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Tournament Schedule

Semi-Final & Finals Stages, BELFAST

TUESDAY 22 AUGUST Saa turd y 26 august

Queen’s Sport Queen’s Sport at Upper Malone at Upper Malone

10th V 11th Seed 12.00 11th Place Play-off 12.00

9th V 12th Seed 14.30 9th Place Play-off 14.30

6th V 7th Seed 17.00 7th Place Play-off 17.00

KingSpan stadium Kingspan stadium

5th V 8th Seed 14.00 5th Place Play-off 14.30

2nd V 3rd Seed 17.00 3rd Place Play-off 17.00

1st V 4th Seed 19.45 FINAL 19.45

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Visit Belfast Welcome Welcome Centre +44 (0)28 9024 6609 to Belfast visitbelfast.com 9 North, Belfast BT1 5GB Visit Belfast is delighted to welcome the Women’s Rugby Directly opposite front of Belfast City Hall World Cup Ireland 2017 to the city and we are looking forward to some exciting on-pitch action!

We hope you enjoy the famous Belfast welcome while you are here. During your stay, if you need any assistance, please call

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Stay in Belfast Looking for a comfy place to stay? Of course you are! You’re guaranteed to find it right here in Belfast. From 5 star hotels, guest houses, bed & breakfast, hostels, self-catering and camping & caravanning, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for and within your budget.

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Kingspan Stadium Kingspan Stadium, the home of Ulster Rugby, is located just 10 minutes from the City Centre with great transport links from the two main airports and train stations. Developed fully in 2014 to a capacity of 18,000 offering both Seated and Terrace viewing where fans are at the heart of the action. Its outstanding facilities and renowned atmosphere make it one of the best Rugby Stadiums in the UK and Ireland.

How to Get There? By Bus - Special WRWC Service on game days (£3.50) By Taxi - Call Fonacab on +44 (0)28 9033 3333. departing from Europa Bus Centre every 10 minutes from 13.05 until 18.55 and returning Park & Ride - Free Park and Ride facilities are located from Mount Merrion Avenue/Kingspan Stadium at Pirrie Park (off Ardenlee Avenue) on the Ravenhill every 10 minutes from 15.35 until 22.05. Road side of the Stadium and also on Montgomery Road (opposite Podium for Sport). Complimentary - Translink Metro Service (£3 promotional day buses run along these routes 90 minutes prior to ticket). Number 6, Cregagh Road Corridor (green kick-off and 90 minutes after the final whistle. line) from Chichester Street to Cregagh Road. For full details visit www.translink.co.uk/metro For Kingspan Stadium FAQs visit: ulsterrugby.com/fans/faq

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Queen’s Sport Upper Malone Located 2 miles from the iconic Queen’s University Lanyon Building, Queen’s Sport at Upper Malone is a world class centre for student sport. Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 play-off matches will be held on the main Arena pitch – a fibre sand reinforced natural grass pitch. The Arena pitch has a permanent grandstand with seating for 330 spectators as well as access for standing and has been used in recent years to host top level rugby matches at national, student and school’s level.

How to Get There? By Bus - Translink Metro Service (£3 promotional day Park & Ride - Access from City Centre via ticket). Number 8 A, B or C, Corridor University Road leading onto Malone Road exit at (purple line) from Donegall Square East to Malone Upper Malone Road. Limited car parking spaces Road. For full details visit www.translink.co.uk/metro are available at Queen’s Sport via Upper Malone Road entrance. By Taxi - Call Fonacab on +44 (0)28 9033 3333. For Queen’s Sport Upper Malone queries: [email protected]

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VISITBELFAST.COM 5 WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2017 MUST SEE Check out our bucket list for the must see places you don’t want to miss on any visit to Belfast this summer. For lots of other ideas on things to see and do, check out visitbelfast.com/things-to-do

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Belfast City Hall Crown Liquor Saloon Visitor Exhibition A rich collection of art, history The ornate Victorian exterior The Visitor Exhibition takes and natural sciences tells the and delightful interior visitors on a journey from the story of the people of the north of make the Crown Bar one of city’s past to present, enjoy Ireland from earliest times to the Belfast’s treasures since a free tour of Belfast’s most present day. Impressive galleries 1884. Enjoy a hearty pub iconic building (1906) and within and interactive discovery zones lunch and a unique selection the grounds, visit the Titanic bring history, science and art of real ales and local brews. Memorial Garden. collections to life.

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Titanic Belfast Botanic Gardens - QUB The Dome at Recently crowned the World’s Explore the Palm House and Victoria Square Leading Tourist Attraction, this Tropical Ravine and take a trip Boasting 360º views across the state of the art visitor experience to the neighbouring Ulster city, don’t miss taking the lift tells the story of the Titanic, from Museum or historic Queen’s to the top, along with 4 levels construction to her launch and University. of exceptional shopping, great subsequent place in history. places to eat and an 8 screen Odeon cinema.

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Crumlin Road Gaol Belfast Castle/Cave Hill Try life behind bars with a tour of Offering spectacular views over the 150 year old gaol and learn the city, a hike to the top of Cave first-hand how this Victorian Hill is well worth the effort. At the prison evolved through history. base you can explore the gardens of the stunning Castle or relax over afternoon tea. EXPERIENCE 06

HMS Caroline SHOPPING 03 Discover the fascinating history St George’s Market of this World War One survivor Oozing Victorian charm, the and learn about life of the crew Friday, Saturday and Sunday 100 years ago through a range market offer some of the finest of exciting interactive exhibits. fresh produce, local arts and crafts, hot food stalls and great live music. HISTORY 09 EXPERIENCE 12

Belfast Cathedral Stormont Parliament Take a personal audio tour of Buildings Belfast’s magnificent St Anne’s Visitors can take a free tour of the Cathedral. Discover its rich building and explore the beautiful historic artefacts and learn surroundings of the Stormont about the people who helped Estate. to shape this sacred place.

6 VISITBELFAST.COM WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2017 WHAT’S ON From music and dance to sport and culture, check out our guide to some of the biggest events happening across the city. For the full list, check out visitbelfast.com/whats-on

SPORT

MCE Ulster Grand Prix 6–12 August Dundrod The thrilling event returns to the famous Dundrod circuit for a week of fast paced road racing. MUSIC ulstergrandprix.net 23 & 26 August Boucher Playing Fields Belfast will be filled with the sound of music as the annual festival returns, headlined by Muse joined by and Tiësto joined by Clean Bandit. ticketmaster.ie CULTURE FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Summer Beach Party Open House Festival Twilight Market 1-31 August Hilden Beer & 1–2 August Bangor 25-27 August St George’s Market 130 unique events bringing Lisburn Back by popular demand, the together the best international Celebrating its 35th year, award winning market opens and local talent for a month of enjoy a selection of live music, its doors for 2 very special music, theatre, film and more. complemented by a range of evenings with live music, food openhousebangor.com local ales, beer and spirits. demonstrations, local food and drinks and unique crafts. FESTIVAL CULTURE stgeorgesmarket.com SPORT Eastside Arts Festival Belfast Mela 3–13 August UEFA Women’s Under-19 27 August CELEBRATION Various Venues Championship 2017 Botanic Gardens 8–20 August Belfast Pride An annual summer festival that The Belfast Mela returns to 28 July – 6 August showcases the brilliant creative Venues across NI Botanic Gardens for its 10th Various Venues talent that lies within East Belfast, NI will play host to eight national anniversary of a multi-cultural A 10 day celebration including as it serves up a sizzling feast teams during this prestigious celebration of music, dance, debates, film, music & drama, of events. tournament with the draw for food & visual arts. with a spectacular finale parade eastsidearts.net the finals taking place in June. belfastmela.org.uk & party. irishfa.com/uefawu19 belfastpride.com CULTURE MUSIC MUSIC August Féile The 2017 Belfast Tattoo 3–13 August CHSq 31 August – 2 September Various Venues 11–27 August SSE Arena Ireland’s biggest community Custom House Square An international line-up festival is back with music, The city becomes an outdoor featuring over 600 performers, comedy, tours, talks, exhibitions stage as headline acts including showcasing some of the finest and more. Walking on Cars, Emeli Sandé marching bands, musicians, and feilebelfast.com and perform in the dancers. historic surroundings of Custom ssearenabelfast.com House Square. customhousesquare.com

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Belfast Food Tour

Wee Tram Titanic Discovery Tour

Taxi Tour Open Top Bus Tour Giant’s Causeway

You may already know what you want from your trip to Belfast: from Titanic and the political wall murals to the famous film locations featured in Game of Thrones®. Tie it all together with a guided taxi tour, or explore the city on foot or bike. Here are a few more ideas on how to enjoy the city sights. For the full list of tours, see visitbelfast.com/tours

Titanic Tours Walking Tours of Belfast Political History Home of Thrones Day Trip Tours No trip to Belfast is The best way to discover The Murals’ of Belfast are HBO®’s award winning Value Cabs offer a range complete without visiting Belfast is walking through a must-see experience. Game of Thrones® is one of day tours departing , but there the streets, meeting its These pieces of public of the most popular and from Belfast to explore are also a range of tours people and enjoying the art provide an insight into successful fantasy TV further afield. Choose on offer to discover craic. Hidden Belfast offer the culture and traditions series ever made, and from 8 different itineraries this historic area. From a unique one hour guided of . A it is filmed right here in including a visit to the Donegall Quay take a walking tour that works Taxi Tour is an ideal way Northern Ireland. Explore mysterious Giant’s Titanic Boat Tour and in partnership with many to find out all about the some of the stunning Causeway, Northern learn about the changing local artists, historians and city’s history including the filming locations featured Ireland’s only World face of Belfast’s harbour trades people to ensure famous murals, the Peace in the show with a guided Heritage site, followed by a which built well over you get the maximum Wall and other highlights coach tour. You can even stop to cross the 30m high 10,000 ships. Walk in the exposure to the real in the Gaeltacht, Queens, step into Winterfell and rope bridge at Carrick- footsteps of the people Belfast. Cathedral and Titanic experience archery in a a-Rede and a visit to the who designed and built belfasthiddentours.com Quarters. Or take in these recreated film set dressed old Bushmills whiskey RMS Titanic in the city’s sights on-board one of in ‘Stark family’ costumes. distillery. Explore some historic shipyard on a Belfast Food Tour the hop on-hop off open visitbelfast.com/ of the stunning filming Titanic Discovery Tour. A 4-hour fun and food top bus tours. For a truly gameofthrones locations featured in the Hop on board the Wee filled guided walk to some unique insight into the award winning Game of Tram and learn about the top food and drink spots political conflict, Coiste Thrones® TV series, take a area through an on-board around Belfast City Centre. provide a range of bus and scenic guided tour of the video presentation while On the tour you’ll meet walking tours with guides stunning Glens of Antrim you travel around the key local food producers, visit from the Republican and Carrickfergus Castle sites - get the ‘combo traditional bars, artisan and Loyalist ex prisoner or explore the Strangford ticket’ to descend 44 feet shops and finish in a top communities. coast with a tour of the below sea level in Titanic’s restaurant in the lively visitbelfast.com/tours recently refurbished Dry Dock. Cathedral Quarter. house visitbelfast.com/titanic tasteandtour.co.uk and gardens. valuecabs.com/ taxi-tours

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Pubs & Clubs

Smart and stylish bars, sports, live music or traditional gastro pubs; whatever your taste in nightlife this city has it in abundance. Punters are out in their droves most evenings in the city, sampling the best of what Belfast nightlife has on offer. For more information on Belfast’s pubs & clubs, check out visitbelfast.com/pubs

McHughs John Hewitt Bar Morrisons Bar 29-31 Queen’s Square 51 Donegall Street 21 Bedford Street CITY CENTRE 028 9050 9999 028 9023 3768 028 9032 0030 SOUTH mchughsbar.com thejohnhewitt.com morrisonsbar.com Apartment BELFAST 2 Donegall Square West The Morning Star The Northern Whig The Perch 028 9050 9777 17-19 Pottinger’s Entry 2 Bridge Street 42 Franklin Street The Chelsea apartmentbelfast.com 028 9023 5986 028 9050 9888 028 9024 8000 346 themorningstarbar.com thenorthernwhig.com theperchbelfast.com 028 9068 7177 The Basement Bar thechelseabar.com Donegall Square East Ox Cave Ollies Club Robinsons 028 9031 5576 3 Oxford St 35-39 Waring Street 38-42 Great Victoria St Cutter’s Wharf tensquare.co.uk 028 9023 2567 028 9023 4888 028 9024 7447 Lockview Road oxbelfast.com/cave olliesclub.com robinsonsbar.co.uk 028 9080 5100 Bittles Bar cutterswharf.co.uk 70 Upper Church Lane Queen’s Café Bar SIXTY6 Sweet Afton Bar & Kitchen 028 9031 1088 4 Queen’s Arcade 62 High Street 12 Brunswick Street The Errigle Inn facebook.com/BittlesBar 028 9024 9105 thenationalbelfast.com 028 9042 8000 312-320 queenscafebar.co.uk sweetaftonbelfast.com 028 9064 1410 Cabaret Supper Club Sunflower Bar errigle.com 38-44 Upper Arthur St Voodoo 65 Union Street 028 9024 9009 9-11 Fountain Street 028 9023 2474 Four Winds cabaretbelfast.com 028 9027 8260 sunflowerbelfast.com 111 Newton Park voodoobelfast.com QUEEN’S 028 9070 7970 Fountain Tavern thefourwinds.co.uk 16-20 Fountain Street QUARTER 028 9032 4769 Pavilion Bar Alibi Belfast thefountainbar.com LINEN 296-298 Ormeau Road CATHEDRAL Bradbury Place 028 9028 3283 The Garrick Bar QUARTER 028 9023 3131 pavilionbelfast.com 29 Chichester St QUARTER alibibelfast.com Brennan’s Bar 028 9032 1984 Bert’s Bar 46-50 Great Victoria St The Empire thegarrickbar.com High Street 028 9024 2986 40-42 Botanic Avenue Kelly’s Cellars 028 9026 2713 028 9024 9276 The Bridge House TITANIC 30-32 Bank Street themerchanthotel.com thebelfastempire.com 35-42 Bedford Street QUARTER 028 9024 6058 The Cloth Ear 028 9072 7890 Lavery’s Bar & Gin Palace kellyscellars.com 35-39 Waring Street jdwetherspoon.co.uk 12-18 Bradbury Place Rockies Sports Bar Odyssey Pavilion The Kitchen Bar 028 9023 4888 028 9087 1106 Crown Liquor Saloon 028 9046 7020 1 Victoria Square themerchanthotel.com laverysbelfast.com 46 Great Victoria Street rockiessportsbar.com 028 9024 5268 The Dirty Onion 028 9024 3187 The Parlour thekitchenbar.com 2 Waring Street nicholsonspubs.co.uk 2-4 Elmwood Avenue McCracken’s Café Bar 028 9024 3712 028 9068 6970 Limelight Belfast 4 Joy’s Entry thedirtyonion.com parlourbar.co.uk 17 Ormeau Avenue 028 9032 6711 The Duke of York 028 9032 7007 The Woodworkers mccrackenscafebar.co.uk Commercial Court limelightbelfast.com Bradbury Place 028 9024 1062 028 9087 1106 dukeofyorkbelfast.com laverysbelfast.com VISITBELFAST.COM 9 WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2017

Eating Out

Belfast boasts an amazing choice of places to eat offering everything from the traditional Ulster Fry breakfast, gourmet coffee bars and express lunch deals to tasty gastro pub fare, cosy bistros and award winning fine dining, showcasing the very best fresh local produce available. For more information on Belfast’s eateries, check out visitbelfast.com/eatingout

Deanes Deli Bistro Ginger Nando’s 42-44 Bedford Street 7-8 Hope Street Victoria Sq, Bedford St, MODERN 028 9024 8800 028 9024 4421 and Boucher Cres. CUISINE michaeldeane.co.uk gingerbistro.com nandos.co.uk Acton & Sons Deanes Deli Vin Café Hadskis The National 17 Brunswick Street 42-44 Bedford Street Commercial Court, Grande Café 028 9024 0239 028 9024 8800 Donegall Street 62-68 High Street actonandsons.com michaeldeane.co.uk 028 9032 5444 028 9031 1130 hadskis.co.uk thenationalbelfast.com James Street South AMPM Belfast Restaurant Havana Bank Square Ox Restaurant 38-44 Upper Arthur St 21 James Street South 56-58 Berry Street 1 Oxford Street ampmbelfast.com 028 9043 4310 028 9031 0809 028 9031 4121 jamesstreetsouth.co.uk The Bar + Grill havanabanksq.com oxbelfast.com 21 James Street South Jospers Steakhouse Holohan’s Pantry Ryan’s Bar & Restaurant 028 9560 0700 10 Donegall Square South 43 University Road 116-118 Lisburn Road belfastbargrill.co.uk 028 9024 1001 028 9029 1103 028 9050 9850 tensquare.co.uk Cafe Conor Deanes EIPIC holohanspantry.co.uk visitbelfast.com 11a Road 28-40 Howard Street The Members’ Home Restaurant Shed Bistro 028 9066 3266 028 9033 1134 Dining Room 22 Wellington Place 467 Ormeau Road cafeconor.com michaeldeane.co.uk Stormont Parliament 028 9023 4946 028 9064 2630 Buildings homebelfast.co.uk shedbelfast.com Cellar Restaurant Deanes Meat Locker 028 9052 1041 Belfast Castle, Antrim Rd 28-40 Howard Street niassembly.gov.uk 028 9037 0133 028 9033 1134 Horatio Todds Shu Restaurant 406 Upper 253 Lisburn Road belfastcity.gov.uk michaeldeane.co.uk Molly’s Yard Newtownards Road 028 9038 1655 1 College Green Mews, 028 9065 3090 shu-restaurant.com Coco Restaurant Flame Restaurant Botanic Ave horatiotodds.com 7-11 Linenhall Street 46 Howard Street 028 9032 2600 Solo Restaurant & Bar 028 9031 1150 028 9033 2121 visitbelfast.com cocobelfast.com flamerestaurant.co.uk Howard Street 11 Wellington Place Restaurant 028 9031 1101 The Morning Star 56 Howard Street solobelfast.com Cutters Wharf Fontana Restaurant 17-19 Pottinger’s Entry, 028 9024 8362 Lockview Road, 61a High Street, Ann St howardstbelfast.com The Tap Room Stranmillis Holywood 028 9023 5986 Hilden Brewery, 028 9080 5100 028 9080 9908 themorningstarbar.com cutterswharf.co.uk restaurantfontana.com The Ivory Restaurant Grand Street, Lisburn 3rd Floor, House of 028 9266 3863 The Muddlers Club Fraser, Victoria Square taproomhilden.com Deanes at Queens George’s of the Market Warehouse Lane, 028 9032 4577 1 College Gardens 119 May Street Waring St theivorybelfast.com Tedfords Kitchen 028 9038 2111 028 9024 0014 028 9031 3199 Unit D, 1 Lanyon Quay michaeldeane.co.uk georgesbelfast.com themuddlers 028 9027 8823 clubbelfast.com tedfordskitchen.com

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TGI Fridays The Bobbin Mission to Seafarers Victoria Square Belfast City Hall Princes Dock St 028 9024 9050 ITALIAN ASIAN belfastcity.gov.uk 028 9075 1131 tgibelfast.co.uk missiontoseafarers.org Coppi Cosmo Brights Restaurant Yardbird St Anne’s Square Victoria Square 23/25 High Street Patisserie Valerie 2 Waring Street 028 9031 1959 028 9023 6660 028 9024 5688 Donegall Sq West/ 028 9024 3712 coppi.co.uk cosmo-restaurants.co.uk brightsrestaurant Castle Lane thedirtyonion.com belfast.co.uk 028 9032 9364 House of Zen patisserie-valerie.co.uk Zak’s Restaurant St Anne’s Square Café Bedeck 2 Donegall 028 9027 8688 465 Lisburn Road Square West houseofzenbelfast.co.uk 028 9066 9828 028 9099 4120 bedeckhome.com apartmentbelfast.com Sakura Sushi 82 Botanic Ave Cast & Crew 028 9043 9590 Queen’s Road sakurabelfast.com 028 9045 1400 castandcrewbelfast.co.uk SEAFOOD Deane and Decano Wagamama Belfast 537 Lisburn Road Victoria Square Deanes Love Fish 028 9066 3108 028 9023 6098 Starbucks 28-40 Howard Street michaeldeane.co.uk wagamamani.com Castle Lane/Great 028 9031 1959 Victoria St/Cornmarket/ michaeldeane.co.uk DinaDina Victoria Sq/CastleCourt/ 52 Upper Arthur Street Botanic Ave/Lisburn Rd Fish City 028 9543 4110 028 9023 6679 33 Ann Street dinadina.co.uk starbucks.co.uk 028 9023 1000 fish-city.com Fratelli Belfast The Yellow Door 60 Great Victoria Street City Picnic The MAC/427 Lisburn Rd/ John Long’s 028 9031 0862 2 Castle Street Ulster Museum 39 Athol Street, fratellibelfast.com 028 9024 6194 yellowdoordeli.co.uk Grosvenor Road Zen citypicnicbelfast.com 028 9032 1848 Goodfellas Restaurant 55-59 Adelaide Street johnlongs.com & Pizzeria 028 9023 2244 Clements 11 Kennedy Way zenbelfast.co.uk Donegall Sq West/ Mourne Seafood Bar 028 9043 1143 Royal Av/Rosemary St/ 34-36 Bank Street Botanic Av/Lisburn Rd/ 028 9024 8544 Il Pirata Stranmillis Rd mourneseafood.com 279-281 Upper clementscoffee.com Newtownards Road INDIAN 028 9067 3421 Safa Fine Indian Cuisine The Dock ilpiratabelfast.com 30-32 Bank Street The Arc, 028 9023 3519 the-dock.org Little Wing Pizzeria safabelfast.com Ann Street/ Lisburn Road/ Upper Newtownards Road 028 9024 7000 littlewingpizzeria.com CAFÉS Tedfords Restaurant 5 Donegall Quay Avoca Café 028 9043 4000 41 Arthur Street tedfordsrestaurant.com 028 9027 9955 avoca.ie Homemade by Manns The Belfast Baking Uno, 52 Boucher Road Company 028 9066 3137 The Arc, Titanic Quarter homemadebymanns.com 028 9018 3690 Scalini visitbelfast.com Loaf Café & Bakery 85 Botanic Avenue 307-309 Grosvenor Road 028 9032 0303 Bennetts on Belmont 028 9031 3123 scalinirestaurant.co.uk 4 Belmont Road loafcatering.com 028 9065 6590 Villa Italia Restaurant bennettsonbelmont.com 37-41 University Road 028 9032 8356 villaitaliarestaurant.co.uk

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BELFAST:

GATEWAY CITY Giant’s Causeway

Bonamargy Friary

Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge

While there’s plenty to keep you entertained in Belfast, it’s also worth keeping in mind that the city makes a great base for exploring the rest of Northern Ireland. HomePlace Take a trip to Bellaghy and step into Seamus Heaney Just twenty minutes from Belfast visitors the 100 ft. high Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. HomePlace, which celebrates can discover pristine seafronts, country A short trip by train or bus takes you to the life and legacy of the Nobel parks, boutique village shopping and plenty Derry-Londonderry, where there’s plenty to prize-winning poet. Standing of places to enjoy the gourmet gastro-pub see in the historical walled city, with its lively at the heart of the place and or country house experience. cultural scene, impressive architecture, people which so inspired him, County Antrim’s Causeway Coastal Route carnivals, festivals and visitor attractions. HomePlace includes a stunning runs north from Larne, and is the gateway Shrouded in magic and majesty, the exhibition which interprets to the Nine Glens of Antrim with Glenariff Mourne Mountains is an area of outstanding Seamus Heaney’s work. The Forest Park at its heart. On the north coast natural beauty, filled with dizzying peaks, entire space over two floors you’ll find the Giant’s Causeway, the only rolling valleys, tranquil forests and golden is filled with personal stories World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. coastline, just waiting to be discovered, and artefacts, dozens of family Hire an audio tour from the state-of-the- enjoyed, experienced and never forgotten. photographs, video recordings art visitor centre, explore the interactive don’t miss out on island hopping in the from friends, neighbours and exhibition spaces, watch Finn McCool on unspoiled Fermanagh Lakelands, or to pay a cultural figures, and the voice the big screen and unlock the secrets of this visit to a number of stunning National Trust of the poet himself reading his inspirational landscape. Nearby, take a tour properties including , Castle own words. of the oldest licensed distillery in the world; Ward and Mount Stewart. Bushmills and challenge yourself to cross

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Getting About Belfast is compact and bijou, so getting around the city is easy on foot, by bike or by taxi. However, if you want to wander You can easily access both countryside and sea shore a little further afield then we’ve got a network of transport within a short drive of Belfast options which will get you to your desired destination. to enjoy a variety of exciting attractions, historic places of interest, informative tours, outdoor activities and amazing scenery. belfastplus.com TO/FROM TAXI HIRE BELFAST AIRPORTS Value Cabs have a fleet of VISITOR PASS George Best over 650 vehicles offering Offering unlimited travel Belfast City Airport is a professional taxi service, around the city and located 3 miles from sightseeing tours and exclusive discounts on a the city centre. Airport executive vehicles. Debit/ variety of attractions, Express 600 bus service credit card payment tours, restaurants, cafés runs from the airport facility available in every and shops. Available from terminal to the city centre vehicle. the Visit Belfast Welcome every 20 minutes at peak 028 9080 9080 Centre times. valuecabs.com visitbelfast.com

Belfast International Airport is a 30 minute CAR HIRE Visit Ards and North Down to drive from Belfast. The Renting a car is another experience and enjoy some Airbus Express 300 great way for visitors to of the best family days out, operates between the get around Belfast and to entertainment, food and activities airport and Europa Bus visit some of the many that County Down has to offer! Centre in the city every attractions throughout visitardsandnorthdown.com 15 minutes at peak times. Northern Ireland. Providers available online at visitbelfast.com

COCA-COLA ZERO BELFAST PUBLIC BIKES TRANSPORT Belfast Bikes is a simple, Translink is responsible fun and inexpensive way for Metro, Ulsterbus and to get around with 300 NI Railways, operating bikes and 30 docking a network of bus and stations positioned across rail services throughout Just a few minutes commute from the city centre. For just Northern Ireland and on Belfast, Lisburn & Castlereagh area £5 you can get a three- cross border routes. is a mixture of city, urban, village 028 9066 6630 day pass. The first 30 and rural communities. translink.co.uk minutes of each trip is visitlisburncastlereagh.com then free of charge, with 50p charges for each additional 30 minutes. To register, simply go online at belfastbikes.co.uk, download the Nextbike app or call 034 3357 1551

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