Northern Ireland Backpackers' Guide
Northern Ireland Facts
Population: 1,685,267
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Religions: Protestant 53%, Catholic 44% Other/None 3%
Government: constitutional monarchy
Languages: English, Gaelic or Gaeilge
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Phone Code: 44
Photos of Northern Ireland
Photos of Northern Ireland that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Festivals in Northern Ireland
Festivals in Northern Ireland courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
City of Derry Guitar Festival web site
Mid-Ulster Film Festival web siteCheck out more festivals in Northern Ireland
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Northern Ireland:
Northern Ireland Hostels and Budget Hotels
Northern Ireland Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Northern Ireland. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to British Airways) through to airline sites that feature flights to Northern Ireland.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Northern Ireland Car Hire
- Holiday Autos, the world's leading leisure car rental company providing low cost car rental in over 4,000 locations worldwide through quality providers. Prices start from just £8 per day and they monitor competitor prices daily to ensure lowest prices in all European "low cost" flight destinations and the USA.
Further Northern Ireland Resources
Photos of Northern IrelandCheck out more Northern Ireland web sites












