Photos: Conall from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Ardfern, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Gordon Leggett, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Conall from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Ardfern, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Gordon Leggett, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Titanic Belfast and the slipway where she was built
Your local guide
Aoife Kelly
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Highlights
- An angular facade echoing a hull
- A slipway marked to the ship's length
- Scale that photographs rarely capture
- Shipbuilding history from the exact ground
- Belfast's defining industrial story
About this tour
This session looks at Titanic Belfast's striking facade before walking onto the preserved slipway where the ship was actually built. You see the building's angular silver panels, designed to echo a ship's hull, and the full marked-out length of the slipway itself. Aoife explains the genuine scale of what was built here, which photographs alone rarely convey.
After a short sound check at the facade, the session moves onto the slipway for a longer stretch of explanation, with time for questions throughout. Aoife answers as you go and sends a short note afterwards on details that don't make the main exhibition panels.
It suits anyone interested in Belfast's shipbuilding history and the scale of what was achieved here. It also works well before or instead of a ticketed museum visit.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Belfast before heading out.
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The museum's angular facade 21 min
The camera holds on Titanic Belfast's angular silver facade, designed to echo the hulls once built here. Aoife explains why the building's shape references the ships rather than any single one directly.
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The slipway itself 21 min
Walking onto the preserved slipway, the camera takes in its full length, marked out where the ship once stood. Aoife explains how enormous the vessel actually was compared to the ground it occupied.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Belfast: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Ulster fry and Cathedral Quarter, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Belfast, showing you The museum's angular facade and The slipway itself live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Belfast live with my phone. I walk the slipway to show the real scale.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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