Black Belfast: Queen's Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour (Frankenstein Day)

Date & Time

Sat Aug 30 2025 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Empire Music Hall | Belfast, NI

Black Belfast: Queen's Quarter - horror & true crime walking tour (Frankenstein Day)

Details

TAKE A WALK ON THE DARK SIDE!
Join Alternative Ulstours' 'Master of the Macabre' Andrew Johnston on Frankenstein Day for a devilishly informative and shockingly entertaining walking tour of Belfast's Queen's Quarter.
Dare you stalk the streets and uncover the grisly secrets of this historic area of the city?
This special date of the tour commemorates Mary Shelley's birthday, in celebration of her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
The route includes filming locations from ITV's The Frankenstein Chronicles, and will explore Shelley's Belfast connections and the controversial work of the pioneering scientists who may have inspired her.
• The 'very rude' ghost of the Belfast Empire
• The Frankenstein Chronicles on Upper Crescent
• Queen's Film Theatre: a haven for horror
• The haunting of the Queen's University library
• Supernatural shenanigans in Room 006A
• Queen's dark alumni: from a deadly doctor to modern-day monsters
• The Ulster Museum: a mummy, a 'cryptid' and Irish dinosaurs!
• Creepy tales from Friar's Bush Graveyard
• An abnormal presence beneath university buildings
• X-rated activities in the Queen's science department
• The Belfast church that harboured an alleged serial killer
• 'Black magic', institutional abuse and Belfast's tragic 'lost boys'
• When Dracula 'staked' out the Lyric Theatre
Please note:
• The walking tour starts outside the Belfast Empire on Botanic Avenue in the Queen's Quarter in Belfast city centre, where your guide will be waiting for you
• Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
• The tour will last three hours and cover around two miles on mainly flat, even ground
• The route is fully accessible, but please inform us in advance of any mobility issues
• The tour ends at the Lyric Theatre on Ridgeway Street in the Queen's Quarter in Belfast
• The tour will go ahead in all weathers, so please dress accordingly and stay hydrated
• There are public toilets near the start and end points, and we can make a toilet stop approximately halfway through the tour if required
• There will also be an optional refreshment stop approximately halfway through the tour (refreshments at own cost)
• Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the tour
• Your guide is a Level 4 'blue badge' tour guide and Visit Belfast industry partner
• The tour is fully insured through Tour Guides NI
Very important:
• The tour is open to all ages, but parental guidance is advised due to the graphic nature of some content. You have been warned!

Event Location

The Empire Music Hall, The Carriages, 42 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1, United Kingdom

Event Host

Alternative Ulstours
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