BELFAST
Belfast City Hall. Built in 1906 as a demonstration of the city’s industrial might and economic success. Oct-May: Mon-Fri, 11am and 2.30pm. Sat, 2.30pm. June-Sept: Mon-Fri, 11am, 2pm and 3pm. No tours on Bank Holidays. Group bookings by arrangement. Tel: (028) 9027 0456, for people with hearing difficulities Tel: (028) 9027 0405 or visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/cityhalltour, tours last approx 45 mins, adm free.
Crown Liquor Saloon. 46 Great Victoria Street. Tel: (028) 9027 9901. Still lit by gas mantles, in National Trust care.
Dundonald Old Mill, Dundonald. Tel: (028) 9048 0117. Visitors will be fascinated by the restored water-wheel which powered this 1752 one time linen bleaching mill.
Lagan Valley Regional Park. Tel: (028) 9049 1922. Locks, dams and old
mill sites dot the Lagan Canal’s ten
mile towpath.
Lagan Weir Lookout. Donegall Quay. Tel: (028) 9031 5444. Interpretive centre putting new Laganside developments in context of the river’s industrial past.
Palm House. Botanic Gds. Tel: (028) 9032 4902. Dick Turner, Kew’s Palmhouse’s ironmaster’s finest work.
Ulster Museum. Stranmillis Rd. Tel: (028) 9038 3000. Its industrial galleries spell out the city’s working past.

COUNTY ANTRIM
Carnfunnock Country Park. Larne. Tel: (028) 2827 0541. Old ice house and lime kiln included.
Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge. Larrybane, Ballintoy. Tel: (028) 2073 1582. From Mid March to September it’s a long, long way, by commercial salmon fishermen’s swinging rope bridge, across the 60ft wide, 80ft deep sea chasm.
Carrickfergus Gasworks. Carrickfergus. Tel: (028) 9336 9575. Revived, interpreted, for Industrial Heritage Year, Ireland’s surviving coal gasworks (1855-1967).
Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum. Market Sq., Lisburn. Tel: (028) 9266 3377. Linen history recalled through displays and demonstrations. See damask linen prepared in the traditional way in the hand loom weaving workshop. Changing programme of local history exhibitions in the Museum. The 'Linen Homelands' Tour features in Banbridge Tourist Office. Tel: (028) 4062 3322.
Larne Tourist Information Centre. Narrow Gauge Road, Larne. Tel/Fax: (028) 2826 0088. The story of the building (1838) of the Antrim Coast Rd.
Leslie Hill Open Farm. Macfin Rd. Ballymoney. Tel: (028) 2766 6803. An 1842 coach, a Victorian Irish jaunting car, a pony trap, arcane agricultural implements and more.
Old Bushmills Distillery. Bushmills. Tel: (028) 2073 1521. World’s oldest (1608) licensed whiskey distillery. Tour it then take a dram.
Patterson’s Spade Mill. Templepatrick. Tel/Fax: (028) 9443 3619. Ireland’s last water-powered spade mill, restored, turbines et al, by the National Trust. April, May, Sept: open weekends & Bank Holidays. June, July, August: open daily.
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. Whitehead. Splendid displays of iron, brass and steam. Telephone regarding excursions.