Belfast, Great Britain

Belfast is a vibrant city and good base for exploring Northern Ireland

Titanic Quarter Belfast

National Trust properties near Belfast include Rowallane and Mount Stewart

Fantastic Forest Parks and Nature Reserves throughout Northern Ireland

The Mournes area inspired CS Lewis' Narnia

Lough Shannagh is a favourite mountain walk in the Mourne Mountains

Strangford Lough, County Down - a great driving trip around the Ards peninsula

Quiet places for picnics, from Greencastle you can now get a ferry across to beautiful Carlingford.

Great beaches for walking in County Down and on the North Coast

Northern Ireland is full of walking trails in the mountains, forest and by lakes and the sea.

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In Northern Ireland - city house close to bus and city centre.

Belfast is a bustling vibrant city where you can visit the famous Titanic visitor attraction and many other places of interest. In 2016, National Geographic praised Belfast’s vibrant food-scene, picking out Northern Ireland in its top ten culinary destinations!

In fact, Northern Ireland’s best kept secret is the fabulous food which you will find in the countless independent restaurants and cafés, serving many local products. From the house you can walk to an urban village area called Ballyhackamore where there are fantastic restaurants, many with great early bird deals.

Some films introducing Northern Ireland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFrbBHi6MPY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCexw3XSbfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPEbQwIfg8Y

Our house is within walking distance of all the facilities you will need - shops, cafes etc. It is also very close to the rapid bus link into Belfast City Centre (Glider - goes every ten minutes during the day). It is possible to have a holiday from our home without a car, and if that is your plan, we can leave information on timetables and places to visit.

We are keen walkers and can send advice on where to drive for numerous walking trails throughout Northern Ireland. There are short and long walks on mountain tracks, nature reserves, forests and beaches. Local forest parks have exciting mountain bike paths and specialist bikes for hire.

Our house is a townhouse with three floors.

Getting There
Nearest Airports:
Belfast International and George Best (Belfast City). Both accessible by public transport.
Dublin Airport (100km) – transfer by car or coach to Belfast.
Ferries: approximate distances
Belfast – Stenaline ferries , Larne – P&O ferries , Dublin -from Liverpool, Holyhead, directferries.com (100km), Rosslare – from Pembroke, Fishguard, Cherbourg, Rosscoff (270km), Cork – from Rosscoff (330km)

Public Transport in Northern Ireland See http://www.translink.co.uk/Timetables/

Key information websites:
Discover Northern Ireland.
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com Type name of town/activity in the search bar.
Mournes overview: http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/48-Hours-in-The-Mournes-A2273
Local tourist site:http://www.visitmournemountains.co.uk/
Mourne live: http://www.mournelive.com
National Trust: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/local-to-you/northern-ireland/

Belfast City blog: www.belfastvibe.com/big-stories

Virtual visits show a panoramic video of places: see http://www.virtualvisit-northernireland.com/