This self guided audio tour will take you to some of the most iconic sites in Belfast's city centre.
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
The tour starts in front of the mall.
Once known as the most bombed hotel in Europe, the Europa was hit around 30 times during the Troubles yet kept its doors open. Since opening in 1971 it has hosted presidents and celebrities, including Bill Clinton on his 1995 visit, and is now a symbol of Belfast’s resilience.
Opposite the Europa stands one of the finest Victorian gin palaces anywhere. Remodelled in 1885, the Crown dazzles with coloured tiles, stained glass, carved wood and gas lamps, and its private snugs still have bell pushes. The National Trust has owned it since 1978.
The tour passes by the opera house.
Topped by a soaring crown spire, the Assembly Buildings on Fisherwick Place opened in 1905 as the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Its Scottish Gothic style reflects the Ulster-Scots roots of the faith that shaped so much of Belfast’s history and character.
The tour passes by the institution.
Facing Inst is the statue of Presbyterian preacher Henry Cooke, still nicknamed the ‘Black Man’ after the dark statue it replaced in 1876. Nearby John Bell House honours the Belfast-born physicist whose Bell’s Theorem transformed our understanding of quantum mechanics.
The tour stops briefly in front of the library.
Built between 1897 and 1902, this grand sandstone office block on Donegall Square West is a tribute to Belfast’s industrial golden age. Look closely at its carved facade for sphinxes, dolphins and figures representing the trades that made the city rich: linen, shipbuilding and ropemaking.
The tour passes by the City Hall.
The tour ends at the Memorial Garden.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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