Shaw's Bridge

Belfast


This five-arched stone bridge is a popular starting point for riverside walks and kayaking.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Belfast attractions

1. Malone House

0.21 MILES

A late-Georgian mansion on the grounds of former private estate Barnett Demesne, Malone House is now used mainly for weddings and conferences, with art…

2. Giant's Ring

0.86 MILES

This huge prehistoric earthwork, nearly 200m in diameter, is a circular neolithic ritual complex with a dolmen (known as the Druid's Altar) in the centre…

3. Lagan Meadows

0.95 MILES

This tree-fringed loop in the river to the right of the Lagan towpath (heading south towards Lisburn) is a good place for a picnic on a summer's day.

4. Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park

1.52 MILES

Rolling meadows, woodland, riverside fields and formal gardens make up this beautiful park, along with a walled garden, a Japanese-style garden, a…

5. Ulster Museum

2.18 MILES

You could spend hours browsing this state-of-the-art museum, but if you're pressed for time don't miss the Armada Room, with artefacts retrieved from the…

6. Botanic Gardens

2.21 MILES

The showpiece of Belfast's green oasis is Charles Lanyon's beautiful Palm House, built in 1839 and completed in 1852, with its birdcage dome, a…

7. Lord Kelvin Statue

2.22 MILES

Just inside the Stranmillis Rd gate of Belfast's Botanic Gardens is a statue of Belfast-born William Thomson – Lord Kelvin – who helped lay the foundation…

8. Tropical Ravine

2.22 MILES

In the Botanic Gardens is the unique Tropical Ravine, a huge red-brick greenhouse built in 1889. It was designed by the gardens' curator Charles McKimm to…