Belfast City Guide, Belfast, Ireland

If you are visiting Belfast for the first time, here are my list of things that you should see and do.

I spent four nights in the city, with one of the days spent on a day trip to the Giant’s Causeway. I would recommend at least three nights to allow yourself time to fully explore Belfast and all it has to offer.

Arguably, the most popular attraction in Belfast, if not Northern Ireland. The Titanic Belfast is definitely worth a visit.

The Titanic Belfast is situated in her namesake quarter and is located beside the Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices and Hamilton Graving Docks. The building design is modern, and the museum tells in detail the story of the ship, right from her conception, through the construction process which was right in the heart of Belfast and up until her maiden voyage.

The museum very cleverly tells the timeline in Belfast from the early 20th century during the boom of shipbuilding, to Titanic’s launch. It showcases how the cabins and interiors were designed and what they looked like for the different classes. It then leads on to the gallery where the disaster on her maiden voyage is told.

With the background sound of Morse code SOS messages being sent to other ships and striking audio of survivors telling their stories it makes for an impactful visit. The final galleries detail the aftermath of the sinking. There is also a full-size replica of one of the lifeboats used to evacuate passengers from the ship. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).