Explore Belfast
There is an old adage in travel lore: get to know, before
you go. This section of our website is intended to give you
some background to our city and its people before you travel; it’s
the people who are the city.
Initially just a hamlet with a crossing on a river mouth, with a
fertile hinterland it didn’t take marauders and pirates long to
realise that here was a deep lough and safe haven from the north
Atlantic storms where repairs could be made. From these small
beginnings the industrious locals developed a boat building trade
and the rest is our history.
Take that step with us, the first step that leads to a thousand
journeys; welcome to our Belfast!
Highlights