Belfast

pojfexcsc

Going up to Belfast on Saturday just for the day doing the black cab tour with me mates, just wondering for anyone who lives or visits often what would be a good amount of cash to survive on for the day? wont be doing anything massive just the tour and probably a bit to eat and a few pints! sound.

Might want to bring a donor card with you!

PARlance

£16.86 will cover you. Sound.

Darkglasses

pojfexcsc wrote: »

Going up to Belfast on Saturday just for the day doing the black cab tour with me mates, just wondering for anyone who lives or visits often what would be a good amount of cash to survive on for the day? wont be doing anything massive just the tour and probably a bit to eat and a few pints! sound.

Never took a black cab tour myself but think they're in the neighbourhood of 40-60 pounds? Food and drink is a bit cheaper than Dublin, so just depends on how many pints is a few, but another 25 pounds or so should cover you grand. You can use your ATM card to withdraw money up there so don't worry too much about it.

The Duke of York is a great pub, the whole Cathedral quarter is well worth a wander (it's the area around the University of Ulster). The Crown Liquor Saloon is also well worth a look.

If you fancy a museum I recommend the Crumlin Road Gaol, but you may want to book it.

Great city, I lived there for a year and loved it. Quiet enough in the evenings mind

pojfexcsc

Darkglasses wrote: »

Never took a black cab tour myself but think they're in the neighbourhood of 40-60 pounds? Food and drink is a bit cheaper than Dublin, so just depends on how many pints is a few, but another 25 pounds or so should cover you grand. You can use your ATM card to withdraw money up there so don't worry too much about it.

The Duke of York is a great pub, the whole Cathedral quarter is well worth a wander (it's the area around the University of Ulster). The Crown Liquor Saloon is also well worth a look.

If you fancy a museum I recommend the Crumlin Road Gaol, but you may want to book it.

Great city, I lived there for a year and loved it. Quiet enough in the evenings mind

Cheers pal

I've done the black cab tour before I'd recommend it any day, its my 2 Croatian mates that are fascinated by the whole thing that are dying to do it!

The company got back to me there and quoted 50 quid for 3 people which is a great deal, will look into the museum!

rubadub

I went up and jsut put everything on the credit card. There are 2 apps for taxis. I used fonacab which worked great.

SEPT 23 1989

kfallon

5 bottles of bud for a tenner in The Rock on the Falls

Badly Drunk Boy

I found £10 in my kitchen the other day but knew there was something not quite right about it. I looked again and realised that it was Northern Ireland money. I haven't been there for 7 years so I don't know where it appeared from...

keano_afc

Great city and very easy to get around. Food and drink a lot cheaper than Dublin (less choice though, fine of you like Harp but if you dont...).

£40-£50 will see you right for a decent meal and a few scoops.

Tunage

U MUST get pizza from Little Italy on Amelia St. (on the side street of Fibber Magees & Robinson's Bar).... it is AMAZING!!!

donegaLroad

Titanic museum and the W5 science museum... but you would need more than 1 day to do the W5.

The Masculinist

£50 per night for a decent night.

ToddyDoody

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I found £10 in my kitchen the other day but knew there was something not quite right about it. I looked again and realised that it was Northern Ireland money. I haven't been there for 7 years so I don't know where it appeared from...

Its all good once it has the queen's arse on it

failinis

donegaLroad wrote: »

Titanic museum and the W5 science museum... but you would need more than 1 day to do the W5.

Is W5 that good though? I would not recommend it (unless you had kids).

For Forks Sake

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Its all good once it has the queen's arse on it

Northern Bank issued notes can't be used anywhere else in the UK.

failinis

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Northern Bank issued notes can't be used anywhere else in the UK.

They can be used however the shops can refuse to accept them.

The Backwards Man

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Northern Bank issued notes can't be used anywhere else in the UK.

Never had one refused yet

Darkglasses

failinis wrote: »

Is W5 that good though? I would not recommend it (unless you had kids).

I was thinking the same thing, mainly for the kids.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Never had one refused yet

Me either

rubadub

failinis wrote: »

They can be used

but, but, our shitstirring friend clearly said they can't. Maybe he is genuinely ignorant, but my money is on stirring.

biko

If something is too dear tell them
Haggle and don't back down!

"That's 19 pounds"
"19 is too much. 16.90, no surrender!"

suicide_circus

Theres a bar called Filthy McNastys, must be worth a punt

EagererBeaver

suicide_circus wrote: »

Theres a bar called Filthy McNastys, must be worth a punt

It's not.

A point worth noting is that you can't hail taxis on the street, so make sure you have some numbers saved in your phone.

Darkglasses

EagererBeaver wrote: »

It's not.

A point worth noting is that you can't hail taxis on the street, so make sure you have some numbers saved in your phone.

There's a rank by Belfast Central train station if needed!

rubadub

EagererBeaver wrote: »

It's not.

A point worth noting is that you can't hail taxis on the street, so make sure you have some numbers saved in your phone.

seems this changed only today for limited times. but seems black cabs can be.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-35503933

Current laws only allow public hire taxis, commonly known as black taxis, to be hailed on streets in the city.
All other taxis must be booked.
But from 31 May, that will change between midnight on Friday and Saturday nights until 06:00 the next morning.
All taxis will be able to stop for passengers who have waved them down.