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48 hours in... Belfast

Zone out all talk of the word that starts with a B and rhymes with exit, and spend two days with the family in Belfast

Gillian Nelis
November 18, 2018

The Titanic Experience: booking ahead is essential

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[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] View of the main entrance and sign to Titanic, Belfast. Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction and a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland &amp; Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter. Photo by Eoin O'Hara

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Photo by Eoin O'Hara

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27 September 18, Mandatory Credit ©Press Eye/Darren Kidd Emily Foote age 7 from Belfast visiting Dippy Dippy on Tour opens to the public at the Ulster Museum (Friday 28 September – 6 January). The 26 metre long Diplodocus cast from the Natural History Museum, London, is touring the UK to inspire the next generation of scientists and encourage visitors to explore, discover and protect the world around them. Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure has been realised in partnership with the Garfield Weston Foundation. Pictured children from Botanic Primary School visiting Dippy for the first time. Press Release 27 September 2018 Crowds expected to flock to Ulster Museum to see UK’s most famous dinosaur Dippy, the UK’s most famous dinosaur, is ready to greet visitors to the Ulster Museum tomorrow (Friday) as the long-awaited Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure exhibition opens to the public.   The Natural History Museum's iconic 26-metre-long Diplodocus cast arrives in Northern Ireland fresh from Birmingham where a staggering figure of more than 255,000 visitors went to see him.  His Belfast visit will be the only chance to see Dippy on the island of Ireland. Thousands of free tickets have already been booked to see Dippy on Tour at the Ulster Museum and anyone planning to visit is strongly encouraged to book tickets online at www.nmni.com/dippy   Director of the Natural History Museum, Sir Michael Dixon says: “The public response to Dippy so far has been fantastic. Over a quarter of a million people visited him in Birmingham - whilst he tripled the annual number of visitors to Dorset County Museum in under three months. The local communities in both Dorset and Birmingham have reported impressive economic gains as a result though most importantly of all, our beloved Diplodocus cast has been doing sterling ambassadorial work for the natural world, encouraging people to engage with the nature on their doorstep. I’m delighted to be attending Photo by Eoin O'Hara

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