{"id":1163,"date":"2016-09-17T11:34:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T11:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2016.belfast.wordcamp.org\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2016-09-17T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T13:12:16","slug":"what-to-do-around-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/what-to-do-around-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do around Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Belfast is packed with history, culture, exciting events, great food, super shopping \u2013 you might even spot a ship or two, or maybe even a giant fish. You\u2019ll also find some of the friendliest people you\u2019ll ever meet.<br \/>\nIf you are travelling to Belfast, we have picked out our top things to do when you are in the city for\u00a0WordCamp Belfast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1164\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1164\" class=\"wp-image-1164 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/2016.belfast.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/09\/titanic-belfast.jpg\" alt=\"Titanic Belfast night from slipways\" width=\"654\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/09\/titanic-belfast.jpg 654w, https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/09\/titanic-belfast-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/09\/titanic-belfast-489x300.jpg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Titanic Belfast at night from slipways. Reproduced with the kind permission of Visit Belfast<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>Titanic Belfast<\/h5>\n<p>The world&#8217;s largest Titanic visitor experience is a \u2018must see\u2019 for any tour of Belfast and Northern Ireland.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s located in the heart of the city, beside the historic site of this world-famous ship&#8217;s construction.<\/p>\n<h5>Crumlin Road Gaol<\/h5>\n<p>The doors of this nineteenth century listed building are open, but this time to the public, as a friendly place to explore the gaol\u2019s colourful past.<\/p>\n<h5>Sample local produce at the lively St George\u2019s Market<\/h5>\n<p>Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, you can sample the local specialist food and products or simply relax with a coffee and newspaper against a backdrop of live jazz or flamenco music.<\/p>\n<h5>Take a Tour of Belfast<\/h5>\n<p>Our city centre is compact and can be easily explored on foot. We have a range of tours that allow you to explore the unique history, culture and heritage of Belfast and Northern Ireland.\u00a0The Belfast City Sightseeing hop on\u2013hop off open-top bus takes in the city\u2019s most impressive and evocative sights including Titanic Quarter, the Shankill and Falls Roads, and the more sedate Queen\u2019s Quarter.<\/p>\n<h5>Ready, Steady, Cook!<\/h5>\n<p>Awaken your passion for cooking with leading local chefs at one of our cookery schools. Where you\u2019ll be given a step-by-step lesson in creating a culinary masterpiece.<br \/>\nGuinness, Oysters &amp; Irish music in a traditional Belfast pub. Sample a local brew in one of Belfast\u2019s historic hostelries, join in a live Irish music session, or check out the hip and trendy bar and club scene!<\/p>\n<h5>The Cathedral Quarter<\/h5>\n<p>The historic heart of Belfast is now the city\u2019s up and coming cultural hotspot. The cobbled streets are dotted with gems of all kinds from restaurants, pubs, art, photographic galleries and even a circus!<\/p>\n<h5>The Murals<\/h5>\n<p>View the famous political and cultural murals in the west and east of the city &#8211; either on a taxi tour or on an open top bus. Remember to add your personal message to the peace wall before you leave.<\/p>\n<h5>City Hall Tour<\/h5>\n<p>Uncover the history of Belfast City Hall. Explore its splendour and grandeur, proudly created by the craftsmen of Belfast who also worked on the Titanic.<\/p>\n<h5>Ulster Museum<\/h5>\n<p>Come face to face with dinosaurs, meet an Ancient Egyptian Mummy and see modern masterpieces all under one roof.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, visit the Visit Belfast website or when you are here call into\u00a0the Belfast Welcome Centre for all your tourist information.<br \/>\n+44 (0)28 9024 6609 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visit-belfast.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.visit-belfast.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Belfast named in top 5 of the UK\u2019s best city break destinations.<\/h4>\n<p>Trip Advisor\u2019s Traveller\u2019s Choice Awards (2014)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Titanic Belfast<\/li>\n<li>Political Mural Tour<\/li>\n<li>Belfast City Hall<\/li>\n<li>Dining in Belfast<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belfast is packed with history, culture, exciting events, great food, super shopping \u2013 you might even spot a ship or two, or maybe even a giant fish. You\u2019ll also find some of the friendliest people you\u2019ll ever meet. If you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/what-to-do-around-belfast\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"assistive-text\">What to do around Belfast<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7344716,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7yIwE-iL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7344716"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1163"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1168,"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163\/revisions\/1168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belfast.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}