Places of Interest Public Transport Guide - Visitors - Tours - Translink
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Belfast Castle l Belfast Zoo l Cavehill Country Park l Odyssey Complex l Parliament Buildings Stormont l Botanic Gardens l Lagan Valley Regional Park l Malone House l Clonard Monastery l Giant's Causeway l Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge l Bushmills Distillery l Derry City l Ulster Folk & Transport Museum l Carrickfergus Castle l Down Cathedral & St Patrick's Grave l Exploris Aquarium l Marble Arch Caves l Armagh Planetarium
Here, you will find a brief guide to places of interest in Northern Ireland.
Translink is the company that provides integrated public transport services in Northern Ireland, including Metro, NI Railways & Ulsterbus.
Northern Ireland is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and rich history. There are many places of interest to visit and making your way around using public transport couldn't be easier, you can reach every county in a couple of hours!
Belfast
- Belfast Castle
Open daily, Admission FREE. On the slopes of Cave Hill, it is a great place to sample excellent cuisine, historical atmosphere and beautiful gardens.
Metro Service: 1 • Metro Stop: Strathmore Park
Belfast Castle
- Belfast Zoo
Open Daily, April-Sept 10am-5pm. On a fifty acre site with panoramic views over the city and Belfast Lough, this modern world class zoo acts as a safe place for over 160 species of rare or highly endangered animals housed in award winning enclosures which replicate their natural environments.
Metro Service: 1 • Metro Stop: Bellevue
Belfast Zoo
Open Daily. The Park has a wealth of geological, archeological and botanical interest. Visit the Cavehill Visitor Centre for free trail map and literature.
Metro Service: 1 • Metro Stop: Strathmore Park
Cavehill
Includes a magnificent indoor Arena, home of Belfast Giants ice hockey team, IMAX theatre, 14 screen cinema, restaurants, bars and W5 Interactive Discovery Centre with more than 100 thrilling exhibits and spectacular installations which will fire the imaginations of people of all ages.
Metro Service: 3 • Metro Stop: Station Street
Stormont is a public park which remains open until 7.30pm. Pedestrians can walk from the main gates to the statue of Carson, along the Prince of Wales Avenue.
Metro Service: 4 • Metro Stop: Stormont
Parliament Buildings
- Botanic Gardens
Open daily. This is world-class, with its great greenhouses and glorious herbaceous walkways, formal bedding and shrubberies.
Metro Service: 8 • Metro Stop: Ulster Museum
Botanic Gardens
- Lagan Valley Regional Park
Open daily. Straddling 13 miles of the most scenic stretches of the Lagan, the Park comprises an attractive mix of natural amenities.
Metro Service: 8 • Metro Stop: Malone Hill Park
- Malone House
Open Mon.- Sat. Admission FREE. Built in the 1820s this elegant mansion commands superb views over the Lagan Valley Regional Park.
Metro Service: 8 • Metro Stop: Bristow Park
- Clonard Monastery
Clonard Church is designed in early French Gothic. During World War 2 the crypt was used as an air-raid shelter by women and children from the Falls.
Metro Service: 10 • Metro Stop: Falls Library
Outside Belfast
- The Giant’s Causeway
Located on the scenic Antrim Coast, the Giant’s Causeway is Northern Ireland’s top tourist attraction and World Heritage site.- Goldline Express Service 218 : Belfast Europa Buscentre - Coleraine
- NIRailways service: Belfast Central - Coleraine
connection at Coleraine Bus and Rail centre to Causeway - Ulsterbus Service 252 (Antrim Coaster) : Larne – Causeway Coast(scenic route)
- Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Carrick-a-Rede boasts unrivalled coastal scenery and an exhilarating rope bridge experience. Traditionally fishermen erected the bridge to Carrick-a-Rede island over a 30m deep and 20m wide chasm to check their salmon nets. This National Trust attraction can be crossed by members of the public.- Goldline Express Service 218 : Belfast Europa Buscentre - Coleraine
- NIRailways service: Belfast Central - Coleraine
connection at Coleraine Bus and Rail centre to Causeway - Ulsterbus Service 252 (Antrim Coaster): Larne - Causeway Coast
(scenic route)
- Bushmills Distillery
Near the Giant’s Causeway is the quaint town of Bushmills, home to the oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world.- Goldline Express Service 218 : Belfast Europa Buscentre - Coleraine
- NIRailways service: Belfast Central - Coleraine
connection at Coleraine Bus and Rail centre to Causeway - Ulsterbus Service 172 : Coleraine - Bushmills
The 17th century walled City of Derry is the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland. A train journey to the City along the scenic North Coast has been described by Michael Palin as “one of the most beautiful rail journeys in the world”.
- NIRailways service: Belfast Central - Londonderry (free connecting bus service from NIRailways Rail Station to Londonderry city centre)
- Goldline Express Service 212 : Belfast Europa Buscentre - Londonderry
This museum holds Ireland’s largest collection of trains, vintage buses and cars. The museum also shows how country life was in N. Ireland a century ago.
- NIRailways Service: Belfast Central - Cultra (follow signs from the station)
This medieval fortress is still intact and a visit can even include a medieval banquet.
- NIRailways Service: Belfast Central - Carrickfergus
- Ulsterbus Service 263 : Laganside Buscentre
- Belfast - Carrickfergus
The Cathedral was built in 1183 as a Benedictine Monastery.
- Goldline Express Service 215 : Belfast Europa Buscentre - Downpatrick; walking distance from Downpatrick Bus Station
Immerse yourself in the underwater world of the Irish Sea.
- Ulsterbus Service: 9, 9A or 10 from Laganside Buscentre Belfast - Portaferry
Visit one of Europe’s finest showcaves allowing visitors to explore a natural underworld. It is advisable to ring before visiting tel: 028 6634 8855.
One of the world’s top astronomical research centres with space exploration and education at its core. Booking is essential Tel: 028 3752 3689.
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