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

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: 24 hours
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…

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Location
BT1 5GS
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.

Customer Ratings
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Dwdave
Oct 10, 2024
Run, don’t walk to book this tour! - Arthur held our attention every moment of this 3.5 hour tour of Belfast. Arthur provided detailed commentary on “the Troubles” by highlighting personal stories of those caught up in the tragic events that occurred in the neighborhoods we visited. This was a balanced and humanistic retelling of the events of the conflict and a thoughtful analysis of that history as it permeates the lives in Belfast today. He has A great sense of humour as well.
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Greg_oconnell
Oct 9, 2024
Good tour - Weather rainy but we all persevered. Lots of interesting places visited. The guide did like to do some name dropping but was entertaining and knowledgeable. Would recommend.
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Gillian_c
Oct 9, 2024
Emotional - Arthur is a very knowledgeable person. Headphones were provided to hear everything. It was quite emotional to hear the events that have happened there.
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Suscro
Oct 7, 2024
An eye-opener of a tour - Seeing Belfast’s troubled history through Arthur’s eyes was a very rewarding experience. He gives a very balanced view, without being sensational but also being honest about how the city / country was torn apart. He acknowledges that the tensions still exist, but offers hope for the future.
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718rache
Oct 6, 2024
A really authentic experience - Arthur was a great tour guide, super knowledgeable and he didn't sugar coat anything. Instead we got the raw gritty belfast story of the troubles. I would absolutely recommend this tour
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Jenda_d
Oct 4, 2024
A very real experience - Belfast is an amazing place and its testament to the generosity of the people that they will share their history with others. Hopefully we'll pay attention and learn from this.
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Venture57018957688
Oct 3, 2024
What you nee to know about Belfast - It was an excellent walking tour. I learned a lot about culture, history, politics, "the troubles", religions and churches. Arthur tells authentic stories from the past but always makes reference to the present day. He is enthusiastic and humorous and encourages the participants to think along. Highly recommended tour!
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Curiosity03787551974
Oct 3, 2024
Informative, witty and real. - Informative, witty and real. I cannot praise Arthur enough. He grasped the attention of the group and never let go, even through hours of torrential rain and fairly strong winds. Historical knowledge, first hand stories of our history and an edge that didn’t pull any punches on wha daily life was like during the troubles. Can’t recommend enough.
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Bethcarol_b
Sep 30, 2024
The Best Tour You Will Ever Take - This was one of the best tours I have ever taken. Arthur our tour director presented the past present and hopeful future in a compelling blend of history politics and sociological. I could have listened to him for days. If you take one tour of Belfast it should be this one.
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Dragonboater_13
Sep 28, 2024
Peace hopes - Most informative and unbiased presentation by Uncle Arthur, who has a fine sense of humour sprinkled through the tour. Learned heaps and saw so much. Great spot recommended for lunch. Thank you
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).