To ask if you would visit Northern Ireland?

Yes I would love to.

Donegal on the North West Coast is beyond beauty as is the Antim coast further round to the north east.
Why anyone wouldn't want to go there is beyond my comprehension.
Stunning doesn't cut it.

Yes, several times since the late 80s.

Yes I have done. I'm from Dublin. It's an ok place.

The people on the thread who said they wouldn't go due to racism were an Asian person and a black person. It's nice that you've dismissed them and said what a laugh it's given you. 👍

I’ve been to NI and really enjoyed it. I wasn’t there long, sadly. I will definitely go back.

It genuinely cracks me up that English people think Ireland is more racist than England. Projecting much?

NI is like a lot of countries, you get stunning places and shit holes. I go a lot (Im down the other end of the island) and love the vibe, the people, the prices lol

My grandmother was from Belfast but moved to Scotland through marriage in 1940s. My siblings and I were born and grew up in Scotland in 1970s so we were never taken to NI due to the Troubles. My parents and grandmother would go alone for family funerals. I have in the last decade been 3 times to Belfast and love it - also did a trip with my parents to visit cousins. Genuinely feels like home. Everyone is so friendly and there is a real mix of nationalities visiting. Hoping to visit again soon for the family tree research!

Am from NI but have been away for 30 years. Spent a few weeks there in July which coïncided happily with the heatwave and it was extraordinary. We went to Whitepark bay, tea in Ballycastle, drove over Tor head and ice-cream in Carnlough. Loved seeing my dd fall in love with it all.

NI is lovely. Been there quite a few times for university type things and built a day either side to do other stuff whilst there.

people are fantastic, as is the food. Feel much
safer in Belfast city than in parts of London or Manchester. Like anywhere, do some research and have your wits about you and it’s a wonderful place.

Why wouldn’t we? It’s a beautiful place!

We stayed in a big chain hotel which had some local staff on duty, a couple of young girls from overseas had had a delay that had made them miss their next connection.

The hotel staff weren't just unhelpful, they were actively MEAN to these two young girls. It was other guests trying to help them find out what they could do for their onward journey.

And that sort of thing happens every time I visit Wales.

Sorry OP for the derail, just found the comparison to Wales so wildly off

I think more scenery than culture which I imagine is true. I don’t think North Wales is friendly at all.

Yes, I would. I have been to Southern Ireland but never Northern Ireland. I would love to go there.

Not a fan of London. I grew up in South London and worked in the city, then the West End when I left school. I now live in a rural part of Yorkshire and prefer the open spaces and cleaner air. I like to visit London and like to leave it to come back home to somewhere quieter.

I miss the excellent public transport you get in cities though.

I went on a day trip to NI from Scotland about ten years ago. It was a coach and ferry trip to see the Titanic Experience. My first impression was that NI towns looked very similar to ones in Scotland. The centre of Belfast looked nicer than I was expecting - clean, green and modern with some attractive architecture. There are still some parts of Belfast I wouldn't go to, though, especially after a colleague from Bangor said that she would stay away from them.

I'd like to see more of NI and the rest of Ireland.

Now Wales IS Marmite as I either hear people feeling the same as me about it, or else people are totally in love with it.

These days my favourite spot to visit in Wales is the ferry port

Same

Scotland and NI and RI have similar feels. But I've always experienced such coldness in Wales. The landscape has it all on paper, but it's really unsettling to me culturally (things like DDs being absolutely desperate for the loo and every establishment we asked in saying they didn't have one or it's out of order etc). Not just to/at me, interactions we witnessed also.

I wouldn't compare it to NI or Scotland at all, but would compare them to each other.

Ex H use to be in the army based in Holywood just outside Belfast. Many moons ago. I loved NI. Not once did I feel unsafe, not once did I not feel excepted. My DS (13) was born there. Many many happy memories of NI itself……. Ex H not so much 😂. Go and visit, you won’t be disappointed, it’s beautiful

Been a few times. Like the countryside and people and had fun in Belfast. I would go back.

I was a bit uncomfortable around all the flags that were up. Im not used to seeing it.

Of course! What an odd question. Why on earth wouldn’t I want to visit such a beautiful part of these islands? Especially as my family are from Co Tyrone.

Yes would love to visit. I live in London and am trying to organise a few friends to go to Belfast for a weekend. Also want to visit Derry

No. I have a completely irrational dislike of Northen Ireland. Something about it just repels me.