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BELFAST

Enjoy your

COMPLIMENTARY COPY

of Belfast In Your Pocket

June - July 2011

“In Your Pocket: a cheeky,

well-written series of guide-

books.” New York Times

Including

NoRTHERN

IRELANd

HIGHLIGHTS

& HIddEN GEMS

Shipshape for the

summer

Festivals, boat tours

and a floating cafe

NI’s Top Spa and Golf

Resorts

Isn’t it time you indulged?

N°36

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Including

Contents

Nightlife

What to see

Beautiful parks and enlightening tours

ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES

Titanic in Belfast

Celebrating a local legend

Contents

West Belfast & Shankill

The Peace Line awaits your autograph

Arriving & Basics

NI Highlights & Hidden Gems

History

From Derry to Down, we’ve the six counties

covered

Belfast’s Quarters

Culture & Sport

Shopping

Events

Getting Around

Maps & Street Index

The Twelfth and the Orange Order 12

Where to stay

NI Railways

City Centre

62-63

Greater Belfast

NI’s Top Spa and Golf Resorts

Northern Ireland

Restaurants & Cafés

Index & Street Index

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June - July 2011

4 Foreword

At last our favourite time of the year has arrived, and here

at IYP Towers we’re forecasting a cracker of a summer.

Not least because the event line-up is truly a thing to

behold. Turn to Events (p.11) and fill your diary with all

sorts of hot and happening hi jinx, from big name music

events to food festivals galore.

Europe In Your Pocket

Northern

Ireland

Estonia

Latvia

Russia

Lithuania

This is also a great time of year to take to the open

seas and discover the city and NI from afloat. Those

wonderful people behind the Titanic Boat Tours

have unveiled a summer roster of trips showcasing

Belfast Lough’s shoreline lovelies (p.41). And on the

North Antrim coast, they’re playing a blinder with those

Rathlin and Campbeltown sea crossings, not to

mention Aquaholics ’ superfast sea safaris... the Giant’s

Causeway never looked so good.

Belarus

Netherlands

Poland

Germany

Ukraine

Czech

Republic

Austria

Switzerland

Slovenia

Romania

Croatia

Our round-up of NI’s Top Spa and Golf Resorts

will inspire you to up the luxe and indulge in the best

overnights this wee country has to offer. We’re talking

stunning suites, opulent infinity pools and a selection of

spa treatments that leaves no (hot) stone unturned. All

this and award-winning golf, too. Tee off from p.17.

Bosnia

Serbia

Bulgaria

Montenegro

Kosovo

FYR Macedonia

Albania

Greece

So bring on that big yellow ball and let’s have a good one.

In Your Pocket has broken much new ground of

late, publishing new guides in the Netherlands

( Tilburg , with Amsterdam to follow very soon), in

Austria ( Vienna ), in Croatia ( Šibenik ), in Swit-

zerland ( Zurich ) and in Belarus ( Minsk ). This

year will also see th e first n on -European Pockets

rolled out in South Africa and Mozambique .

We also continue to roll out iPhone apps to all

our cities. We will be launching even more In Your

Pocket guides as apps throughout this year: to

find out which cities we will be covering, and to

keep up to date with all In Your Po cket news, like

In Your Pocket on Facebook (facebook.com/

inyourpocket) or follow us on Twitter (t wi t ter.

com/inyourpocket).

Cover story

Bel fast Splash Tours bob

about the briny and provide

l a n d l u b b e r s w i t h a n e w

perspective on the city. The

commentary is as quirky and

insightful as the journey - last

time we ventured forth, they

played the theme from Titanic

as the duck dipped into the

blue. Find out more about this

novel amphibious tour on p.38.

ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES

Editorial

Managing Editor

Heidi McAlpin (+44) (0)7980 267233

heidi.mcalpin@inyourpocket.com

Text copyright Belfast In Your Pocket

2000-2011. Maps copyright Northern

Ireland Tourist Board/Derry Visitor and

part of this publication may be reproduced

in any form, except brief extracts for

the purpose of review, without written

permission from the publisher and

Pocket is used under license from UAB

In Your Pocket (Vokieciu 10-15, Vilnius,

Lithuania tel. (+370-5) 212 29 76).

Editor’s note

The editorial content of In Your Pocket

guides is independent from paid-for

advertising. We welcome all readers’

comments and suggestions. We have

made every effort to ensure the accuracy

of the information at the time of going to

press and assume no responsibility for

changes and errors.

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Published six times per year.

Next issue August - September 2011

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Belfast

Visitor Pass

gotoBelfast.com

Unlimited travel plus up to 85 special o ers including

discounted tours, attractions and so much more...

Buy at the Belfast Welcome Centre, the airport TICs

or any Translink Bus or Train Stations in Belfast.

Belfast Visitor Pass

A Welcome from the Lord Mayor

A new Belfast Visitor Pass has been launched, helping you

explore more of the city and save money into the bargain.

The Pass is available for adults and children, and covers

one, two or three days.

Welcome to Belfast.

Whether a native, newcomer or

regular visitor, I hope you enjoy

our city and everything it has to

offer. From the birthplace of Titanic

to the stunning Edwardian and

Victorian architecture, beautifully

landscaped parks and gardens to

a year-round calendar of cultural

events, there is something to experience, explore and enjoy

at every turn.

Beyond the city centre, the renaissance of Belfast’s vibrant

communities has also attracted a new generation of visitors.

Take time to discover areas off the beaten path, and learn

about our diverse history from the locals who are proud to

call Belfast “home”.

Ours is a city steeped in history and it is my hope that

Belfast continues to be one of the most popular destina-

tions in Europe.

Visitors are discovering a thriving cultural scene combined

with a unique heritage, in a city transformed by astonishing

levels of investment over the last few years. A city has

emerged whose legacy and tradition lives on in the stories,

humour and vibrant culture of its people.

Contemporary and traditional hotels, cafes and bars are

designed to keep your days and nights well catered for. And

the city’s stylish shopping scene ensures you return home

with that something special.

Use Belfast In Your Pocket to keep you on the right track,

so you leave with fond memories, new friends and a desire

to return for more.

The Pass gets you unlimited bus and rail travel on all

scheduled Metro, NI Railways and Ulsterbus services

within a specially designated Greater Belfast zone. And

there are also up to 85 discounts on tours, attractions,

shopping, eating out and lots more goodies for all you

cash-conscious city kitties.

Pas s es ca n b e pu rc h as e d a t th e Bel fas t Wel c om e C e n tre,

Belfast International Airport Welcome Centre, George Best

Bel fast Ci t y Airpor t Wel come C entre and all Translink Bel -

fast rail and bus stations. To find out more and buy on-line,

visit www.gotobelfast.com or www.translink.co.uk.

1 Day

2 Days

3 Days

Adult Pass

£6.50

£10.50

£14

Child Pass

£4

£6

£7.75

The In Your Pocket iPhone App

A wide range of In Your Pocket guides are now available

in i Tu n e s as iPhone apps. Developed in association with

Meta4Labs , the apps combine all the best features of In

Your Pocket guides - up-to-date, accurate, well-written

and independent information - with the functionality

of the iPhone . You can search all venues in a city by

location, and find the cafes, bars and restaurants clo-

sest to you, as well as browse the app’s entire content

offline. We even supply high-resolution static street

and transport maps (exactly the same as those in our

guides) so you can enjoy In Your Po cket on you r iPhone

without racking up huge roaming charges. Other features

include fully integrated Google Maps, within-app dialling

and web browsing, embedded In Your Pocket video

guides, currency exchange calculator and local weather

information. All In Your Pocket apps have native hi-res

graphics for iPhone 4 . And like In Your Pocket guides,

our apps are updated regularly by local researchers and

native English speaking writers. More than ten In Your

Pocket cities are currently available as iPhone apps,

and more are being released all the time. Visit the App

Store on your iPhone or PC/Mac now and see if your

city is In Your Pocket and on your iPhone .

Enjoy your stay.

Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Niall O Donnghaile

Lord Mayor’s Parade

Say hello to Belfast’s youngest ever first citizen (he’s 25 folks)

at the Lord Mayor’s Parade on Sat 18 June . A cavalcade of

international music and dance will wend its way through the

city centre, starting at Writers’ Square opposite St. Anne’s

Cathedral at 12:00, and heading along Royal Avenue and

Donegal Place before culminating at the City Hall where a

Global Café will satiate the crowds.

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