National Museums NI

Northern Ireland has so much to offer visitors when it comes to culture and history and the National Museums Northern Ireland has an impressive portfolio of venues and events to suit all tastes and interests.

There are many amazing museums and heritage centers which help illustrate the unique social history of Northern Ireland and celebrate its distinguished industrial and artistic heritage.

The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and The Ulster Museum are two of the top visitor attractions in Northern Ireland and your Luxury Belfast package will give you personal access to the highlights of both venues.

The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum gives you an interactive glimpse into the traditions of people in the north of Ireland over centuries. This open-air museum has been created by meticulously dismantling socially important buildings, including a school, a church and a pub, then rebuilding them in a beautiful landscaped park setting.

Opened in its current location in 1964, The Ulster Museum in Belfast has recently undergone a £12 million refurbishment. Home to collections of fine art, natural history, botany, zoology and archaeology, including treasures of the Spanish Armada and an Egyptian Mummy, this impressive museum is sure to suit those with a wide range of interests and tastes.

Luxury Belfast Package

Step back in time at The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Luxury Belfast offers you the opportunity to stroll through history in 178 acres landscaped park in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. You will explore a typical rural town as it would have been in 1900 with its charming houses, farms, banks, pub, shops, schoolhouses, rectory and silent cinema. You will be greeted by a costumed visitor guide who will escort you to the Old Rectory to enjoy some light refreshments before being taken on a guided tour of the key exhibit buildings.

As part of your tour you will have the opportunity to learn traditional crafts such as fire baking soda bread, basket weaving and rag rug making. You will stop at McCuskers pub for whiskey or Guinness tasting and enjoy traditional story telling. You will finish your tour with a pony and trap ride out to the rural area before stopping at the corner shop for a quarter of sweets for the journey home.

Cost: £200 (Price is based on up to 4 people for a morning or afternoon visit for approx 2-3 hours during normal opening hours).

Web: www.uftm.org.uk/

Exclusive tours of the Ulster Museum

Luxury Belfast offers those with a love of art and a thirst for knowledge the ultimate museum tour package. You can visit The Ulster Museum, situated in Belfast’s beautiful Botanic Gardens, and lose yourself in the endless floors of cultural treasures including art, history and natural wonders.

You will be greeted by a visitor guide who will take you to the museum restaurant to enjoy some light refreshments before being taken on a guided tour of the museum.  It is possible to tailor this tour to suit your particular interests and you can also request a private talk by the curator for that area.

Cost: £200 (Price is based on up to 4 people for a morning or afternoon visit for approx 2-3 hours during normal opening hours).

Web: www.ulstermuseum.org.uk

National Museums Northern Ireland
Botanic Gardens
Belfast BT9 5AB

Telephone: +44 (0) 28 9038 3000

Web: www.nmni.com