Council says work ongoing to restore site and 'explore options to attract additional visitors'
Belfast’s City Cemetery is a “wasted opportunity” that should be a tourism magnet on a par with Dublin’s Glasnevin, it is claimed.
For Belfast’s City Cemetery, however, there is no dedicated website, but the Visit Belfast website states that tours “can be organised by making a booking request”. The building, the Council said at the time, “is a key element of a £2.8 million heritage project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Belfast City Council and the Department for Communities”. The opening hours the centre operates are Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 1.30pm.
Sources say anti-social behaviour in the cemetery is a “major issue”, hence the fencing around the Central Steps. Belfast Council insists work is ongoing to enhance the cemetery as a tourism asset.
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