Your visit to Belfast:
Getting about; places to stay; things to see
Belfast has plenty of accommodation in the city centre and easy to access choices in the outer city areas with good transport options.
The hop on glider bus can take you from east to west, north to south, across greater Belfast.
Belfast has lots of cultural and historic places to visit for an extended stay.
Whether you are visiting Belfast for the first time, or know the city well, there is always something to see or do. Surrounded by green hills and shoreline, Belfast City Centre lies in the flat River Lagan estuary and is split into the Linen and Cathedral Quarters.
Between attending the different Symposium events or extending your stay in Ireland, you can use Belfast as a central location to plan a stay full of memories and inspiration.
for more information about the Symposium and to book tickets visit here.
Symposium Venues & Workshop venues
Belfast School of Art, York Street, BT15 1ED
Alexandra Park, Antrim Road, BT15 3BY
Sanctuary Theatre, 1a Castlereagh St, Belfast BT5 4NE
Cathedral Quarter Office Space, 1109-113 Royal Avenue, BT1 1FF
Getting to Belfast School of Art
There is limited on-street parking around the Belfast School of Art building.
Accommodation
Symposium events will happen in and around the City Centre. There is a wide selection of accommodation choices to choose from, for different budgets, in the heart of the City, the Cathedral Quarter and outer limits.
Close to the Bbeyond office, St Anne’s Cathedral and Belfast School of Art is the Ramada by Wyndham Belfast. Belfast also has two Premier Inns and an Ibis Hotel.
For other options check the Visit Belfast website
Transport
Sanctuary Theatre
Travelling to Belfast
By air- Belfast is serviced by two airports, accessible from international and domestic locations.
Belfast City Airport
Just 3 miles (5 kilometres) from the City Centre, the airport has a bus link Airport Express 600, or you can catch a taxi as you leave the terminal.
Belfast Taxis
Value Cabs -(+44) 028 90 800 800
Fonacab - (+44) 028 90 333 333
Getting to Alexandra Park
Entrance to the park is by Castleton Gardens, Mountcollyer Street and Deacon Street. If you are travelling by bus, take Metro no.1 A-H from Belfast city centre, or plan your journey with Translink (link opens in new window).
Getting to Sanctuary Theatre
Leaving Belfast, head east on the Albertbridge Road. The Sanctuary Theatre is on the corner of the first street on the right after the Woodstock Road.
Woodstock Road
Albertbridge Road