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Belfast tours and excursions

Belfast tours

Black Cab tours

Belfast tours don’t come better than a Black Cab Tour where witty, knowledgeable guides take tourists to the Peace Wall in West Belfast, an ugly, prison-like concrete and metal barrier built to separate Belfast’s Catholic and Protestant communities. Working the Falls and Shankill Roads during the Troubles, cabbies take in both sides of the fence, plus the political murals, in around 90-minutes.

Tel: +44 799 095 5227.
Website: http://www.belfastblackcabtours.co.uk

Pub tour

An essential part of Belfast nightlife is its historic pubs. A good introduction is provided by the Belfast Pub Tour, which visits evergreen favourites such as McHugh's and The Albert Clock. Each tour features four pubs, stopping in a couple for a tipple. Tours last around 4 hours.

Tel: +44 771 260 3764.
Website: http://www.belfastcrawl.co.uk

Belfast excursions

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, Giant's Causeway, is a 90-minute drive from Belfast. According to local legend, two feuding giants from Ireland and Scotland built the Causeway so they could travel across the sea to do battle. Formed around 65 million years ago by the cooling of volcanic rock, this unique geological feature consists of a protrusion of basalt hexagonal columns jutting into the sea.

Tel: +44 28 2073 1855.
Website: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway

Bushmills Distillery

Bushmills is Ireland’s oldest whiskey distillery, and a visit is often included in a County Antrim tour. Every bottle begins life with un-peated malted barley, which means it’s dried with hot air rather than over a peat fire, so the whiskey is free from the smoky flavour often associated with other drams. Tours take in the Mixing Room, the Fermentation Halls and the Distillery, but the best part is trying the different whiskeys at the end.

Tel: +44 28 207 33218.
Website: http://www.bushmills.com
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Tara Lodge

Located in the heart of the Queens Quarter, near the vivacious Botanic Avenue, this stylish 4-star hotel offers affordable luxury. With 34 rooms to choose from, all come with comfy beds, white and gold furnishings and large bathrooms. The breakfasts are pretty decent too.

Ten Square Hotel

Located just steps from City Hall, this 22-room boutique hotel is set within a Grade I listed building. Offering sophisticated interiors, with baroque touches and colonial finishes, its sleeping quarters stick to the modern. Cubist art and chaise longue make rooms unique, while its renowned restaurant is worth booking too.

Ravenhill House

This beautifully restored Victorian guesthouse, near leafy Ormeau Park, is a 10-minute bus ride from the city centre. With only five guest bedrooms, it exudes a homely, intimate ambience. Each room has handcrafted furniture and there is a library of books and music, plus Wi-Fi and award-winning organic breakfasts.

The Old Rectory

Originally a Church of Ireland rectory, built in 1896, this charming guesthouse is a 10-minute bus ride to Queen's University and the city centre. It features award-winning, locally sourced, organic breakfasts and serves a light supper and complimentary Irish whiskey every night. Free Wi-Fi and internet access are also available.

Europa Hotel

Forget the 5-star reviews and short staggering distance between its beds and the wonderful Crown Liquor Saloon, the Europa Hotel is know for one thing: being the most bombed hotel in Europe. This swanky 4-star stay has 272 sumptuous rooms, each delicately decorated, plus a piano bar, excellent bistro and plenty of famed Irish hospitality.

Ramada Encore Belfast City Central

A short saunter from St Anne's Cathedral, this recently opened Ramada offers all the quality you'd expect from a large chain hotel. Rooms are snug, with all modern amenities, and the breakfast offers a mixture of hot and cold choices.