Useful Links

Tourism Boards

• Northern Ireland Tourism Board (NITB) : Main web site for keeping upto date with all activities and things to do and see within Northern Ireland.  Also find details of the Local Tourism Information Centres throughout NI.
• Tourism Ireland : Main tourism web site for marketing the whole of Ireland.  This will provide a upto date list of things to do and see on an all Island basis.

Regional Tourism Partnerships

• Belfast City : Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau - Principle web site for Belfast and the surrounding area.
• Causeway Coast and Glens : Main tourism web site for most of Co. Antrim and Coleraine and Limavady. Comprises also Moyle, Ballymoney, Ballymena, Larne, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey. 
• Fermanagh Lakelands : Main web site for Co. Fermanagh and the surrounding area.
• Armagh and Down Main tourism web site for Co. Down and Armagh. Includes Armagh, Down, North Down, Banbridge, Ards, Bangor and Lisburn Borough Councils.  List all the accommodation and activities within the area.
• Sperrins Tourism : Main tourism web site for Co. Tyrone and South Londonderry.  List all the accommodation and activities arranged and available within the area.

Key Attractions within NI – What to do?

• Giants Causeway : Main web site for the Giants Causeway – one of the nine wonders of the world.
• Belleek Pottery : Main web site for the Belleek Pottery in Co-Fermanagh.
• Ulster American Folk Park : Famous folk park museum located just outside Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
• Folk Park & Transport Museum : Famous Folk Park and Transport Museum located just outside Belfast.
• National Trust : Main web site for the National trust within the UK.  Visit this site to see what events are arranged from arts and craft events, music phenomena’s, dawn chorus, themed walks to preserving some of the best buildings and landscapes of their period.
• Millenium Forum : Main web site for the Millenium Forum, Derry City. Theatre and conference centre.
• Grand Opera House : Main web site for the facility which hosts the Belfast Giants Ice Hockey team.  Other premises include an interactive cinema, discos, bars, restaurants and the W5 centre for all the family to learn.
• Ulster Orchestra : Main web site for the Ulster Orchestra.
• Waterfront : Main site for Waterfront Facility which organises many cultural and music events including being one of the best conference centres in the world.
• Derry City and Convention Bureau : Main web site for the Maiden City, Derry city and its surrounding area.
• Bushmills Distillery : Main web site for the world famous Bushmills distillery on the north coast.
• W5 : Main site for W5 interactive centre in the Odyssey area.
• Forestry Service : Main web site for the forestry service which has many beautiful parks throughout NI such as Castlewellan Forest Park and Delamount Country Park.
• Culture - Northern Ireland : Home or abroad   A place to explore….’

Shopping in NI

• Castlecourt Shopping Ctr : Belfast Centre.
• Clandeboye Shopping Ctr : Belfast outskirts.
• Connswater Shopping Ctr : Belfast Centre.
• Forestside Shopping Ctr : Belfast outskirts.
• Fairhill Shopping Ctr : Ballymena, Co-Antrim.
• Bow Street Mall : Lisburn Centre.
• Sprucefirld Shopping Ctr : Lisburn outskirts.
• Foyleside Shopping Ctr : Derry City.
• Quays Shopping Ctr : Newry, Down.
• Buttercrane Shopping Ctr : Newry, Down.
• Erne Shopping Ctr : Enniskillen, Fermanagh.
• Bloomfield Shopping Ctr : Bangor, Down.

Other Links for Self Catering Owners

• JL Morris : Main contact for provision of insurance.