Is Belfast Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

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LOVE Belfast. Love Ireland in general but there's something extra special about Belfast 💚 I've traveled solo, with friends, & with my husband. The history of the area is fascinating, the Titanic exhibit is really cool & informative, the nightlife has always delivered great times and the people are amazing.

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I loved Belfast! It was also my first ever solo trip (yay)! I stayed in air BnB about 30min walk from the city centre and it was really quiet. After a concert, around midnight I walked to the apartment on my own and felt 100% safe. No unwanted attention whatsoever! I rented a car and went to see the Game of Thrones studio and the Giants Causeway (recommend). The city itself is beautiful to want around, and then there’s the Titanic. I’d say 3 days would be enough to see it all. I found...

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I loved the Titanic Museum. It was perfect for a rainy day in Belfast when I was there. It's a pity I didn't have more time in Belfast.

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I stayed in Belfast for 4 nights. It was completely safe, I lived with locals and everyone said the same - that it's completely safe. I even walked past all the murals, where all the gates are - everything is fine :) I also went on a day trip to Giant's Causeway, it was really nice and so beautiful!

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I went for a long weekend and at any time of the day I felt incredibly safe. I highly recommend a guided walk through street art.

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To do: - Queen's University - City Hall - Prince of York - Titanic Safety: Travels are safe. Recommendations: Belfast is really a cool city. Plenty of bars and restaurants, especially around the cathedral.

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To do: - Belfast Castle - Botanic Gardens - Duke of York Pub - Belfast City Hall - Bittles Bar - Titanic Building - HMS Caroline - The Big Fish sculpture - Lagan Towpath - Queens University Safety: Belfast is not dangerous, just use common sense when you see a situation that should be avoided. Recommendations: Belfast is a great city to spend the day/night.

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To do: - Titanic Belfast - Ulster Museum - Belfast Castle - Belfast City Hall - St. George's Market - Tourist attraction and Crumlin Road Gaol Conference Centre - Botanic Gardens - Belfast Zoo - Carrickfergus Castle Safety: Belfast is very safe. Recommendations: Belfast is a cool city with a ton of history and a lot of attractions. I recommend visiting the Titanic museum and the City Hall.

Belfast is a pretty safe city. theres a lot of homeless people on the main street but they dont bother you. The main town is well lit up at night and there’s always plenty of people around. I would just avoid going down any isolated streets due to the homeless.

The main city is very safe and you can usually see people around even pretty late at nights. Its always still a good idea to go out with some people. It can be a bit hard to get a taxi on certain days

I’m not sure there’s anywhere in Belfast I’d consider unsafe for young women. I tend to avoid streets with pubs when it’s dark and full of men drinking outside. That’s just my comfort level though, I don’t consider it dangerous. I know some women who won’t walk alone on the towpath/through the park at night because they consider it a high risk activity. Honestly our main problems here are probably sectarianism, racism and antisocial behaviour (drinking and yelling on the street at night, that...

generally safe but would advise against some areas unfortunately visibly queer people will need to be a little safer. the most common experience would be slurs, but rarely assault I feel safe enough by myself but tend to stay within my queer community!

Belfast is like anywhere it has is good and bad overall it’s pretty good city people are nice. There are crimes that happen all over Belfast it is safe enough like, I think any female would feel unsafe to walk at night anywhere nowadays .

I love living in Belfast and feel safe day to day. I walk regularly into and around the city but would opt to get a taxi and walk with a friend after dark. Like most cities, Belfast experiences increasing homelessness and drug abuse but I haven't had any issues with these people but it can make the city look dirty and grubby. Overall Belfast is well worth a visit