Picture a group of friends pedalling a multi-seat bike through the streets of Belfast, drinks in the cup holders, music playing, passers-by waving and cheering you on. The Wee Toast Tour is part sightseeing, part party on wheels, and entirely unlike any other way to see the city.
Between 7 and 16 of you share the pedalling duties as a driver steers the beer bike through Belfast’s city centre. You cruise past Royal Avenue, through Corn Market, around City Hall, and past the Opera House - all while toasting your fellow pedallers and soaking up the atmosphere. The route can include a stop at one of Belfast’s legendary pubs - Kelly’s Cellars (the city’s oldest pub), the Duke of York with its mirror-lined walls, the ornate Crown Bar, or Robinsons. Your group gets a say in where you pull over.
The drinks situation is flexible. You can bring your own - beer, prosecco, whatever you fancy - or pre-order through Wee Toast Tours so everything is ready when you climb aboard. At EUR25 per person for an hour of pedalling, drinking, and laughing through Belfast’s streets, it’s one of the best-value group activities in the city. Stag parties, hen dos, birthdays, or just a group of mates looking for something different - this delivers.
If your group picks a pub stop, know what you’re walking into. Kelly’s Cellars on Bank Street is Belfast’s oldest pub - trading since 1720, low ceilings, a poured stout that earns its reputation, trad sessions most weekends. The Crown Liquor Saloon on Great Victoria Street (owned by the National Trust) is the tiled Victorian gin palace that gets all the photos, and it’s worth seeing, but it fills up fast - the tour guide can advise on timing. The Duke of York is on a cobbled alley in the Cathedral Quarter and comes into its own in the evenings.
Pre-ordering drinks is smoother than BYO if you’re a large group. Getting 16 people and their own bottles organised for a start time adds stress to the planning. Wee Toast Tours offer this as a service - contact them when you book and it’s sorted before you arrive.
St George’s Market is worth building into the day if you’re arriving late morning. It’s on May Street, five minutes’ walk from most of the beer bike route. The Saturday food market runs 9am to 3pm and has good coffee, sourdough, breakfast baps, and live music on Sundays. It’s free to walk through and a proper Belfast hour before the ride.
Belfast city centre is compact and very walkable. The Crown Bar, City Hall, the Cathedral Quarter, and the Titanic Quarter waterfront are all within 20 minutes of each other on foot. If you’re spending a full day, the beer bike is a great kickoff and the afternoon is yours to cover ground on foot - the Titanic Quarter waterfront walk is 3 km, flat, free, and the best introduction to how much the city has changed.