Maritime Belfast

Maritime Belfast

Maritime Belfast Trust

Belfast, United Kingdom

HeritageCommunity development
CharityFounded 2007Local reach
Profile last updated: May 2, 2026

About

Founded in 2007, Maritime Belfast is a charity based in Belfast, United Kingdom working on heritage, community development.

Maritime Belfast Trust is a registered charity set up in 2007 to preserve and promote Belfast's industrial and maritime heritage for current and future generations. It oversees the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction, which it owns and whose operator it manages, and has acquired and restored heritage assets including the SS Nomadic, the Great Light and the former Harland & Wolff Drawing Offices. The Trust also develops the Belfast Historic Waterfront through the Maritime Mile, a waterfront promenade framework, a Design Panel and a Waterfront Task Group, working with public bodies and local businesses in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Founded

2007

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

registered charity

Legal name

Maritime Belfast Trust

Charity number

NIC104962

Registration

NI064888

Focus areas

maritime heritageBelfast waterfrontTitanic Belfastheritage preservationMaritime Mileregeneration

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Maritime Mile

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Heritage

A navigational blueway and accessible waterfront route linking Sailortown, Titanic Quarter, the City Centre and the Harbour, with events and interpretation along Belfast's historic waterfront.

Titanic Belfast

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Heritage

Visitor attraction whose building Maritime Belfast owns; the Trust manages the operator contract and oversees the attraction's delivery.

Queens Quay Kiosk

Community development

Waterfront coffee kiosk that provides a platform for local artisans, crafters and small businesses to sell products.

Waterfront Promenade Framework

Community development

Strategic design framework for a waterfront promenade balancing community, nature and development, developed with a Design Panel and the Waterfront Task Group.

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Belfast Harbour, Belfast City Council, Titanic Quarter Limited, Tourism NI, Arts Council for Northern Ireland, Odyssey Trust, Department for Communities, Department for Infrastructure

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