Plan your Visit to Friar’s Bush Ancient Graveyard

Walk through over 450 years of Belfast’s hidden history

Friar’s Bush is Belfast’s oldest graveyard, and it pre-dates the city itself.

Our award-winning walking tour takes you through the stories behind the stones, led by one of our guides: historians, professional tour guides, genealogists and naturalists who know this place well.

The main tour lasts around 90 minutes and runs:

  • Every Saturday at 11 am year round.

  • Every Friday at 11am during June, July and August.

Tickets are £18 per adult, children under 12 go free.

Book a Tour

Choose Your Tour Date

Pick a date and time and complete your booking below. You’ll receive confirmation by email straight away

If you have any trouble with the booking form, you can book on Eventbrite here

Why This Tour?

  • A different professional, qualified guide each week. Every guide has their own interests and style, so no two tours are the same. Come back and hear a different story.

  • Award-winning. Traveller’s Choice winner on Tripadvisor - rated 5 stars by over 300 people, and the third highest ranked ‘thing to do’ in Belfast

  • Run local people who care about about the site and its history.

  • Kids under 12 go free - combine the tour with a trip to the Ulster Museum, lunch or an ice-cream on Stranmillis Road or a trip to the Botanic Gardens for an affordable, hassle free family day out.

  • Small groups - only 20 people to a tour.

FAQs

  • Tours run in all weathers. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the conditions. Even in the Irish summer, some sort of waterproof jacket is a good idea.

  • For most, yes. Full details are on our accessibility page linked in the footer. We will do all that we can to accommodate everyone.

  • We welcome well-behaved dogs kept on short leads (for safety) make sure to bring bags!

  • We are right by the Ulster Museum, so it’s really easy - you can drive, walk, cycle or get a bus or train. Check our “Getting Here” page for full details.

  • Absolutely, use the contact page to get in touch for private tours, groups, corporate tours etc.

  • We do! Check the tours page for an overview of what’s coming up.

  • We have never cancelled a tour due to bad weather etc. If something happened whereby the site had to close and the tour didn’t go ahead you would be offered a transfer to another date or a refund.