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Discover Belfast’s past while exploring life during The Troubles, when conflict, fear, and resilience shaped everyday reality. Guided by two local women — one from a Republican background and one from a Loyalist community — you’ll walk the Falls and Shankill Roads, where murals, streets, and memories reveal how identity, division, and community shaped their childhoods. They share personal stories of loss, strength, everyday routines under threat, and the courage required to hold families and neighborhoods together. Though separated by politics and walls, their experiences reflect a shared determination to protect loved ones and hope for a better future. You’ll also learn how women on both sides supported dialogue, helped sustain the peace process, and continue to work toward reconciliation today. More than a sightseeing tour, this is a reflective, human encounter with lived history — an invitation to hear real voices and understand Belfast through the perspectives of its women.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meet Infront of the Gold Coloured building
This location is approximately 8 minutes from the Start point and 15 minutes back to City Hall. A taxi company is conveniently located at this location if transport is required
Itinerary
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1Divis
Was the tallest building in Belfast and house a British Army observation building on its roof and was the location of the tow of the first deaths on the night the troubles broke out in August 1969
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2International Mural Wall Divis Street
A wonderful array of murals depicting local events and international conflicts both past and present.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
A garden to remember local Republicans who lost their lives in the conflict from the Lower Falls Road area. One of two gardens that we visit and can be controversial as they honour the dead of IRA members.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Bobby Sands Mural
One of the most famous murals in Belfast, Booby Sand who died on hunger strike in the Maze prison in 1981
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Clonard Monastery
Fr, Alex Reid was the resident priest who was instrumental in the beginning of the talks that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement being signed.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
The second of the Memorial Gardens we visit, this time dedicated to the Republicans of The Clonard area and the location which is generally accepted as being the location where 'The Troubles' broke out in August 1969
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Peace Wall (Pass by)
Gates between the Loyalist Shankill Road and the Republican Falls road that still close nightly
Admission ticket free -
7Peace Wall
Sign the 14m high "Peace Wall that divides the two communities and leave your thoughts on peace.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
A UVF Mural in remembrance of 7 members of the UVF that lost their lives in the Conflict
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Shankill Road
Shankill Bomb Site where 9 people lost their lives
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour is approximately 3 miles (4km) walking
- There is a lot of standing at the local places of interest connected with the troubles
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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