Belfast Troubles Tour: Experience the Walls and Bridges for Education and Theatre

Experience the Belfast Troubles Tour: Walls and Bridges, a captivating blend of walking tour and street theatre that entertains, engages, and informs. Discover the history, culture, and people behind the Troubles in an immersive and educational experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • City Hall - Belfast’s most magnificent building designed The dome is 174 feet, inside the building are 3 different types of Italian marble, Cippilino marble from Greece and amazing stained glass windows. The building makes a statement and that statement is, ‘Wow!’
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Troubles Tour: Walls and Bridges is one part walking tour, one part street theatre, and 100% astounding. It entertains, engages, and informs through original songs and experiences to help you better understand daily life during the Troubles. It brings the history of the Troubles and the peace process to life, but not in chronological order. This tour offers an immersive experience with a blend of educational content and theatrics. Participants will visit local political murals, peace walls, and even have the chance to hear an original song that narrates the story of the area’s turbulent times. This tour provides a profound and unique understanding of the region’s conflicts and peace efforts. Participants will not only learn history but also gain insight into the culture and the people. Troubles Tour: Walls and Bridges is perfect for anyone interested in history, culture, and politics.

  • Minimum age is 14 years. This tour is not aimed at children. There is graphic content .
Location
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On the pavement outside the grounds of Belfast City Hall. The Meeting Point is between two large ornamental lamp posts. Across the road are shops. Look for a large green and white umbrella. Please come 10 minutes before the start of your tour so I can distribute Listening sets.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Caroline_b
Aug 4, 2024
Authentic experience - Authentic, entertaining and informative. Enlightening experience of the history of Belfast led by an excellent guide, Arthur, who brought the stories to life.
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Lisa_h
Aug 4, 2024
Fabulous. - Engaging, funny, knowledgeable tour guide! Well worth the money! Even cam and found is as we were having trouble finding the group!!
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Johnhb5135bt
Aug 4, 2024
Outstanding and unique walk. We learned a lot an we where well entertained. - Arthur MaGee was an amazing guide for us on this tour. He has a lot of knowledge and experience, and he is good at communicating in a personal and entertaining way. We appreciated the small group size and the personal touch. After the tour, we received advices for our trip onward and reading tips as a valuable bonus. So this tour stands out as one of the most memorable things, we did, on our holydays in North Ireland.
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Cheryl
Aug 3, 2024
Stories, history, music it’s all included - fantastic - Arthur was personable and told the stories of the Troubles without hiding the tough bits - we came away enlightened, our eyes opened to some of the happenings with a hope for the future. Arthur’s depth of knowledge was incredible and told a balanced history despite his own lived experiences. Do yourselves a favour and do this tour - highly recommend
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G7641uapatricks
Aug 1, 2024
A Must-Do Tour in Belfast! - Our family joined the tour of Belfast with Arthur Magee, and it was an unforgettable experience. Arthur’s personal and nuanced story about the background of the Troubles gave us a deep insight into the city’s history and conflict between groups in general. Despite the serious undertone, there was plenty of room for humor and musical interludes, which made the tour extra special. I thought it would mainly be an educational experience for my sons, but I learned a lot myself! Arthur perfectly balances education and entertainment. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Belfast. An absolute must-do!
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Deb5st
Jul 30, 2024
Must do tour of Belfast - Fabulous guided tour by Arthur who is extremely knowledgeable and presented information factually and sometimes in an amusing manner, as is his personality. Highly recommed!
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Debra_s
Jul 29, 2024
A must do in Belfast - Arthur was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his Belfast town. Very interesting and engaging information with his quirky personality. Highly recommend
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Karen
Jul 29, 2024
Excellent insightful tour led by brilliant guide - Excellent tour giving valuable and moving insights into Belfast’s troubled history past and present. Arthur was an amazing guide with so much personal knowledge.
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831jannav
Jul 27, 2024
Wonderful tour - Arthur is a great guide and makes what happened in Belfast a human story from different perspectives. I am very grateful I went on this tour.
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Anj_xxx
Jul 26, 2024
Excellent - Arthur delivered everything we wanted in this walking tour; a historical and real world contextual understanding of what everyday life in Belfast has been like and how it is today all through different landmarks in the city. What really 'blew me away' was Arthur's compassion towards the city and people of Belfast as well as his hopes for the future. Thank you. This will he something that stays with me.
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