With Red Bull Crashed Ice visiting Belfast this weekend, we look at essential ingredients to any sporting weekend in Belfast.
You can buy tickets for Crashed Ice here.
Some Sight-Seeing
Titanic Centre
The highly regarded attraction offers galleries, award-winning tours and artefacts salvaged from the ill-fated ship. The centre is only a short hop from the city with regular buses linking the two, adult tickets are £15.50 with kids over five £7.25 and students/unemployed from £10.
Windsor Park
The scene of one of Ireland's finest hours in international football, it was Alan McLoughlin's goal against Northern Ireland in 1993 in the stadium that sealed qualification to the 1994 World Cup. The stadium is currently undergoing redevelopment but it is still hosting games, Take a visit to see the multiple mural tributes to Northern Ireland players from past years.
Black Cab Tours
Black cab tours are well-known globally. Local drivers, some of whom were involved in the troubles, will guide you around murals, political areas, The Falls and Shankill Road as well as the city centre and other areas.
Crumlin Road Gaol
The second highest rated attraction in Belfast on Trip Advisor, there are regular tours of the Victorian era prison, finished in 1845. Executions were carried out at the prison until 1961 and in public until 1901. Tours run on the hour from 10am-4pm and are £7.50 when booked online with childs at £5.50 and students £6.
Link: Crumlin Road Gaol
Some Grub
The Hudson Bar
Their wings are famous far and wide and at just £8.50 for a large portion, are a steal. The burgers too combine value and taste at £7.95. The pub has won a host of awards and once you visit you'll see why, sample a beer from the extensive selection and you'll have found yourself a piece of Belfast perfection.
Safa
Safa is a top-notch Indian right in the centre, the curries are excellent and specifically tailored for an Irish palate - hot but not overly so. With the city due to be bustling this weekend, ringing ahead for a table can't do any harm.
Some Fun
Wake-Boarding
Belfast's Titanic quarter is home to Cable & Wake, allowing you to try wake-boarding in the city. A electronic cable pulls you along, as opposed to a boat, and an experienced instructor will be on hand to help you out. There are obstacles and a course should you become component enough.
Ice-Skating
With Crashed Ice on, why not try your hand at Ice-Skating? Dundonald International Ice Bowl offers skating for £6.80 on an Olympic sized rink. There is also crazy-golf, bowling and climbing walls on site.
Crashed Ice
Where to start? Fast, full-contact, cheap as chips and on the grounds of Stormont, a trip to crashed-ice is the perfect way to cap-off a weekend in Belfast. The event is on this Friday and Saturday.
You can get your tickets here with information here.
