May 5, 2016, 6:59 am
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Belfast Do - Saturday 10th September 2016
I'm sure that MickV's busy, so as I've just booked my flight I thought I'd take the initiative and start the wiki
. He's given some ideas of places to stay and transport here.
Location
Robinson and Cleaver (http://www.robinsonandcleaver.com/) - meet at 6pm
Booking of 20 people inside. We can move outside to the terrace if the weather is nice. Location map here - it is on the north side of city hall.
Interested in a city tour - Calchas, hcuk94, Nufnuf77, GadgetGal, KARFA
Confirmed for R&C - MickV, LondonAndy, KARFA,GadgetGal, Calchas, hcuk94 ,tomparskate, noniron, MsCapricorn, Sealink, haasha, catharsis
Maybe onto the Duke of York after?
Attending
MickV
KARFA
LondonAndy
Paul4040
rxfleming
Sealink
Tobias-UK + Lady Tobias
noniron
nufnuf77
Calchas
Tomparskate
haasha
catharsis
MsCapricorn
GadgetGal
hcuk94
Possible
bd95
flatlander
JamieABZ
PETER01
ratechaser
srbrenna + Mrs srbrenna
thejohn
Flights
Friday 9 September - flight arrival time shown
BA1426 21:15 (LHR - BHD): LondonAndy, haasha, Calchas
Saturday 10 September- flight arrival time shown
BE121 07:45 (GLA - BHD): hcuk94
EZY603 08:15 (LPL - BFS): Tobias-UK, The Lady Tobias
BE730 08:20 (LBA - BHD): KARFA
BA1424 08:35 (LHR - BHD): Sealink, GadgetGal
BE362 08:45 (EMA - BHD): nufnuf77
BE125 12.05 (GLA - BHD): MsCapricorn
EZY486 16:15 ( EDI-BFS) : tomparskate
Sunday 11 September - flight departure time shown
BA1415 13:25 (BHD - LHR): KARFA, Calchas, GadgetGal
BE1355 13:35 (BHD - LCY): hcuk94
EZY610 14:50 (BFS - LPL): Tobias-UK, The Lady Tobias
BE130 16:25 (BHD - GLA): MsCapricorn
BA1419 19:00 (BHD - LHR): LondonAndy; Sealink
BA1421 20:05 (BHD - LHR): haasha
EZY487 21:35 ( BFS- EDI) : tomparskate
Hotels
Premier Inn Cathedral Quarter:
The Merchant: In the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, probably Belfast’s best hotel. Normally around £220 per night. Fabulous cocktail bar, again, probably the best in Belfast. Food is over-rated and can be poor. Walking: City Hall 5 minutes. Ivory 5 minutes. Duke of York 2 minutes.
The Hilton: FlyerTalkers in Residence: KARFA Standard Hilton fair. Location can be a bit dodgy a night but I have never had a problem. I always find it over priced money and points wise. 5 minutes to City Hall, 3 minutes to Ivory, 9 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
The Fitzwilliam: Relatively new hotel. Decent sized rooms with good atmosphere. Very central, beside the main bus station. 3 minute walk to City Hall, 5 minutes to Ivory, 9 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
The Europa: FlyerTalkers in Residence: Tobias-UK, The Lady Tobias, Sealink It is known as the "most bombed hotel in Europe" and the "most bombed hotel in the world" after having suffered 28 bomb attacks during the Troubles. It is fantastic. Slightly old, slightly small rooms but the place has it. Good staff, good bar, good transport links. 3 minute walk to City Hall, 5 minutes to Ivory, 9 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
lowcostholidays link
Park Inn: FlyerTalkers in Residence: Catharsis, hcuk94, GadgetGal Standard Park Inn for you Club Carlson fan boys. Hard to get a hotel any closer to City Hall. 1 minute walk to City Hall, 3 minutes to Ivory, 7 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
Ten Square: Beside city hall. Always packed with Early Saturday drinkers. Not for me.
Transport:
Belfast International (BFS): Served by Easyjet and Ryanair. It is named International because it is probably closer to the International Space Station than Belfast City Centre. Getting into Town will probably take 30 minutes by taxi (£35-£40) or 45-50 minutes by bus. I think the bus runs every 15 minutes or so and cost £7.50 one way, £10.50 return.
Belfast City (BHD): Served by BA, Flybe and Aer Lingus. Centrally located. 10 minutes by taxi roughly £15-£20. Bus about 20 minutes. Bus is also every fifteen minutes and the main bus station is beside the Europa Hotel.
Dublin Airport (DUB): £8 by bus pre booked online and will take 2 hours 15/30 minutes.
Things to do in Belfast:
http://visit-belfast.com has everything really. The only thing to be careful about is tours to the North coast can take hours and hours. I would recommend the Titanic centre and the Black taxi tour. The black taxi tour is fantastic and takes you through some of the real flash points in Belfast and give a great insight to the City, plus it’s very funny.
I'm sure that MickV's busy, so as I've just booked my flight I thought I'd take the initiative and start the wiki
. He's given some ideas of places to stay and transport here.Location
Robinson and Cleaver (http://www.robinsonandcleaver.com/) - meet at 6pm
Booking of 20 people inside. We can move outside to the terrace if the weather is nice. Location map here - it is on the north side of city hall.
Interested in a city tour - Calchas, hcuk94, Nufnuf77, GadgetGal, KARFA
Confirmed for R&C - MickV, LondonAndy, KARFA,GadgetGal, Calchas, hcuk94 ,tomparskate, noniron, MsCapricorn, Sealink, haasha, catharsis
Maybe onto the Duke of York after?
Attending
MickV
KARFA
LondonAndy
Paul4040
rxfleming
Sealink
Tobias-UK + Lady Tobias
noniron
nufnuf77
Calchas
Tomparskate
haasha
catharsis
MsCapricorn
GadgetGal
hcuk94
Possible
bd95
flatlander
JamieABZ
PETER01
ratechaser
srbrenna + Mrs srbrenna
thejohn
Flights
Friday 9 September - flight arrival time shown
BA1426 21:15 (LHR - BHD): LondonAndy, haasha, Calchas
Saturday 10 September- flight arrival time shown
BE121 07:45 (GLA - BHD): hcuk94
EZY603 08:15 (LPL - BFS): Tobias-UK, The Lady Tobias
BE730 08:20 (LBA - BHD): KARFA
BA1424 08:35 (LHR - BHD): Sealink, GadgetGal
BE362 08:45 (EMA - BHD): nufnuf77
BE125 12.05 (GLA - BHD): MsCapricorn
EZY486 16:15 ( EDI-BFS) : tomparskate
Sunday 11 September - flight departure time shown
BA1415 13:25 (BHD - LHR): KARFA, Calchas, GadgetGal
BE1355 13:35 (BHD - LCY): hcuk94
EZY610 14:50 (BFS - LPL): Tobias-UK, The Lady Tobias
BE130 16:25 (BHD - GLA): MsCapricorn
BA1419 19:00 (BHD - LHR): LondonAndy; Sealink
BA1421 20:05 (BHD - LHR): haasha
EZY487 21:35 ( BFS- EDI) : tomparskate
Hotels
Premier Inn Cathedral Quarter:
The Merchant: In the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, probably Belfast’s best hotel. Normally around £220 per night. Fabulous cocktail bar, again, probably the best in Belfast. Food is over-rated and can be poor. Walking: City Hall 5 minutes. Ivory 5 minutes. Duke of York 2 minutes.
The Hilton: FlyerTalkers in Residence: KARFA Standard Hilton fair. Location can be a bit dodgy a night but I have never had a problem. I always find it over priced money and points wise. 5 minutes to City Hall, 3 minutes to Ivory, 9 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
The Fitzwilliam: Relatively new hotel. Decent sized rooms with good atmosphere. Very central, beside the main bus station. 3 minute walk to City Hall, 5 minutes to Ivory, 9 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
The Europa: FlyerTalkers in Residence: Tobias-UK, The Lady Tobias, Sealink It is known as the "most bombed hotel in Europe" and the "most bombed hotel in the world" after having suffered 28 bomb attacks during the Troubles. It is fantastic. Slightly old, slightly small rooms but the place has it. Good staff, good bar, good transport links. 3 minute walk to City Hall, 5 minutes to Ivory, 9 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
lowcostholidays link
Park Inn: FlyerTalkers in Residence: Catharsis, hcuk94, GadgetGal Standard Park Inn for you Club Carlson fan boys. Hard to get a hotel any closer to City Hall. 1 minute walk to City Hall, 3 minutes to Ivory, 7 minutes or so to the Duke of York.
Ten Square: Beside city hall. Always packed with Early Saturday drinkers. Not for me.
Transport:
Belfast International (BFS): Served by Easyjet and Ryanair. It is named International because it is probably closer to the International Space Station than Belfast City Centre. Getting into Town will probably take 30 minutes by taxi (£35-£40) or 45-50 minutes by bus. I think the bus runs every 15 minutes or so and cost £7.50 one way, £10.50 return.
Belfast City (BHD): Served by BA, Flybe and Aer Lingus. Centrally located. 10 minutes by taxi roughly £15-£20. Bus about 20 minutes. Bus is also every fifteen minutes and the main bus station is beside the Europa Hotel.
Dublin Airport (DUB): £8 by bus pre booked online and will take 2 hours 15/30 minutes.
Things to do in Belfast:
http://visit-belfast.com has everything really. The only thing to be careful about is tours to the North coast can take hours and hours. I would recommend the Titanic centre and the Black taxi tour. The black taxi tour is fantastic and takes you through some of the real flash points in Belfast and give a great insight to the City, plus it’s very funny.
Belfast Do 2016
Sep 5, 2016, 4:44 am
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I am interested in booking a black cab tour to Bushmills Whiskey Distillery earlier in the day:
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/bushmills.php
If anyone else is interested, the price gets a bit cheaper or alternatively we arranged alternative means of transport
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/cost.php
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/bushmills.php
If anyone else is interested, the price gets a bit cheaper or alternatively we arranged alternative means of transport
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/cost.php
Sep 5, 2016, 7:20 am
#137
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MickV - how many have you booked the table for at R&C on Saturday? I assume that people have to sign up in advance, and that you'll have to commit the number to them a couple of days before? Do you want people to do that through the wiki, or by PM?
Sep 5, 2016, 7:24 am
#138
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Through the Wiki, may be a good idea to confirm numbers now.
Sep 5, 2016, 7:34 am
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I am interested in booking a black cab tour to Bushmills Whiskey Distillery earlier in the day:
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/bushmills.php
If anyone else is interested, the price gets a bit cheaper or alternatively we arranged alternative means of transport
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/cost.php
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/bushmills.php
If anyone else is interested, the price gets a bit cheaper or alternatively we arranged alternative means of transport
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/cost.php
Sep 5, 2016, 7:37 am
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I am interested in booking a black cab tour to Bushmills Whiskey Distillery earlier in the day:
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/bushmills.php
If anyone else is interested, the price gets a bit cheaper or alternatively we arranged alternative means of transport
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/cost.php
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/bushmills.php
If anyone else is interested, the price gets a bit cheaper or alternatively we arranged alternative means of transport
http://belfastblackcabtours.co.uk/cost.php
Sep 5, 2016, 7:47 am
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I think that the costs they quote are for the Belfast tour, not the Bushmills tour. It's about 60 - 90 minutes drive from Belfast to Bushmills, and I really can't see them doing it for £30. The competitors seem to be charging £150 - £170 per cab. If you were going to go to Bushmills I'd really recommend going to the Giant's Causeway, as it's only about another 10 minutes or so further away. If you get really stuck I'm sure that LondonAndy Tours can help out
I knew the whiskey tour would be proved separately, it's £7.50 each per adult. I'm waiting for a reply on my enquiry re pricing.
In an any case - would anyone be interested in the whiskey tour? Im sure (as I mentioned earlier) other means of transport could me looked at/
Last edited by GadgetGal; Sep 5, 2016 at 7:54 am Reason: addendum
Sep 6, 2016, 3:51 am
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Absolutely still coming this weekend and very much looking forward to it.
GadgetGal, tour looks interesting but atm I wouldn't be able to commit to coming along on Saturday. Sorry.
GadgetGal, tour looks interesting but atm I wouldn't be able to commit to coming along on Saturday. Sorry.
Sep 6, 2016, 4:10 am
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I have just tidied up the wiki to reflect we are meeting at 6pm at R&C just in case anyone wasn't sure.
I have added a 'confirmed' list for R&C, as noted by LondonAndy and MickV please add your name to the wiki as confirmed (or just post and someone else will) if you are definitely still coming so MickV can confirm numbers.
Weather doesn't look too bad this weekend - mostly sunny on Saturday and up to 17C.
I have added a 'confirmed' list for R&C, as noted by LondonAndy and MickV please add your name to the wiki as confirmed (or just post and someone else will) if you are definitely still coming so MickV can confirm numbers.
Weather doesn't look too bad this weekend - mostly sunny on Saturday and up to 17C.
Sep 6, 2016, 7:49 am
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I have added a 'confirmed' list for R&C, as noted by LondonAndy and MickV please add your name to the wiki as confirmed (or just post and someone else will) if you are definitely still coming so MickV can confirm numbers.
Weather doesn't look too bad this weekend - mostly sunny on Saturday and up to 17C.
Weather doesn't look too bad this weekend - mostly sunny on Saturday and up to 17C.
Sep 6, 2016, 9:09 am
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The whiskey tour is done as part of Black Cabs' Beyoned Belfast tour which is 5-6 hours long and begins at 9am. I won't be in Belfast by then, and others are getting in late-morning as well.
Seeing as other are interested in the Belfast tours, shall we just do that?
Seeing as other are interested in the Belfast tours, shall we just do that?
Last edited by GadgetGal; Sep 6, 2016 at 9:45 am Reason: Grr mobile phone!
Sep 6, 2016, 9:12 am
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Sep 6, 2016, 9:27 am
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