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Belfast: Things To See & Do
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Belfast Castle
Located at Cavehill, with its own sprawling estate. Built in
1870 as a private residence, it was handed to the Government in
1934 and is now open to the public.
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Details
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Opening
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Visitor's
Centre: 9am and 10pm Monday to Saturday, and 9am to 6pm
Sunday |
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Pricing:
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Free |
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Contact:
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T: 9077 6925; Fax:
9037 0228; bcr@belfastcastle.co.uk |
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Getting
Here:
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Antrim Road,
Belfast, BT15 5GR.
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Belfast Zoo
Located at Cave Hill, the zoo features a fine collection of rare
animals from all around the world.
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Details
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Opening
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Daily, 10am to
2:30pm (5pm in summer) |
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Pricing:
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Adult: GBP 7.50;
Child: GBP 4; Family Day Ticket (2 Adults + 2 Children):
GBP20 |
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Contact:
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T: 9077 6925; Fax:
9037 0228; bcr@belfastcastle.co.uk |
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More
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Visitors
with disabilities have free entrance to the Zoo. There is
disabled access to all of the Zoo's exhibits and facilities.
Appropriate toilet facilities are available and there are
mobility scooters for hire.
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Getting
Here:
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Antrim Road,
Belfast, BT15 5GR. From the City Centre, Metro buses
no.s 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, (1g) and 2a all stop at the
Zoo.
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Belfast Botanic Gardens and Palm House
This garden is unique for its cast iron glass house, one of the
earliest examples of its kind in the world. Warm weather plants
such as banana, cash crops such as coffee and intriguing bird of
paradise flowers can be seen in the midst of temperate Belfast.
The outdoor garden features more typical roses and other
temperate climate plants and flowers.
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Ulster Museum
Local history museum
with exhibits from over 9,000 years of Irish and Ulster history
on display. Highlights include the treasure recovered from one
of the ill-fated Spanish Armada ships, the Girona.
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Details
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Opening
Hrs:
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Monday-Friday,
10am - 5pm; Saturday 1pm - 5pm; Sunday 2pm - 5pm |
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Pricing:
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Free |
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Contact:
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T: +44 (0) 28 9038
3000; Fax: (028) 9038 3003 |
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More
Info:
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Guide dogs are
welcome |
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Getting
Here:
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Ulster Museum,
Botanic Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5AB, Northern Ireland.
Metro Bus 8A/8B, from Donegall Square East stops in
front of the museum.
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Ulster Folk
& Transport Museum
The recent rural past of Northern Irish life is evoked in a
setting of farmhouses with livestock reared pre-industrial age
methods and equipment.
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Details
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Opening
Hrs:
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Monday - Friday,
10am - 5pm; Saturday, 10am to 6pm; Sunday, 11am to 6pm |
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Pricing:
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Adult: GBP 5.50;
Child: GBP3.50; Concessions: GBP 3.50 |
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Contact:
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Tel: +44 (0)28
9042 8428; Fax: +44 (0)28 9042 8728; uftm.info@magni.org.uk |
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More
Info:
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Guide dogs are
welcome. Most areas fully accessible. |
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Getting
Here:
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153 Bangor Road,
Cultra, Holywood, Co Down, Northern Ireland, BT18 0EU.
Metro Bus 8A/8B, from Donegall Square East stops in
front of the museum.
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The Queen’s University of Belfast
The most prestigious University in Northern Ireland, this
institution was founded over 150 years ago and built in the
gothic revival style favoured then, evoking images of other
august Universities in the British Isles.
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