Tour Stories Archives - Dead Centre Tours https://deadcentretours.com/category/tour-stories/ DC Tours: Belfast's No.1 Walking Tour Company Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:51:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Take a private tour of Belfast with us! https://deadcentretours.com/2024/03/29/private-tour-of-belfast/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:51:16 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2837 Our private tours are not just for large groups, they are also a great way for you to see Belfast at a time that suits you. And you get the guide all to yourselves!

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]]> One of our first ever guests comes back ten years later https://deadcentretours.com/2023/09/04/one-of-our-first-ever-guests-comes-back-ten-years-later/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:40:49 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2559 We had a very special guest out on tour with us this week. Andrew Meador was our second guest ever when we started the tours back in 2013. This weekend he came back for a second trip with Donzo to see what's changed in the last ten years.

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]]> Peace and Beyond 2023 https://deadcentretours.com/2023/05/24/peace-and-beyond-2023/ Wed, 24 May 2023 16:26:37 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2380 In April we participated in a week-long international arts and cultural programme hosted by the British Council Northern Ireland called Peace and Beyond 2023: The Role of Arts in Divided and Polarised Societies to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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]]> As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a tour guide…. https://deadcentretours.com/2023/02/19/as-far-back-as-i-can-remember-i-always-wanted-to-be-a-tour-guide/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 16:19:41 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2281 If you’d asked me when I was growing up in Belfast did I think I’d ever be a tour guide, or that people would travel from all over the world to see my city, I’d have laughed in your face. Who would want to come to this violent dump during the Troubles?

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]]> Tales From The Tours https://deadcentretours.com/2022/05/23/tales-from-the-tours/ Mon, 23 May 2022 15:58:31 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=2113 People often ask me “what makes a good tour?”, but this is inevitably from the perspective of the participant. Recently I was asked the question “what makes a good tour for a guide?” And that is a bloody good question.

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]]> Dr. William Drennan https://deadcentretours.com/2021/11/23/dr-william-drennan/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:56:12 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1958 Dr. William Drennan, a United Irishman centuries ahead of his time in many ways, comes under the microscope of our lead guide Paul Donnelly.

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]]> Meet The Tour Guides – James Ellson https://deadcentretours.com/2021/08/08/meet-the-tour-guides-james-ellson/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:32:16 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1890 The latest in our series of guide interviews - James explains why he became a tour guide, what he loves about the job and tells us about his favourite things to do and places to go in Belfast and beyond.

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]]> The Belfast Blitz https://deadcentretours.com/2021/07/23/the-belfast-blitz-1941/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:01:25 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1870 Donzo looks back at the impact of the Belfast Blitz. How and why it happened and how it is remembered (or not) in the city to this day...

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]]> The Forgotten Troubles Memorial https://deadcentretours.com/2021/07/15/the-forgotten-troubles-memorial/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:34:14 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1862 Belfast is famous for its murals, many of which commemorate or memorialise the victims of the Troubles. But why are there so few memorials in the city centre, where so many of the attacks happened?

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]]> How Covid Safe Is A Belfast Walking Tour? https://deadcentretours.com/2021/05/02/how-covid-safe-is-a-belfast-walking-tour/ Sun, 02 May 2021 13:06:07 +0000 https://deadcentretours.com/?p=1783 We've been busy making sure our Belfast city walking tours are Covid Safe for this year's visitors. Read all about our Safety Measures here.

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