Ulster Museum Belfast: what's actually inside the city's best free museum

Here's what most people do in Belfast: Titanic Quarter, murals tour, a feed in the Cathedral Quarter, maybe St George's on a Saturday. Here's what…

St George's Market, Belfast: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

On a Sunday morning in Belfast, the queue for coffee at St George's Market starts somewhere around the fish stalls and generally ends with you having…

Belfast's murals and the peace walls: what a Black Cab tour shows you

The murals in Belfast are not decorative. They are the city talking to itself, and to you, and they have been doing it since the 1970s. There are…

Titanic Belfast: how to make the most of a visit

Belfast built the Titanic. That's the bit that usually gets dropped from the story in favour of the iceberg and the lifeboats. The ship was designed…

Game of Thrones locations near Belfast, a fan's day

Most of Game of Thrones was filmed in Northern Ireland and most of the exterior locations are within a ninety-minute drive of Belfast. The Paint Hall…

Belfast food scene 2026, the local list

Ten years ago Belfast was an Ulster-fry-and-chips town. The food scene now is one of the most exciting on the island, with a generation of chefs who…

The Causeway Coast from Belfast, the perfect day trip

The Causeway Coast is the stretch of coast between Portrush and Ballycastle in County Antrim, about an hour and a half north of Belfast. The Giant's…

Belfast for first time visitors, the essential walk

If you have one full day in Belfast, you can see the essential city on foot. Here is the route locals would suggest. 9.30, City Hall Start at City…

Fun facts about Belfast

Belfast is one of the most rewarding cities to visit on the island, and one that surprises first-timers. Here are a few things even regular visitors…