Getting into Belfast
Bus stop - Down the hill out of the gates and left.
Buses to Belfast City Centre run every 20 minutes until around 11 o'clock.
Take the 8a or 8d bus line all the way into the city centre.
Getting Back:
Bus stop - Left side of City Hall (the big building with a blue/green roof) it's the first bus stop near the shop called Centra.
8a or 8d bus line to Stranmillis University College.
The safest taxi apps are:
FonaCab
ValueCabs
Always order a taxi and don't try to hail one off the streets.
Occasionally there might be Uber's
City Centre is about a 45-minute walk
And most things are accessible by foot, so its always an option!
Tesco Lisburn Road: This is about a 20-minute walk from campus if you leave through Cleaver Gate. It's a fairly well-stocked shop, with all the things you could need for cooking and everyday household items. It's cheap as well, this is a popular student shop.
Centra Stran Road: This is a 15-minute walk from campus through the main gates. This is a small shop with the basic necessities and would hold your basic items like milk and snacky bits.
Dunnes Store Ormeau Road: This a 20-minute walk from campus through the main gates. It's well stocked in food and household items, as well as clothes and accessories. It's more expensive than some of the others, but would stock more specific items.
Coffee and Treats:
Sinnamon Coffee Shop - £
Rhiannon's Cakes and Bakes - £
Bob and Berts Coffee Shop - £
Nugelato Ice Cream Parlour - ££
Cafe Nero - ££
Food:
Maggie Mays - £
Villa Italia - ££
Orto's Pizzaeria - ££
Subway - £
Cutters Wharf - ££
Wing-It - £
Nico's - £££
Drinks:
Jeggy Nettle - ££
Hendrix's - £££
The Bot - ££
The Queens Student Union - £
Takeaway:
Abacus (Chinese) - ££
McDonalds - £
KFC - £
Apache (Pizza) - £
Boojum (Mexican) - £
(This is a very firm favourite over here)
Restaurants:
Tribal Burger - ££
Bootleggers - ££
Dilly and Dolly's (Cafe/Restaurant) - ££
Waga-mama's - ££
The Chubby Cherub - ££
City Picnic - ££
Pubs:
Points - ££
Bootleggers - ££
Duke of York - ££
Thirsty Goat - ££
Harp Bar - £££
Bells Bar - ££
The Crown Bar - £££
Nights out:
Limelight (Club) - £
Filthies (Club/Bar) - £
Laverys - ££
Queens Student Union - £
Shopping
Victoria Square
Castle Court
Kennedy Centre
Boucher Road
Things to d
Free Things
Botanic Gardens
Ulster Museum
St George's Market
Things to do:
History
The Titanic Museum
Crumlin Road Jail/Courthouse
City Hall
Stormont