A Titanic Taste of Northern Ireland

Day 1

Home Area to Caernarfon, Wales
We depart home area and head to our hotel in Caernarfon, North Wales, making suitable comfort stops on route.

Day 2

Caernarfon to Belfast
After breakfast, we travel a short distance across the Isle of Anglesey, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, to Holyhead and catch our ferry from Holyhead to Dublin. Crossing time approx. 3 hours, facilities on-board include restaurant and refreshments, Duty Free and Gift Shop. Upon arrival at Dublin we travel via another Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, The Ring of Gullion. A welcome cup of tea/coffee and homemade shortbread on arrival at our hotel.

Day 3

Titanic Belfast & Belfast
This morning we visit the worldfamous Titanic Belfast attraction, which tells the Titanic story through a series of spectacular interactive galleries housed in an iconic building. We roam the shipyard and journey to the depths of the ocean while we immerse ourselves in all things Titanic. The attraction has undergone a multi-million pound transformation in 2023 so we experience the newly introduced theme, ‘The Pursuit of Dreams’, designed to engage visitors with the dreams and stories of those linked to the luxury ship. There are four exciting new themed spaces to discover, including Never Again, Ballard’s Quest, The Ship of Dreams and The Lasting Legacy, as well as an illuminated, rotating 7.6m long scale model of RMS Titanic. We spend the rest of the day at leisure in Belfast, exploring some of the city’s most famous and historic sites and significant points of interest, including HMS Caroline, SS Nomadic, St George’s Market, St Anne’s Cathedral and City Hall. Afterwards we return to our hotel for our evening meal.

Day 4

Antrim Coast Drive, Glenarm Castle Farm & Tasting Tour & Giant’s Causeway
Today we enjoy a scenic journey along the spectacular Antrim Coast enroute to one of Northern Ireland’s oldest and most beautiful estates, Glenarm Castle, where we enjoy a Farm & Tasting Tour. During our informative guided tour of the Great Deer Park, we go behind the scenes with the Estate Manager, getting a unique insight into how the estate has innovated and diversified over the centuries to the modern day. We then enjoy a sample of the famous, award-winning Glenarm Shorthorn Beef and Glenarm Organic Salmon – delicious! Afterwards we travel further along the Antrim coast to see The Giant’s Causeway which lies at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast at the edge of the Antrim Plateau. It is made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea. The dramatic sight has inspired legends of giants striding over the sea to Scotland.

Day 5

Armagh Cider & Ulster Folk Museum
This morning we visit Armagh Cider Company for a tour and tasting at the family run farm. Taste buds tingling, we tuck into lunch during our visit, with soup and artisan breads on the menu as well as a delicious apple tart & cream with tea/coffee. This afternoon we make our way to the Ulster Folk Museum. As we wander through the pretty parkland, we step back in time to experience life in Ulster more than a century ago, encountering costumed locals demonstrating traditional crafts along the way.

Day 6

Belfast to Home Area
After breakfast, we say farewell to Northern Ireland and make our way to Dublin for our early afternoon ferry crossing to Holyhead. We continue to home area making suitable comfort stops enroute.

B=Breakfast Included, L=Lunch Included, D=Dinner Included