Every Saturday at 11am year round, come rain or shine.

Our regular, all-interest tour of Friar’s Bush, the guides take this tour in turns, so every week will be slightly different as the guides all have their own unique perspectives, interests and styles.

This tour takes in a little bit of everything and lasts around 1.5 hours at a comfortable pace with lots of stops.

- the history of the graveyard itself, it’s age, why it is there, how it is older than Belfast itself, how it survived

- the stories of some of it’s most famous residents

- the story of the gate lodge, how it was built and by whom, why it was built and who last lived there

- the story of Plaguey Hill - a mass famine grave

… and lots more

Children 11 and under go free

Saturday 31st October

11am, 1pm and 3pm

Join us to hear the true horror stories of Friar's Bush, a place that even acquired its name from a grisly killing of about 1710. There are tragic tales of murders, drownings, hangings and of a poor widow having her husband’s bones thrown at her. Stories of visits of the dead-cart and of mass burials.

Learn the notorious story of the un-burying of William Quaile and of the tragic couple who died on their wedding night and were buried twice.

This graveyard was the busiest in Ireland for the lucrative body snatching trade, so expect to learn much about the resurrectionists and their dastardly night work. This will be a memorably macabre visit with a professional guide who knows their stuff.

This tour is around 90 minutes long.

Early bird discount available!

Summer sessions are sold out - join the waitlist to get priority access to the next dates around half-term.

A fun and educational tour of Friar's Bush Graveyard for Junior Historians (aged 6-11) including lots of activities with historian Dr Robyn.

Calling all Junior Historians!

This summer you can enter the gates of the ancient Friar's Bush Graveyard and learn all about its fascinating history from a real historian. If your child likes Horrible Histories, they will love this!

For around 90 minutes, children will enter this graveyard and learn lots about the history of Belfast. After touring through the 19th century, they will find out all about deadly diseases of the past before receiving their Junior Historians pack. This bespoke workbook includes activities for within the graveyard as well as some bonus worksheets to take home. After each activity, historian Dr Robyn will lead the kids through what they have learned & encourage their history detecting skills.

Grown-ups will stay with their Junior Historians in the graveyard and will probably learn something too!

Situated beside the Ulster Museum and Botanic Gardens, the Junior Historians Club at Friar's Bush can easily fit in to a whole day out in south Belfast.