JackanorySFC Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Next Friday I'm off to Belfast for the weekend with my brother and a mate to watch the Carl Frampton fight on Saturday night. My Brother is staying with family in East Belfast, me and my pal are City Centre in a Hostel (Donegal Rd). My brother's been before but I've not. We've got a few things lined up - Taxi tour (booked, £25 for an hour for 2 people seems decent?), Titanic museum and maybe Belfast Gaol. From lunchtime onwards both days we will mostly be boozing to be honest, but if anyone has any tips of things to do/ places to go it would be much appreciated. Most importantly however, after my success on the Amsterdam thread here, what are the chances of someone pointing me in the direction of a boozer that will have the Man U vs Saints game on? We are guessing that there will be plenty of plastic Mancs in Belfast so hopefully a fair few places will have it on via satellite or a stream in the City Centre? Due to who we will be spending our time with a Unionist (or "don't give a **** either way") area/ bar would be appreciated. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Lavery's in Bradbury Place will almost certainly have it on. The Crown saloon is probably the most famous bar in Belfast and Ive watched a couple of matches in there, but it was a few years ago now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackanorySFC Posted 10 October, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 October, 2013 (edited) Lavery's in Bradbury Place will almost certainly have it on. The Crown saloon is probably the most famous bar in Belfast and Ive watched a couple of matches in there, but it was a few years ago now. Cheers, that Lavery's looks decent and is only a couple of minutes away from our Hostel. Football on all day in there, right that's my Saturday after noon sorted! http://www.laverysbelfast.com/sport.aspx?strFromDate=16%2f10%2f2013&strToDate=18%2f11%2f2013&catID=11&strSearch= Edited 10 October, 2013 by JackanorySFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Make sure you you to crumblin road jail and go in the crown for a beer, theres obviously the europa aswell but its basically just overpriced these days. Going to see the murals is worth it but go by bus as being english you wont be made to feel massively welcome. As per a saints boozer I dont know, I just got back from Belfast myself, lively city, Ill try to remember the restaurant we ate in one night that was excellent and downstairs had a sportsbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Benedicts hotel restaurant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackanorySFC Posted 10 October, 2013 Author Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Benedicts hotel restaurant Nice one, cheers mate. Interesting what you say re going to see the murals, do the locals not fancy English fellas stood at the end of a terrace getting a photo before jumping back in a cab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 I like Belast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Robinsons, Crown and Europa all good for a bevy and all opposite or next to each other, Kelly's cellar is another good one, in fact a good few bars right by there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Nice one, cheers mate. Interesting what you say re going to see the murals, do the locals not fancy English fellas stood at the end of a terrace getting a photo before jumping back in a cab? Im sure you'll be fine, the taxi driver is likely to tell you if not but I just wouldnt want to wander around as you could end up in some places you may not want to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Getting a taxi on Belfast is a ********, remember you can get a black cab to the Shankhill and Falls areas anytime but elsewhere its quite difficult to nigh on impossible at night unless you phone up and order, do that from a prominent place and wait ie Europa, well known bar not outside where fights break out over who has ordered what, trust me it gets quite on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Next Friday I'm off to Belfast for the weekend with my brother and a mate to watch the Carl Frampton fight on Saturday night. My Brother is staying with family in East Belfast, me and my pal are City Centre in a Hostel (Donegal Rd). My brother's been before but I've not. We've got a few things lined up - Taxi tour (booked, £25 for an hour for 2 people seems decent?), Titanic museum and maybe Belfast Gaol. From lunchtime onwards both days we will mostly be boozing to be honest, but if anyone has any tips of things to do/ places to go it would be much appreciated. Most importantly however, after my success on the Amsterdam thread here, what are the chances of someone pointing me in the direction of a boozer that will have the Man U vs Saints game on? We are guessing that there will be plenty of plastic Mancs in Belfast so hopefully a fair few places will have it on via satellite or a stream in the City Centre? Due to who we will be spending our time with a Unionist (or "don't give a **** either way") area/ bar would be appreciated. Cheers. The Black Cab tours are well worth it, we had a really good driver, Republican, but was balanced to see both sides and we had a walk around the Falls Road, Shankhill Road, the various murals and sites of the troubles over the years. Otherwise there isn't a massive amount to do in the city. The Titanic stuff is part of a new development, worth a quick visit to the museum, but you won't need more than half an hour there. The Crown is a good pub, but overall didn't find tons of good boozers in the city. Take a visit to Windsor Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 10 October, 2013 Share Posted 10 October, 2013 Robinsons, Crown and Europa all good for a bevy and all opposite or next to each other, Kelly's cellar is another good one, in fact a good few bars right by there. Robinsons is a good pub as well, knew I'd forgotten somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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