If you prefer the company of experts, book yourself a place on this 90min guided tour. The leisurely stroll begins with the University's magnificent Tudor Gothic Tower and cloistered quadrangle, followed by a stroll around nearby Botanic Gardens and the magnificent Palm House. The tour ends with a visit to Friar's Bush, an ancient walled graveyard where some famous Belfast families are buried alongside victims of the cholera epidemics of the 19th Century.

£5pp. Tickets available from Belfast Welcome Centre, 47 Donegall Place, tel. 028 9024 6609 or Queen's Welcome Centre, Queen's University, tel. 028 9097 5252.