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Address: Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT7 2JBEntrance to the park is via Cromac Street and Cromac Place or from the Lagan Towpath. A shuttle bus service also runs between the Gasworks and Belfast city centre. You can also walk to the park from Belfast city centre, along Linenhall or Adelaide Streets and then turn left onto Ormeau Avenue before crossing Ormeau Road.
The Gasworks is one of Belfast's most famous landmarks, as the site's distinctive funnel and clock tower mark the place where the city's gas-making industry began production in the 19th century.
Today, the site is home to the Gasworks Business Park, as well as a 132-room Radisson SAS hotel, the Halifax Centre, shops, small enterprise workshops, offices and purpose-built business units
The area itself has been re-landscaped and offers a quiet place to escape from the bustle of the nearby city centre. It also makes an ideal starting point for a pleasant walk or cycle along the River Lagan towards Donegall Quay or upstream towards the Lagan Towpath and Lagan Valley Regional Park.
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Contact details
For more information about the park, call 028 9049 1813 or 07850 316069 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm only) or email martins@belfastcity.gov.ukOpening hours
All our parks open at 7.30am daily. Closing times vary according to the time of year - check full opening hours for parksHistory
Gasworks has been the site of Belfast's gas-making industry since the 19th century. The site, built on ground owned by the Marquis of Donegall, opened in 1822 and supplied gas for street lighting and domestic and industrial use.Belfast Corporation (now the council) used their profits from the gas industry to pay for the construction of Belfast City Hall which opened in 1906.
By the end of World War II in 1945, around 120,000 people were using gas from the Gasworks site. However, by the 1960s, demand declined as new technologies began to emerge and production finally stopped altogether in 1985.
The Gasworks site was purchased by the council, together with central government and the Laganside Corporation, in the early 1990s. The land was considered unsuitable for most uses due to contamination but a major refurbishment programme, part-funded by the European Union, soon turned the area into a modern business park.
