Heritage Day at Clifton House

September 1, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Come and celebrate the 250th anniversary of Clifton House  on Sunday 1st September with a celebration of our history, traditional heritage skills, local crafts, live music, food, and a chance to share your memories of north Belfast through our history harvest, part of the Great Place North Belfast project.

This fantastic FREE community event set inside, and around the grounds of, Clifton House, the former Poorhouse of Belfast, will run from 12noon to 5pm. You will see heritage skills demonstrations and have a chance to try them out for yourself; take part in traditional craft activities, browse the craft fair, listen to some fabulous local music, share your stories, memories and artefacts of north Belfast in our history harvest; and learn about our 250 year long history facilitated by our fabulous volunteers through short tours of this magnificent Georgian building.

Situated in the heart of Belfast, we would encourage visitors to come by public transport. Why not bring a picnic blanket, and soak up the atmosphere on our front lawn while enjoying some of the local food available from the food traders on the day.

And don’t forget to share your experience of the day using #clifton250.

Getting here

 We would like to encourage our visitors to come by public transport, where possible. Clifton House is about a 10min walk from the City Centre.
 
Travel by bus…
 
A metro day ticket costs £4.00. Visit https://www.translink.co.uk/ to plan your journey.
The following bus routes are close by:
1a, 1c,1e: Bus to Donegall Street then walk 2 minutes
1d,1k: Bus to Great Georges Street then walk 1 minute
12a or 12b: Bus to Clifton House and walk 1 minutes
 
By Train
 
From Lanyon Place Station, hop on any bus from the front of the train station to the City Centre which will drop off at City Hall. Then any of the buses named above to Clifton House.
 
Alternatively, travel to York Street Station, which is a 15-minute walk to Clifton House.
 
Hop On Hop Off Sightseeing Bus
Make a day of it and tag on a bus tour of the city onto your journey. Clifton House is a short walk from Stop 19 on the Hop on Hop Off Sightseeing bus. When booking apply promo code ‘CLIFTON’ at the checkout to save 10% off the tour cost. Visit https://citytoursbelfast.com/belfast-hop-on-hop-off
 
By Car
There will be no access to the site by car on the day apart from blue badge holders, however there are a number of local car parks available close by, and free Sunday on street parking.
 
Little Donegal Street Pay and Display- BT1 2JD – 5-minute walk-
Library Street Car Park- BT1 2FP 10 minute walk- St Annes Car Park- BT1 2LP – 5-minute walk
St Annes Car Park- BT1 2LP – 10 minute walk

This event is supported by Belfast City Council and Belfast Charitable Society

   

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