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Titanic's Dock & Pump-House

Address: Queen's Rd., Titanic Quarter, Belfast
Phone: 028/9073-7813
www.nisp.co.uk

Category: Marinas/Piers
Location: Belfast

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The Titanic Quarter—the former shipyard region located in the Queen's Island sector northeast of the city center (accessed by the Queen Elizabeth or Queen's bridges)—is now bustling with building activity and due for completion within the next few years. At an estimated £1 billion, it will be Europe's largest urban waterfront regeneration scheme. The development was kicked off to honor the centenary of the launch of the Titanic—the luxury liner designed and built in Harland and Wolff shipyard—in 2012. The Thompson Dock and Pump-House, or the Thompson dry dock as it is also known, is the only original part of the ship's legacy open to the public and represents Titanic's physical footprint. It was the biggest dry dock in the world and was the beating heart of the shipyard's operation during the construction of the great White Star Liners—Britannic, Olympic, and RMS Titanic. The dock is 900 feet long and the Titanic just about fitted in. Visitors can take an audiovisual guide in the pump-house, which also houses a visitor center. Tours (guided and digital) of all the docks are organized by the Thompson Titanic Trail (028/9073-7813 www.awakin.com/titanic £5 Mon.-Sat. 11-6, Sun. noon-6) in the Northern Ireland Science Park at Queen's Island.

The Titantic Quarter promises to bring new life to a part of Belfast rich in history and ripe for development. It willinclude offices, hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars, andleisure facilities. The developers see it asa major social and business meeting place with galleries, theaters, parklands, and water sports all easily connected to Belfast's thriving city center. The Metro Bus Route No. 26 from City Hall is the easiest way to get there, oropt for a 20-minute walk to Queen's Road from the Odyssey complex (home to the Odysssey Arena and W5 science center).

Cost: Tours £3.50
Open: Tours Wed., Sat., and Sun. at 2.

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