Belfast Waterworks | County Antrim | Free Things to do in Northern Ireland | Belfast City
The best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. A travel blog/vlog of the hidden treasures that are on our doorstep.
Belfast waterworks is hidden away amongst the buzz of Belfast city toward the north. It provides a simple escape to nature. It is well maintained and you can escape from the city and revisit nature.
It is a popular spot for leisure. You can go on walking trails and take in the view of Cavehill and black mountain. A place for all the family, especially the younger kids. The Belfast Waterworks is a great spot for a family day out.
The Waterworks includes a sports facility, a community garden and two children's playgrounds. The site was originally proposed to be used for water based activities. Since the Waterworks initial development, one of the ponds was stocked with trout for the local angling club and man made islands have been installed to promote the breeding of waterfowl.
The Waterworks was Belfast's source of water until in the mid 19th century until it was opened as a public park in the 1950s. Now the Waterworks is a haven for waterfowl, you can also spot greylag geese and mute swans, as well as other birds such as mallards, tufted ducks, coots, pochards, goldeneyes, cormorants and great-crested grebes.
The Waterworks has got many sporting facilities from Soccer pitches, Gaelic and Camogie pitches to tennis courts.
The Waterworks also hosts a Park Run event every Saturday morning at 9.30am where participants run, jog or walk a free 5k promoting healthy living and fitness. The Waterworks also hosts events that run regularly such as family fun days and band performances.
Award winning actor Stephen Rhea, who has starred in films such as V for Vendetta and the Crying Game grew up opposite the park on the Antrim Road.
There are two children's playgrounds, one is more suitable for younger children and the other is busier and more suitable for older children. one of the playgrounds also has a swing suitable for children with disabilities. In the Waterworks there is also a mobile coffee hut for those parents out in the cold while their kids play in the parks at Belfast Waterworks.
All in all the Waterworks provides a nice family getaway for the day with various walking trail routes, space for the kids to play and get close to nature despite the buzz of Belfast city in the background.
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Queen Mary’s Gardens Antrim Road Belfast.
A look into the early days of the waterworks park, it’s activities and the people that enjoyed a truly magnificent place. The waterworks also known as Queen Mary’s gardens.
GoPro HD: Fishing For Big Rainbow Trout at Dusk at Waterworks Belfast. N Ireland
Fishing For Big Rainbow Trout at Dusk
Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britian & Northern Ireland (Atrium Coast)
Star Princess, Transatlantic Cruise, Copenhagen to New York, September 2006. Private shore excursion was arranged and conducted by Lowell Courtney, owner of Lynchpin Tours lynchpintours.com
GoPro HD: Fishing For Monster Rainbow Trout at Waterworks Urban Lake. N Ireland
Urban Lake Fishing For Big Rainbow Trout HD
This was my first visit to this lake and I managed pull out my personal best Rainbow Trout weighing in at a massive 9lb 4oz.
The 9lb Rainbow Trout was caught on 10 ft Mitchell Coarse Match rod, Jarvis Walker match reel, 6lb Maxima line, Preston float, size 10 mustad barbless hook and a worm.
There are Rainbow Trout up to 20lb+ in this water, also big Pike 40lb+, big Bream and lots of other species.
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(Waterworks Park) Belfast , Irlanda do Norte. No inverno. Video 2
(Waterworks Park) Belfast , Irlanda do Norte.
Flying in to Belfast from the Belfast Hills
Flying in to Belfast over Black Mountain and focusing on the city hall and surrounding buildings
St Anne's Cathedral
The Cathedral was consecrated in 1904, although further sections have been added since -- including the striking stainless steel Spire of Hope added in 2007.
North Belfast Lantern Parade and Magical Festival, Waterworks Park, North Belfast
By Kirsten Elder
One of the biggest cross-community events lit up the night sky over Waterworks Park, North Belfast.
Over 4,000 people showed up to participate in a fun and family-friendly event, delivered by New Lodge Arts.
This is the sixth year the event has been arranged, Anne Delaney, New Lodge Arts Manager said: “This year we went for an underwater theme, and there have been over 30 schools and community groups who have helped bring it all together.”
New Lodge Arts Good Relations Arts Officer Cecilia Heron said: “The North Belfast Lantern Parade is a fantastic opportunity for communities to engage in a creative environment and to build good relations. It's hugely rewarding to see the energy and enthusiasm children and young people invested in shaping this event.”
The parade is part of the North Belfast Community Pride Programme that’s funded by OFMDFM’s Good Relation Programme and led by Ashton Community Trust.
It is also funded by Belfast City Council, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Tudor Trust.
For more information visit: or check out their FaceBook page ttps://facebook.com/newlodgearts
Saving Britain's Industrial Heritage - Lichfield Waterworks Trust
I love our industrial heritage, it gives us a sense of identity and an understanding of who we are. For the past three years I have been campaigning to save a unique piece of our industrial heritage that in its day, made a significant contribution to our industrial growth.
This is a campaign film I filmed and produced for the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station, who are group of people who are working to save a redundant Victorian Waterworks in Lichfield.
The engine and the building is one of the most underrated yet important pieces of industrial heritage we have. Built by Jonah and George Davies of Tipton, the engine pumped over two million gallons of fresh clean drinking water every day. At the time, this engine was cutting edge technology, working almost none stop from 1873 to 1927.
The engine and building are unique, and is a magnificent monument to the lives of individuals, telling the extraordinary story of fresh drinking water, and how it supported the Industrial growth of the Black Country.
The building is now showing signs of neglect, vandalism and metal theft from the roof. Many feel unhappy that this splendid monument to the past is in grave danger. A group of people are working hard to try to save this beautiful part of Lichfield's heritage.
To preserve it for future generations, it needs a small amount of commitment, a lot of imagination and your voice of public support....
Please visit our website and voice your support
Kew Bridge Conish Engine footage with kind permission of Nic Greene;
Music; Kevin McLeod - The Descent
Where is Belfast? Quick facts about Belfast and its people!
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Grand Opera House
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Belfast in Summer
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Belfast, Northern Ireland Peace Wall
Belfast Northern Ireland Peace Wall seen from the Protestant side. The stated purpose of the Peace lines is to minimize inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are Irish nationalists who self-identify as Irish) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British).
Fortwilliam & Macrory Presbyterian Church, Belfast, May 2017 4k
A dominant and beautiful building on the Antrim Road in Belfast, where Fortwilliam & Alexandra Park meet. Probably one of the tallest buildings in North Belfast. I live quite close to the building and I have always loved how the sunset would shine on the building in the evening times.
Completed in 1885 and at a cost of £2000. It was built in what was considered to be the best suburbs in Belfast.
Salmon fishing Northern Ireland (River bush)
Small salmon form the bush on the fly first fish on this rod, sorry about the sound quality :/
World Cup kicks off in west Belfast sweepstake
Three streets in west Belfast are taking part in a community World Cup sweepstake.
Residents are flying the flags of their chosen sweepstake countries for all to see.
First broadcast on 14 June 2018.
Walking along Belfast Waterfront in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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