DC Tours Belfast

Donzo has been our lead tour guide since we first hit the streets back in 2013. Here's a wee video where he explains how growing up in #Belfast during the #Troubles and working in conflict resolution and reconciliation led to him becoming the UK's top tour guide. 🏆 Find out more about our tours here: https://lnkd.in/e5E3rXfN #conflictresolution #reconciliation #peacebuilding #northernireland

Charlie Brett was born 96 years ago today. His best known book, ‘Buildings of Belfast 1700-1914’ is familiar to anyone interested in local history. But Brett was also a solicitor, politician, historian, artist, journalist, writer and conservationist. Brett was born in Holywood, just outside Belfast, and at the age of nine he was sent to boarding school in Yorkshire (which he liked) and then on to Rugby (which he did not). Narrowly missing conscription, he read history at New College, Oxford where he enjoyed himself enormously, chairing the Poetry Society, going on pub crawls with Dylan Thomas and spending the summers traipsing round Italy and France. When he graduated, he took off to Paris, where he found a part time job in the English service of the French radio station La Radiodiffusion Francais. He stayed in Paris for a year, working his way up to writing a gossip column for the Continental Daily Mail, but then returned to Belfast to join the family law practice, L’Estrange & Brett. He feared that Belfast would be a “black, boring provincial city”, but instead found that “in the 50s and 60s, life in Belfast was probably more invigorating and rewarding than in Dublin, Glasgow or any other provincial city of the British Isles.” https://lnkd.in/ekKQPh3a

Jamesy and I enjoyed our recent tour of McConnell's Distillery so much we decided to make a regular thing of it and try a few more Belfast tours! I’ve always wanted to try Alternative Ulstours, so we booked on to their Spirits of Belfast tour. 👻👻👻 We absolutely loved it and you can read all about it here. https://lnkd.in/eSzqm-hq

In case you missed this month's update - here it is! And if you like it, why not sign up for future editions? It's a Hallowe'en special, so you can enjoy a few Belfast ghost stories and find out what happened when we went on a tour with Alternative Ulstours! You can also meet our newest guide Dr Mylie Brennan and find out about the Japanese Peace Boat's visit to Belfast. Enjoy! 😊 https://lnkd.in/eAmnCAcn Visit Belfast | Queen's University Belfast | GetSociable

We've been running an annual two day study trip with students from Bromsgrove School since 2017, taking them to Derry and Belfast to learn about politics and conflict. Always a pleasure, although Belfast traffic chaos gave us a few headaches this year! Thanks to everyone who participated! McComb's Coach Travel | Kate Nicholl | Museum of Free Derry | National Museums NI | Visit Belfast | Visit Derry

Thank you to everyone who leaves a review for us on Tripadvisor or any other platform. We read every one, they always put a smile on our faces and remind us why we're lucky to do what we do. Cheers! 😊

We're delighted that GrowWeb has been shortlisted for five categories in the prestigious UK Search awards - and even more pleased that their successful entry for Best Local PPC Campaign was for the work they did with us. Great work guys, and best of luck for all the categories!

We've teamed up with Getsociable to run a competition on Instagram where you can win two tickets for our Best of Belfast tour! Read our blog for more info about the app - then follow them on Instagram for a chance to win. Good luck! 😊 https://lnkd.in/e8ai5EVJ

That's it! I'm off on my hollibobs tomorrow! Our tours still run every day - but for the next two weeks, please expect slower replies to emails. Check out our FAQs too - most of the answers to your questions will be covered there! 😎🍸 https://lnkd.in/gmQ2HfBA

We were delighted to take a group from the #HeidelbergerSymposium at Queen's University Belfast out on a private tour today. This symposium gathers top cancer researchers from around the world and it's the first time its been held in Belfast. #CancerResearchQUB #PGJCCR https://lnkd.in/e7vXJ8pG Visit Belfast | Visit Belfast Business Events | Almac Group | CV6 Therapeutics, (NI) Ltd. | MyBio Ltd | Premier Scientific Ltd