Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is Northern Ireland's dynamic capital, a warm and characterful city with a proud maritime past. Explore the award-winning Titanic Belfast, admire grand Victorian architecture and the ornate City Hall, and discover buzzing bars, murals and markets. With the Giant's Causeway and the Antrim coast within easy reach, Belfast blends fascinating history with genuine friendliness — a rewarding stop on any coach tour.

Belfast has truly come into its own, evolving into one of the friendliest and most vibrant cities in the UK and Ireland. Once a powerhouse of shipbuilding—and the birthplace of the Titanic—the city's rich heritage is brought to life at the stunning Titanic Belfast museum. Beyond that, you'll find grand Victorian architecture, the iconic domed City Hall, buzzing bars, and colourful murals that tell the story of a city with a real soul. And as always, the welcome is famously warm.

Belfast is also the ideal starting point for exploring the wonders of Northern Ireland. Choosing a coach tour takes the stress out of the journey, making it easy to discover the region's highlights. You can marvel at the Giant's Causeway, cruise along the breathtaking Antrim coast, or step into the world of Game of Thrones at its filming locations. For a getaway full of history and heart, browse our range of Belfast coach holidays and find the perfect trip for you.

Places of Interest

Titanic Belfast

Titanic Belfast

Titanic Belfast is a world-class museum in Belfast's docklands, located on the ship's original slipways. Its striking aluminium architecture houses nine interactive galleries detailing the vessel's construction and tragic sinking. Visitors can explore immersive displays and reconstructions of the ship's scale, walk the historic slipways or tour the nearby SS Nomadic.

Located in Belfast's revived docklands, right on the slipways where the ship was first designed and built, Titanic Belfast is a world-class museum dedicated to the RMS Titanic. Opened in 2012 to mark the centenary of the maiden voyage, its bold aluminium exterior mimics the shape of ship hulls and shards of ice, serving as a modern symbol of the city's shipbuilding history.

Inside, nine interactive galleries take guests through the entire saga, starting with the industrial energy of Edwardian Belfast and the Harland and Wolff shipyard, through to the ship's lavish construction, its tragic sinking in 1912, and its eventual discovery on the seabed. Immersive displays and reconstructions bring the sheer scale of the project to life. Outside, you can walk the original slipways or tour the nearby SS Nomadic. It is a moving tribute to a story that still fascinates people across the globe.

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