Titanic Belfast Museum
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Titanic Belfast Museum

location_on Belfast, Northern Ireland schedule 2.5 hours

Overview

Follow Titanic’s story from the drawing board to the seabed at Titanic Belfast, beside the slipway where the ship was launched in 1911. Your ticket covers all nine galleries and the Shipyard Ride, plus SS Nomadic, moored nearby.

Highlights

  • Shipyard Ride: A small car carries you through a recreated shipyard.
  • The launch: A window looks out over the slipway itself.
  • Life on board: A model of cabins in all three classes and a 360-degree tour of the fitted-out ship.
  • SS Nomadic: Explore four decks of Titanic’s tender, from first-class areas to the bridge.

Good to know

  • Time on site: About 2.5 hours, including time aboard SS Nomadic.
  • Activity level: Mostly walking and standing indoors, with a lift up to the Shipyard gallery; the ride cars are small.
  • Best for: Families, school groups and anyone interested in ships or the 1912 disaster.

Facts

History

  • Titanic Belfast opened on 31 March 2012 on the former Harland & Wolff shipyard.
  • SS Nomadic, built in Belfast in 1911, ferried 274 passengers out to Titanic at Cherbourg on 10 April 1912.

Did you know?

  • The building stands 38.5 metres high – the same height as Titanic’s hull – and is clad in some 3,000 aluminium shards.
  • It was named World’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the 2016 World Travel Awards, and Nomadic is the last White Star Line ship in existence.

Tour manager tips

  • Expect a queue for the Shipyard Ride; keep the group together as cars are small.
  • SS Nomadic is moored in Hamilton Dock nearby – agree a regroup point before walking over.

Included in the price

Included

  • Titanic Belfast entry to all nine galleries
  • The Shipyard Ride
  • Entry to SS Nomadic

Not included: Guide, hotel transfers, food and drinks, gratuities, personal expenses.

Please note: Access depends on the ticket type booked and on the attraction being open on the day of your visit.

Meeting point

Titanic Belfast main entrance
1 Olympic Way, Queen's Road, Belfast BT3 9EP, United Kingdom

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