This is a great Sunday afternoon’s, Belfast walk.  You will enjoy the sporting activities on the river, the buzz of tourist life in the Titanic Quarter and finally, the lovely chaos that is St. George’s market.  It is just over 12 kilometres in length but easy.  For a map and more statistics go to https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=20149819

Start at the car park at Cutter’s Wharf, walk along Lockview Road to the roundabout at Stranmillis College and then follow the Stranmillis Embankment to where it intersects with the Ormeau Road.  Crossover and follow the Ormeau Embankment as far as East Bridge Street.  Cross again and follow Laganbank Road passing the Waterfront Hall to reach the “Big Fish” or “The Salmon of Knowledge”.

Go right and cross the river here on the footbridge and this will take you into the Titanic Quarter.  Continue along the water’s edge passing the Odessey Pavillion and the SS Nomadic to reach the Titanic Building and the Drawing Offices nearby.

The Titanic Quarter is tourist central however, there is an interesting amalgamation of the story of the industrial development of the city of Belfast (a well-sanitized version) and the Titanic of  Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.  Having soaked it as much of this rich history as you dare, retrace your steps across the footbridge, turn left at the “Salmon of Knowledge” and continue along Victoria Street to St. Georges Market.

St George’s Market on a Sunday afternoon is a treasure trove of experiences, so dive in, the water is lovely. Re-emerge at the Cromac Street end, thoroughly drenched in  Belfast razzmatazz and walk along Cromac Street to the Gas Works Business Park. Follow the walkway past the wonderful Radisson Hotel where you will find an underpass which will take you back to the Ormeau Embankment and, hence, back to Cutter’s Wharf.

Video of St. George’s