

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black Belfast: Cathedral Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: TAKE A WALK ON THE DARK SIDE!

Join dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours on a devilishly informative and shockingly entertaining walking tour of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter.

Dare you uncover the sinister secrets lurking in these olden streets?

• Illegal experimental surgery in early Belfast
• A 'bioterrorism' scare at Belfast's mail HQ
• Sailortown's souls that cannot rest
• 'Spirits' uncorked at Belfast's oldest wine merchant
• George and Nora: a love-and-death story
• A harrowing outrage on Little York Street
• Bloody murder in Belfast's 'house of ill fame'
• Body snatching in Belfast - a ghoulish business!
• 'Jack the Ripper's' letter 'from Hell' to Belfast
• A Ripper suspect mob chase on Royal Avenue
• William Burke's connection to Belfast Central Library
• The shameful legacy of Belfast and the slave trade
• The forgotten bones beneath Belfast streets

Please note:
• The walking tour starts outside the Merchant Hotel (main entrance) on Skipper Street in the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast city centre, where your guide will be waiting for you
• Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
• The tour will last three hours and cover around two miles on mainly flat, even ground
• The route is fully accessible, but please inform us in advance of any mobility issues
• The tour ends at St George's Church on High Street in the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast city centre
• The tour will go ahead in all weathers, so please dress accordingly and stay hydrated
• There are public toilets near the start and end points, and we can make a toilet stop approximately halfway through the tour if required
• There will also be an optional refreshment stop approximately halfway through the tour (refreshments at own cost)
• Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the tour
• Your guide is a Level 4 'blue badge' tour guide and Visit Belfast industry partner
• The tour is fully insured through Tour Guides NI

Very important:
• The tour is open to all ages, but parental guidance is advised due to the graphic nature of some content. You have been warned!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/black-belfast-cathedral-quarter-horror-and-true-crime-walking-tour/200029702042811
- **Event Categories**: dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/alternativeulstours/black-belfast-cathedral-quarter-horror-true-crime-walking-tour/e-adlbyz?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=belfast-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Belfast
- **state**: NI
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Merchant Hotel
- **lat**: 54.601148591667
- **long**: -5.9258602125
- **full address**: The Merchant Hotel, 16 Skipper Street,Belfast, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Alternative Ulstours (https://allevents.in/org/alternative-ulstours/23723937)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Merchant Hotel, 16 Skipper Street,Belfast, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Alternative Ulstours
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black Belfast: Cathedral Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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