Belfast Harbour Marina

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I was talking to some guys from Carrickfergus whilst in the IOM last weekend who told me there is a new marina just opened in the Titanic quarter Belfast.

Has any one got any info or link to a web site?

I found this http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...e-to-new-belfast-harbour-marina-16155043.html

but the link does not seem to work

We were considering calling at Bangor and taking the bus to see the new museum.

We are wondering if it is worth the trip?


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belfast marina

New marina charges approx £8 per night and is based just next to the titanic exhibition,
if you google belfast harbour follow the port link and click on leisure , will open up full details.
 
Belfast marina

We visited last year and had a great time. It is close enough to walk to the City Centre and to the new Titanic Centre, although that was not open at the time. You need to watch the port reporting procedures but we found the port authorities very helpful and welcoming. You need to radio in before reching the Fairway Buoy and at specified points in the approach.

At £8 per night it was an absolute snip for a visiting 42 ft motor yacht. Don't miss the Crown pub in the City centre. It claims to be the only pub in the world with a webcam and lit by gaslight! Enjoy.
 
Belfast worth a visit. 2 hours from Bangor. Call harbour radio on 12 and ask permission to enter channel and then report when you are passing buoy 12. The Marina is currently £8 per day for vessels less than 40 feet and that includes water and shore power. Toilet and shower facilities are planned. In the Marina you are in the Titanic quarter of Belfast. The tender to the Titanic, the Nomadic, is within walking distance, as is the Thompson graving dock where the Titanic was fitted out. The new Titanic museum is also within walking distance but, I think, requires pre-booking. You are also beside the Oddysey complex that has some restaurants, a bar, cinema and bowling alley. Belfast city centre can be reached by walking or taxi.
 
We attended the inaugral Lough to Lagan flotilla at the weekend and were treated to a marina full of yachts, free BBQ and drinks reception. Berthing discount still applies this year so much cheaper and interesting than Bangor - we took a walk round the new Titanic exhibition centre at night and were able to appreciate the size of the Titanic and Olympic on their slips as there is a blue line of leds which outline the hulls. Good facilities and pretty close to the city centre where there are lots of good places to visit.
I'd skip Bangor (four times the price) and save the bus fare by heading on up the lough. Get closer to Titanic land and more interesting than the road from Bangor......
 
Marina? It's more like a pontoon with a gate and a credit card slot. It is a precursor to a proper marina yet to be constructed (that said, I don't think Abercorn is the best place for it).

Nice things about Abercorn? You're right beside the Odyssey so you have a few eating places and night life entertainment. You've got the Titanic Signature building which, while not cheap, is entertaining. You're also just across the road from PRONI (Public Records) which is good if you're doing a heritage visit. There's a few recent tourism apps as well to help you along - search for "My Tour Talk" on Apple/Android app stores.

IKEA, Tesco, B&Q, Sainsburys are a 10 minute taxi ride (though buses are a little awkward and trains useless for that trip). The centre of the city is walkable and City Hall is a sight to behold. Make sure you find your way to the Mourne Seafood Bar just off Royal Avenue.

Nice to see more locals on here. (anyone need an eager crew member with basic quals?)
 
cimota said:
Marina? It's more like a pontoon with a gate and a credit card slot. It is a precursor to a proper marina yet to be constructed



Not really acurate as much more than just a pontoon.
Good finger berths have been added as have extensive electric and water hook ups.
Agree shore side facilitities are lacking but we are asured these will follow soon.
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This is a pic taken today of the visitors pontoon at Titanic Quarter. (yes, it has power and water but that's about it).

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Who would have guessed Belfast would ever look like this :)
 
The shower and toilet block seems to have remained from the flotilla weekend. Cimoto, you seem very negative about it. Ok, it's not yet developed fully but at the moment £8 per day or night with water, electricity, toilets and showers in a capital city seems a good deal.
 
I'm not negative about it - but it's not a marina (as promised) and TQ is about a decade late (and still vastly subsidised by public cash despite the land being private).

I'm sad it's taken so long to exploit the area, that's all.

(I also don't think Abercorn is a great location. I'd put a marina out between Kinnegar Jetty and Holywood Bank. Close to Sainsburys, Tesco, B&Q, the airport, Decathlon.)
 
They dredge the channel anyway.

Where they've picked for Abercorn Marina will be a tight squeeze. Likely smaller than Bangor marina :/

I'll forgive them if they put pontoons all along Donegal Quay and the area round Little Patrick St/Little York St is confirmed for the new Belfast Creative Media Hub. :) It could really transform that part of the city.
 
Yes they dredge a narrow channel but the area near Sainsburys is far to shallow to devlop as a marina and with the constant shipping it would likely need dredged twice a year.
The main problem with a marina in the city is the controled access via Belfast Harbour and the channel restrictions of power only (no sailing) apoligies if they have relaxed this in recent years.
 
I don't see the 'no sailing' thing as a big issue. It's a harbour, not a natural bay. The bigger issue for me is the amount of shipping traffic there especially as they often move the HSS near Donegal Quay. The channels there all look flippin' narrow for sharing with shipping.

Good point about the depth, Saltylegs, I'd not considered the frequency of the dredging required due to disturbance. I'm now remembering stories of how the HSS churns up sand and mud when starting up.

Still. The photo my friend took (which I posted earlier) looks cracker :) it'll be lovely when it's finished.
 
cimota said:
I'm not negative about it - but it's not a marina (as promised)
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Depends on your definition of a marina......

From Wikipedia,

"A marina (from Sp. or It. "marina", coast or shore) is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters.

In the United Kingdom the word marina is also used for inland wharves on rivers and canals that are used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal narrowboats."


Seems to qualify.
 
Some more angles below to add to Cimota's.
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Call it what you will - the phrase Yacht Basin is out of vogue these days but that sort of captures what is there at present -photos taken May 2012.
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The "marina" facilities may be basic but I think is is well worth a visit. The history of Belfast Harbour is in my blood so to speak - ( late dad worked there for 40 years) and the ship building tale, Harland & Wolf story etc is still fascinating even if you are tired of all the movie hype.
Not been in the Titanic exhibition as it happened to be not raining when I was in so just had to be out seeing sky which is not normal for Belfast on most days.
This is the exhibition thingy:-
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Anyone been in care to suggest if it is worth giving up a dry day for?

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