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Belfast City Hall

Donegall Square, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 5GS
Belfast City Hall

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The home of Belfast City Council, City Hall was designed by the architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and completed in Portland stone in 1906.

Guided Tours - The full ‘City Hall experience’ begins with our ever popular Official Guided Tour. The Official Guided Tour allows you an extraordinary glimpse into areas not usually accessible to the general public within the beautiful Baroque Revival building. Ascending the Grand Staircase, the experienced guide will lead your group through a series of rooms including the Irish-oak panelled Council Chamber and Italian and Greek marble clad Rotunda highlighting stunning civic regalia and historic portraits along the way. Tours last around 45 minutes. Tours for groups must be booked in advance. For information about charges, availability and to make a booking, please email or phone the team.

Monday to Friday at 11:00, 14:00, 15:00
Saturday and Sunday at 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00

Visitor Exhibition - To complete the experience you may now include after your tour a visit to our unique Visitor Exhibition. The exhibition stretches over 16 separate rooms, all presented within the original architecture of City Hall and explores the history of Belfast. Visitors may purchase audio headsets which provides additional audio content enhancing the exhibition. This guide is available in English, Irish, Ulster-Scots, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin and Polish.

Gift Shop - Open daily, the gift shop is located at the centre of the building beside the Grand Staircase, and sells a variety of gifts from pens and pencils, to ceramic mugs, baseball caps and full colour reference books.

Coffee Shop - Located in the east wing of City Hall, The Bobbin Coffee Shop allows visitors to refresh themselves with a range of fresh cooked food, sandwiches, tea, coffee and pastries.

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Belfast City Hall is accessible – for full details of their accessibility features, see Belfast City Hall | AccessAble

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Attraction Facilities

  • Gift Shop
  • Guided Tours Available

Catering

  • Tea-room/Cafe onsite

Children & Infants

  • Baby changing facilities

Establishment Features

  • Accept coach parties
  • Toilets

Leisure Facilities

  • Wifi

Payment Methods

  • All major credit/debit cards accepted

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Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

Events

Saturday, 16th November 2024 - Saturday, 16th November 2024

Sunday, 17th November 2024 - Sunday, 22nd December 2024

Belfast City Hall light up at night with Christmas market stalls in foreground in front of the City hall front gates.  Belfast Christmas MarketThe Belfast Christmas Market returns to City Hall Gardens in November 2024, bringing with it a traditional taste of Christmas.
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* Tours - Monday to Friday at 11:00, 14:00, 15:00
Saturday and Sunday at 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00
Tour times may differ during public holidays.

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