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Clifton Street Cemetery Tour

Clifton Street Cemetery Tour

Leaves Clifton House

Friday 16 January & Friday 23 January, 2.00pm

£12.50/£11.50 (Concession - unwaged)

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Step back in time as you enter through the gates of Clifton Street Cemetery. Opened by the Belfast Charitable Society in 1797, the cemetery catered to all of the citizens of Belfast.

During the tour, you will visit the graves of radicals and reformers from a time when Belfast was the ‘Athens of the North’, as well as the final resting places of the industrial giants who helped to shape Belfast into a global powerhouse.

Your tour guide will tell you tales of bodysnatching and the thousands of souls who lie in unmarked graves. Some lived out their final days in the Poor House; others died without friends to bury them. Those who tragically lost their lives in the 1832 cholera epidemic and the Irish Potato Famine also lie within its walls

All human life rests in Clifton Street Cemetery. Come and discover the stories for yourself!

Planning your visit:

  • Meet at Clifton House, and our guide will lead you to the cemetery
  • Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of your tour
  • Guided tours last approx. 90mins, which includes the journey time to and from the Cemetery from Clifton House.
  • Free car parking onsite at Clifton House
  • Booking in advance essential due to limited spaces
  • Please advise in advance of any accessibility requirements as the ground of the Cemetery is uneven.

Tickets £12.50/£11.50 (Concession – unwaged)

Tickets also available from:
Visit Belfast | 028 90 246 609
9 Donegall Square North - Open 7 days a Week

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