Photos: Ardfern, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Conall from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Michael Dibb , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Photos: Ardfern, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Conall from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Michael Dibb , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Titanic Quarter's waterfront, then and now
Your local guide
Aoife Kelly
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Highlights
- A dry dock, empty but still striking
- Apartments where shipyards once stood
- A waterfront changed within decades
- Old structures surviving new development
- Titanic Quarter's story beyond the museum
About this tour
This session walks the Titanic Quarter's waterfront, looking at a preserved dry dock before turning to the modern development built around it. You see the dock's striking scale even without a ship inside it, and the apartments and offices that have replaced the working shipyards nearby. Aoife explains how completely this stretch of the city changed use within a couple of decades.
After a short sound check at the dock, the walk continues along the water at an easy pace, with questions welcomed throughout. Aoife answers as you go and sends a short note afterwards on which older structures still survive nearby.
It suits anyone interested in how a city repurposes its industrial waterfront. It also works well alongside a Titanic Belfast session for fuller context.
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 old dry dock 15 min
The camera stands beside a preserved dry dock, its scale still striking even empty. Aoife explains what the dock once serviced and how it survives today.
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The new waterfront 15 min
Turning along the water, the camera takes in modern apartments and offices built where shipyards once stood. Aoife explains how quickly this stretch of the city changed use.
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Your questions 7 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 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Yellowman honeycomb toffee and West Belfast, 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 9 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 old dry dock and The new waterfront 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.
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 waterfront comparing old and new.
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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