Visitors to Belfast City Cemetery should prepare for Northern Irish weather. You may need sunscreen or a raincoat at any time of year. As the cemetery site covers a large area, comfortable footwear is essential. The cemetery is easily accessible by road and by public transport from Belfast City Centre.
World Tour
Travel the world without leaving the walls of Belfast City Cemetery. From the USA, Canada, and South America to China, India, Australia, and beyond, the cemetery tells the life and times of many people of the world.
Ireland Tour
Explore the thirty-two counties of the Emerald Isle. Through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, from Donegal to Cork, people from every county have made Belfast their final resting place.
Sports Tour
Several sports stars lie in Belfast City Cemetery. You can find champion boxer Rinty Monaghan, record-breaking soccer and tennis players. There is even a socialist cricketer whose son joined the IRA.
Ulster-Scots Tour
The connections between Northern Ireland and Scotland are well-documented. Many of those of Scottish descent who played a part in the foundation of today’s Belfast are buried in the City Cemetery.
CS Lewis Tour
Explore the Belfast or CS Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia. Visit the graves of his parents, grandparents, uncles, friends, and neighbours. Belfast City Cemetery offers views towards the legendary writer’s East Belfast.
Trade Tour
Northern Ireland’s capital city has long been a thriving industrial hub. Belfast City Cemetery pays tribute to those who shaped the city from manufacturers and commercial giants to the men of the shipyards.
Builders Tour
Modern Belfast is still graced by many spectacular buildings. Belfast City Cemetery is the resting place of many of those responsible for them. Visit the graves of the architects and masons who made the city.
Maritime Tour
Explore the graves of those lost at sea in local accidents as well as victims of the ill-fated Titanic and Lusitania. Belfast City Cemetery also features many graves of those involved in the shipping industries.
Ecclesiastical Tour
Belfast’s City Cemetery is the resting place of many ministers, particularly from Methodist and Presbyterian backgrounds. There are also graves of missionaries from across the world with fascinating tales.
Blue Plaque Tour
Many of those who lived and died in Belfast are important enough in history to have blue plaques in their honour. In the city cemetery their graves range from the spectacular and ornate to the modest and unmarked.
Angels Tour
Belfast City Cemetery is well-known for its stone angels. Many of these spectacular statues adorn plinths throughout the graveyard. Most of these stunning pieces commemorate children taken too early.
Strange But True Tour
Old and new graves in Belfast City Cemetery have many quirky features and there is a range of weird and wonderful sights. Join Peter on a tour. In most of these cases, it must be seen to be believed.
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