Historical walking tour of Belfast city highlights

Duration: 2-3 Hours

Get the ultimate Belfast experience on this sightseeing walking tour with knowledgeable local guides who are passionate about the city. Explore the highlights of Belfast and uncover its fascinating history, culture, the significant personalities and events that shaped the city's destiny on this 2.5 hour tour (approximately 2 mile). We bring this history to life through its historic buildings and stunning new architecture, its monuments and public art installations,,centuries old public houses, churches and vibrant street art. The tour starts in the historic heart of Belfast at Cotton Court, Waring Street in Cathedral Quarter (opposite the Merchant Hotel) and finishes at the iconic Belfast City Hall. 

Belfast City Hall is the ideal place to finish our tour, where you can enjoy lunch or coffee in the beautiful Bobbin Cafe before exploring the free, self-guided visitor exhibitions, the beautiful stained glass and opulent marble halls, which chart the history of the city from a quiet hamlet, to the vibrant, attractive city it is today, mapping the major political events along the way.

Come join us for an enjoyable walk through town and time!

Important To Know

If you're booking for a group of over 18 people, please contact us to arrange your tour.

EXPERIENCE BELFAST ARTS & CULTURE

Explore one of the street art capitals of the world and the subtle messages on the walls. With its eclectic music scene and lively mix of bars and restaurants, you’ll wish you were staying in Belfast a wee bit longer. 

VISIT HISTORIC LANDMARKS

Our walking tour encompasses major landmarks and iconic sites of the city. Our Belfast story is told through its landmarks, its public realm and sculptures, its people, street names and the industries that made the city what it is today.

TAKE IN THE EXQUISITE ARCHITECTURE

Steeped in Victorian history – you can find out so much about Belfast by just looking up and around at its historic buildings – they tell their own stories, not just about the individual buildings and the people who built them, but also about the city at that time and its subsequent development.

PLENTY OF PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

Belfast is a treasure trove for photography lovers, with some of the most instagrammable locations, buildings, street art and monuments on our tour route.

From the most photographed neon umbrellas in the most picturesque street in Ireland, the ‘Big Fish’, the Albert Clock, the famous cranes of Harland & Wolff, Titanic Belfast, the dome at Victoria Square to Belfast City Hall. Sightseeing at its best!

Meeting Point

This tour starts at Cotton Court in the heart of the historic Cathedral Quarter (opposite the Merchant Hotel). End Location: Beflast City Hall