South Belfast Walking Tour

Date: Various dates from Saturday 25 April to Saturday 12 December 2026, 10am to 1pm

Venue: Belfast City Hall, starts at front gates

Category: Arts and culture, Belfast City Hall

Step beyond the city centre and explore South Belfast’s fascinating mix of history, heritage and culture.

On this three-hour walking tour, expert guides will take you from the grandeur of City Hall through the Linen Quarter and the Queen’s Quarter, uncovering how linen, learning and life along the Golden Mile shaped Belfast’s identity.

On this walking tour, you will discover:

• how the linen boom of the 19th century built Linenopolis
• stories behind South Belfast’s public parks and landmark buildings
• how South Belfast both suffered and thrived throughout the Troubles
• how and why class, religion and education shaped everyday life for people living in the area, and
• why South Belfast reveals a different side to the city’s story.

Walking tour dates

The tour runs on Saturdays on:

• 25 April
• 9 May
• 23 May
• 13 June
• 27 June
• 11 July
• 25 July
• 8 August
• 22 August
• 12 September
• 26 September
• 10 October
• 24 October
• 14 November
• 28 November
• 12 December

Buy tour tickets

To buy a tour ticket, go to Dead centre tours (link opens in new window).

This tour was developed by DC Tours with funding and support from our Neighbourhood Tourism Investment Programme.