Here are the walking tours I provide but I can also tailor a walk for you on request.
The Belfast City Centre walking tour starts at a time to suit you leaving from the front gates of Belfast City Hall. We can visit the Sir Edward Harland statue and the Titanic Belfast Memorial Garden and I will explain the fascinating history behind each exhibit. If City Hall is open we can go in and see the marble interior and the Famine Window and you will hear about the period of time when so many emigrated from this island to the US and Canada. We can then take the local transport up to the Peace Wall dividing the Nationalist and Loyalist communities in Belfast. We will walk along the Falls Road and see the Bobby Sands mural and the solidarity wall and pass through the security gates to the Loyalist side and see the murals there. Walking downhill to the city centre we will pass by Kelly's Cellar pub, First Rosemary Street Presbyterian Church, walk down The Entries where you will find the oldest surviving parts of Belfast. We will finish our walk in Hill Street outside the Duke of York pub. This is a part of Belfast the Black Cab tour and the open top bus simply cannot get you to and a walking tour is the way to see these sights. The walk is approx two miles and takes 2.5 hours. Please email me for cost and availability.
Meet me at the front gates of Stormont estate at 11.30am (pre booking is essential) and we will meander through the estate visiting the Somme Memorial, Reconciliation statue, Carson's statue, Lord Craigavon's tomb and finishing at Parliament Buildings the home of the Northern Ireland Assembly. You can enter Parliament Buildings (subject to opening hours) and have lunch in the Assembly cafe and shop for mementos in the small shop. In addition you can book yourself the free guided tour of the interior of Parliament Buildings by Assembly staff which starts at 2pm (you need to pre book this Assembly tour yourself). The walk is approx 2 miles and does involve hill walking and the paths can be muddy. The tour lasts for 90 minutes and there is parking at the front gates to the estate or catch the regular bus service called the Glider from Belfast City Centre. Cost per group of up to six people £175.00
The tour commences at 11am and please meet me at the front entrance to the Ulster Museum. I will guide you to the most special and interesting exhibits in the museum to include the Monasterboice High Cross, the linen loom, the treasures of the Armada, the O'Neill inauguration chair, the Bronze Age Torc, the Clonmore Shrine, some Irish artwork, the Belleek china collection and the Game of Thrones flying dragons. The tour lasts for 1.5 hours and is a leisurely walk with some steps inside the museum. The cost is £150.00 for a group of up to six persons.
The first step is to contact me at
annejohnston@walkbelfast.com or tel 07837637485
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