Oh, the places you find yourself in because of Unilocal! With this place it does what is says on the tin– sells stuff with the union jack on in. If you can think of it, they’ll put a union jack on it. I didn’t feel very welcome on entering, and was basically just stared at by the imposing man behind the counter. I scurried towards the back, out of his glare. As well as all the red, white and blue there was some ‘historical’ memorabilia, but I’ll never be one for a big UDA wall hanging, and visual mentions of pretty dodgy loyalist groups shall we say, even as a local, did make me feel uncomfortable. Tourists may like it, but it is far from the image of a future Belfast I would like to show off as you can get.
Brianna S.
Tu valoración: 4 Chehalis, WA
I went in this shop and liked it. Lots or Union Jack stuff. Being from the United States visiting Belfast family this was a fun shop to buy stuff in to take home.
Rosejane L.
Tu valoración: 5 Belfast, United Kingdom
As it is both tacky and intriguing, this is the mother of all souvenir shops that sells a mesmerising array of flags and choice accessories such as bibs with a picture of Prince William of Orange, teatowels, keyrings, mugs, Rangers stuff piled high — scarves and tops along with pictures and mirrors. There are a number of other flags and loyalist band materials, CDs and DVDs. Amongst all this paraphernilia can be found serious minded historical pamphlets penned by local history groups that have been funded to write on subjects like the Ulster Volunteers gunrunning in 1914, a significant episode that has been less aired than others in Northern Ireland as well at the Battle of the Somme, plus accompanying souvenirs. Excuse the pun but the colours are pinned well up to the mast in here and for the information of passing tourists it’s a good complement to an excursion to the Belfast murals.