Great wee 'local' Nice atmosphere and friendly locals…read more You can't beat the prices here, where else would you get a bottle of presecco for £14!!! They also have a decent size fiction room to hire out for birthdays, anniversaries or any other occasion, and let's face it, with prices like these- why wouldn't you!!!

This is a great wee spot for a local pint. You used to have to have a member with you but they've…read moreabolished that rule though I'm not quite sure what the opening hours are. We recently spent a lovely evening here watching some cricket with a few pints. They have a surprisingly good selection of draft beers for a small sports club and it's cheap as chips. Highly recommended if you live locally.

My Local I'd say, fantastic place to go for a drink, it's cheap, quiet and has plenty of space. Has…read more3 levels, 1st Floor is where the Dance Hall is, usually only open on selected days of the week or for do's, 2nd Floor is where I can normally be found lol this is called the Sports Bar all drinks under £3, downstairs also may I add, pool or snooker 50p, 3 TV's for to watch the Horses, Football, Darts etc... And lastly there's the 3rd Floor but this is for members only. Typical working mans club, never any trouble, always full of of decent people. I have always had a great time here anytime I've been, friendly staff & patrons, I will probably be going here till I drop haha. Definitely worth a visit I've brought two American Tourists here and they loved it!

I would give this place a wide berth. I was impressed by the facilities initially; however I found…read morethat (after paying the hefty membership fee) that some activities are unavailable, perhaps they do not recruit enough full time staff to cover everything and rely on kind volunteers to do the teaching. It is very expensive, especially when you are overcharged. It is about double the price of other well equipped gyms. Problems with membership can be difficult to sort out, particularly when the management are 'unavailable'. Access to the facilities is often denied, without them notifying you, which makes one feel like a criminal that hasn't paid. I also found that a couple of the staff were very sleazy; however the majority of them were friendly and accommodating. To sum it up, I believe the place is badly run. I would not recommend it to anyone.

Lloyds is the big boy of private fitness clubs in Belfast - the biggest, the plushest and of course…read morethe most expensive. But it's definitely a case of getting what you pay for as there is a definite air of being upmarket and everything on offer that you could possibly want or need to occupy the whole family. Despite the freakish Northern Ireland spring weather, I went last weekend with my kids with guests of a friend who is a member, and we actually used the outdoor swimming pool. It was a very warm day and the water is nicely heated so it was a lovely experience. The kids loved it and I just wished it was hot enough to lounge on one of the sun beds beside the pool. There was an attentive life guard on duty to satisfy over anxious parents like me. The changing facilities are a treat too - warm and luxurious with great showers and nice toiletries. None of your 20p a time hair dryers here. There is also a shop where we bought swimming goggles and fit flops (I know, I know, I have a problem), a hair and beauty salon and a creche for under 5s. David Lloyds is the most luxurious health club I have used and I loved it. It's the kind of place I was born to use. Now all I have to do is talk the husband into forking out for the family membership fee.

A great gym,although expensive it is worth it for the indoor tennis courts and outdoor swimming…read morepool. David Lloyd's is huge and has more to offer than any other local gym.

This gym is small, lacking equipment, and in need of a refurb (as already mentioned in these…read morereviews). My experience of it is that it's a badly run gym - so much so that they haven't even bothered to go on here and inform people that it's actually now called Club Vitae, One to avoid.

This gym is simple and a little run down. They don't have much but basic equipment. If you're…read moreserious into you fitness this isn't the gym for you. However if normal gyms intimidate you, this may be your starting place. It's small and quite and no judgments over your work out. They provide some great classes with positive and helpful teachers. Yoga here is especially excellent. I have been to a few yoga classes in my time and I've learnt more here than anywhere else. Good practical tips and they don't push you belong your limits. The pool is small with no deep end. But its perfect the for a morning swim. Again it's a bit run down, which can be a tad frustrating considering this isn't a cheap gym. The hallway to the pool constantly smells bad. The showers and changing rooms are clean, but old. Most keys have lost the scrappy bit for your arm so bring a pin as well as your pound to pay for them. Personally I am willing to put up with all the negatives as this gym as what's most important to me, a pool I can do lengths in with no interruption and no que for machines!

Cliftonville FC has been the heart and soul of the North Belfast community since 1888. Even though…read morethey always seem to get thrashed, we all still support the Mighty Reds; I don't know if it's because we've gotten so used to losing that we don't care anymore, but nonetheless, C'Ville matches attract fans (mainly fathers and their sons) from miles around. They're essentially a community event and one of the few things we have to be proud of in North Belfast. I'm biased, but because I've been a Reds supporter all my life, I'm going to give the team 5 stars. Let's just hope they score sometime soon.

Now with the most modern stadium for club rugby in Europe it is a fantastic place…read more As with all rugby clubs everyone is felt to feel most welcome; no distinction made between colour, nationality or home planet. The only problem is that, even with the enhanced capacity, tickets are still like gold-dust even though they are very reasonably priced compared to English Premier League games. We have recently used the conference facilities and found them better than most hotels/conference venues

Like most people in the world, I'm not quite built for rugby. I would, perhaps be more of a coach…read moreor a tactical genius or the waterboy (not the terrible adam sandler film... and on that note, why does adam sandler always get confused with ben stiller?) Anyways, Ulster Rugby has been bouyed in the last couple of years with the increasing support of the six nations, rugby world cup and the success of the Irish rugby team. Ravenhill is the fine stadium that hosts Ulster rugby. As it is coming around Heineken Cup time, tickets are going to be mental trying to get so you should try and get one for a home match. Though they are playing the opening match, chances of getting a ticket are minimal but put your name down anyways because the atmosphere at a rugby match is unmatched (unplanned pun) anywhere else. But most noticably and I don't want to drag religion into this because it is not ever present in rugby, but it is proof that people north and south can play and attend the same sport, in the same match at the same stadium without ever bringing sectarianism into it. At a rugby match everyone is the same and everyone, catholic, protestant or a gummy bear, plays and supports the same side. Not only is rugby a great sport, but it's stars are role models.

The Odyssey Pavilion many moons ago used to be THE place to go, but it has become the last word in…read morefaded glory as it has died a long slow death by a thousand cuts (or small disappointments) which date back to shortly after it originally opened. The first sign of this that always springs to mind (and maybe those who remember it opening) was the big installation piece right beside the escalators that take you up to the foyer of the cinema. For those who done remember it there was/is 3 cosentric rings, made of a similar tarpaulin material as the roof that looked like donught/smoke signals that were raised and lowered through each other. I recall it only working for about 3 months after the pavilion originally opened, when it broke after such a short time, it was never repaired. Now, if you can see it at al the big donught structures are lying at the bottom, deflated and covered by several cms of dust. This theme then read over the years as place after place sprung up to replace the previous, act as short lived as the one before. This wasn't great in and of itself but it seems now that for the last few years potential investors who may have thought that they could make something work in the pavilion have given up. Now, virtually the whole place is vacant, leaving the frontage of the last of each of the restaurants and bars to inhabit the units. As you go up the escalator to the cinema, the frontage of the last place to be in the unit under the foyer is still up despite its closing some 5 or so years ago! I go here for the cinema, they have good deals and there is oddly, a feeling of an event to going here for a movie. But really, without this, I can't see that I would ever come back here any more. The feeling of sadness around here is almost tangible now!!!! I hope someone comes up with a plan to turn this place around, I'll keep going for the cinema, but my interest in the Odyssey is now hanging by that 1 thread.

There are a few things on offer around the pavilion, restaurants, bar etc but the atmosphere (when…read morethere is nothing on in the arena) is non existent and some of the restaurants don't even open mid week. There is also a couple of random bouncy castles which make it feel like s deserted area of Portrush! The place could do with a revamp (which I here is in the pipeline) so watch this space!