Belfast guide
🇬🇧 Packing List
What to pack for Belfast
In March, Belfast is typically cold, expect showers (3°C - 10°C). Pick the month you travel and the list changes with it.
Belfast essentials
- Belfast is casual — jeans and smart trainers acceptable almost everywhere. Cathedral Quarter bars and Lisburn Road fine dining venues prefer smart-casual at...
Documents
- Photo ID
- Passport (valid 6+ months)
- Visa / e-visa printout
- Return / onward flight tickets
- Travel insurance policy
- Hotel booking confirmations
- Passport-size photographs (2-4)
- Photocopies / phone photos of passport and tickets, stored separately
Clothing
- Casual day outfits
- One smart-casual outfit for dinners
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Warm insulated coat
- Thermal base layers
- Warm hat, gloves and scarf
- Warm socks
- Light rain jacket or poncho
- Compact umbrella
- Undergarments and sleepwear
- Enough outfits for 7 days (6 sets)
- Layered outfits you can add or remove as the day warms
Toiletries & health
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, and toiletries
- Sunscreen (SPF 30+)
- Personal medication with prescription
- Basic first-aid: band-aids, painkillers, ORS
- Hand sanitiser and wet wipes
- Lip balm and moisturiser for cold, dry air
- Belfast tap water is safe — supplied by NI Water from Lough Neagh and Silent Valley reservoir. Excellent food hygiene standards;...
Electronics
- Phone and charger
- Power bank
- Camera (optional)
- Power adaptor: Type G plugs, 230V.
Money
- Debit / credit cards
- Local currency: British Pound (GBP)
Local know-how
- Local SIM: EE, Vodafone.
- Unofficial taxi drivers near Great Victoria Street and Europa Hotel overcharging tourists — use Value Cabs (02890 800...
- March highlights: St Patrick's Day