Belfast Maritime Trail: A Walking Guide, Belfast, Ireland

It’s where you can watch local marine life, be transported back in time by the three-storey high barrel-vaulted ceilings at the Titanic Hotel and stroll along the Titanic slipways, where the magnificent ship first touched the water.

The trail begins at the historic Clarendon Docks and Sailortown, where you can visit Sinclair Seamen’s Church, Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ Offices and St Joseph’s Church.

The walk then passes the inescapable Big Fish statue, from where you cross over the Lagan Weir Footbridge and pass by numerous beautiful stained glass windows, each depicting famous families, characters and scenes from the Game of Thrones, before arriving in the Titanic Quarter.

Here, you can gawk at the bright yellow Samson & Goliath Cranes looming over what was once the world’s biggest shipyard and walk down the very slipway where the Titanic was constructed before coming full stop at the Thompson Pump House.

It can be travelled on foot or by bicycle, stopping at as many fascinating and exciting experiences and places along the way as you have time for.

This free, self-guided trail starts at City Quays, bringing you past the AC Hotel Belfast towards the Big Fish statue and across the river to the Titanic Quarter. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).