QQ ( near Titanic Quarter)
Dundonald Ice Bowl and surrounding area has a range of activities, there is an ice skating rink, Indiana land adventure play area for children, 'Clip n Climb' climbing frames. Next door there is an American themed mini golf course & across the road there is a Omniplex Cinema, Funky Monkeys, another childrens play area surrounded by numerous american type restaurants which you do not have to book. Great from breakfast to dinner. Look up Binkys, Wolfes, Blue Chicago, Wagamama.
36 locals recommend
Dundonald International Ice Bowl
111 Old Dundonald RdDundonald Ice Bowl and surrounding area has a range of activities, there is an ice skating rink, Indiana land adventure play area for children, 'Clip n Climb' climbing frames. Next door there is an American themed mini golf course & across the road there is a Omniplex Cinema, Funky Monkeys, another childrens play area surrounded by numerous american type restaurants which you do not have to book. Great from breakfast to dinner. Look up Binkys, Wolfes, Blue Chicago, Wagamama.