If you know of any other great historical and educational attractions near Dundonald which aren't listed on DAYoutWITHtheKIDS, please get in contact with us, so we can add them to the website and share the fun places to go with other children - thanks a lot
Historical and Educational Attractions near to Dundonald
Belfast Castle Visitors Centre (5 miles)
Belfast
Belfast Castle Visitors Centre Belfast Castle Visitors Centre tells the story of Belfast Castle and its residents over the years as well as providing an insight into Cave Hill where it is situated.
Carrickfergus Castle (8 miles)
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus Castle Carrickfergus Castle is one of Ireland's finest Medieval castles and stands impressive on the shore of Belfast Lough.
Castle Ward (19 miles)
Strangford
Castle Ward Your children can immerse themselves in the Victorian Past at Castle Ward. There's also a farmyard to visit and an adventure play area.
Logan Botanic Garden (36 miles)
Stranraer
Logan Botanic Garden Scotlands Most Exotic Garden. Because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, a remarkable collection of bizarre and beautiful plants flourishes outside, making this Garden a plantsmans paradise.
Palace Stables Heritage Centre (38 miles)
Armagh
Palace Stables Heritage Centre The Heritage Centre is situation with the lovingly restored 18th Century Stables of the Palace Demesne. Costumed tour guides take you around the estate allowing you to relive life here in the late 18th Century.
Giant's Causeway and Visitors Centre (52 miles)
Bushmills
Giant's Causeway and Visitors Centre - a World Heritage site and National Nature Reserve maintained by the National Trust. The Visitors Centre is a good starting point where you can learn about the origins of the Causeway - the mythology, the science and the nature.
Peel Castle (53 miles)
Peel
Peel Castle Overlooking picturesque Peel harbour is the ancient castle and island fortress of Peel Castle set on St Patrick's Isle, where you can unwrap the layers of Manx history within the castle's magnificent walls.
Whithorn Cradle of Christianity (57 miles)
WIgtownshire
Whithorn Cradle of Christianity Founded by St. Ninian in the 5th century this is the site of the first Christian church in Scotland, later becoming the cathedral church of Galloway. The ongoing archaeological excavation is partially open to visitors. In the museum itself is a significant collection of early Christian stones.
Old House of Keys (60 miles)
Castletown
Old House of Keys Manx National Heritage has restored the Old House of Keys to provide visitors with an insight into the political life and times of the Island.
Castle Rushen (60 miles)
Castletown
Castle Rushen Situated in the heart of Castletown, the Island’s ancient capital, Castle Rushen is one of Europe’s most finely preserved medieval castles and fortress of the Kings and Lords of Mann.
Laxey Wheel (61 miles)
Laxey
Laxey Wheel Not a full day's worth but an interesting stop: this is the largest working waterwheel in the world!
The Culzean Experience (67 miles)
Ayreshire
The Culzean Experience A splendid and atmospheric castle full of history and significance, and surrounded by beautiful country parkland. Houses the 2nd largest armoury display in the world.
Cardoness Castle (68 miles)
Gatehouse of Fleet
Cardoness Castle A well-preserved six storey tower house of the McCullochs dating back to the 15th century. Its battlements command excellent views over Fleet Bay.
Newark Castle (74 miles)
Ayr
Newark Castle Historic castle dating back to the 15th century, housing a collection of historic prints of the local area. Great for kids to explore with tall winding staircases and atmospheric rooms.
Brodick Castle and Country Park (74 miles)
Ayr
Brodick Castle and Country Park There are dramatic gorges with water-carved shapes in the rocks to discover. and you can experince stunning views across Brodick Bay.
Botanic Gardens and Palm House (4 miles)
Belfast
Botanic Gardens and Palm House Fun for kids and adults the Botanic Gardens includes a children’s playground, giant bird feeders, rockery, rose garden and sculptures. Make sure you visit the Palm House with its mini jungle of exotic plants and birds of paradise!
Belfast Zoo (6 miles)
Belfast
Belfast Zoo Have fun at the zoo where you'll see more than 1200 animals including elephants and giraffes, monkeys and wolves, kangaroos and lions, bears and birds, turtles and tortoises, snakes and penguins. There's also a play park and a farm. Great idea if you are looking for family days out in Northern Ireland.
Exploris (19 miles)
Portaferry
Exploris An award-winning aquarium with daily touch tank sessions so you can get really close to our underwater friends and it hosts one of the largest open sea tanks in the UK. There are also changing marine exhibitions and other activities and displays.
Butterfly House and Seaforde Gardens (19 miles)
Downpatrick
Butterfly House and Seaforde Gardens A visit to the gardens and tropical butterfly house can be the perfect day out for all the family. Experience the beauty of free-flying tropical butterflies or challenge your sense of direction in Ireland's oldest maze or simply relax and enjoy the fine collection of trees and plants in the gardens.
Seaforde Tropical Butterfly House (24 miles)
Seaforde
Seaforde Tropical Butterfly House The Tropical Butterfly House contains hundreds of free-flying exotic butterflies, as well as parrots, reptiles and other creatures. Children's playground available.
Streamvale Farm (1 miles)
Belfast
Streamvale Farm A family run dairy farm situated on the edge of Belfast, with play area, extra animals and beautiful views over the city and its surrounding hills.
Ark Open Farm (6 miles)
Newtownards
Ark Open Farm Ark Open farm is home to about 200 different animals, many of whom are rare and endangered species of domestic animals. It also has play areas.
Ballywhiskin Open Farm (13 miles)
Newtownards
Ballywhiskin Open Farm At Ballywhiskin you'll get a chance to see many rare breeds as well as goats, sheep, geese, bronze turkeys, bantums, hens and birds in a natural environment.
Clementsmount Fun Farm (14 miles)
Crumlin
Clementsmount Fun Farm Clementsmount Fun Farm is a real family day out combining animals and play park activities.
Tannaghmore Animal Farm (23 miles)
Craigavon
Tannaghmore Animal Farm This attraction offers close encounters with many animals including rare breeds of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry traditionally found on farms in Ulster 100 years ago.
C and Js Animal Park (28 miles)
Craigavon
C and Js Animal Park An animal park where you can get up close and personal with many amazing creatures such as large snakes and lizards, as well as the cuter things to be seen like hamsters and bunnies!
Annaginny Farm Park (38 miles)
Dungannon
Annaginny Farm Park Come and see their animals close up: llamas, alpacas, wallabies, black swans, doves, mice and much more. Have a BBQ inside or out and then a bounce on the bouncy castle.
W5 (3 miles)
Belfast
W5 With over 250 fun and amazing interactive science exhibits in four incredible exhibition areas, W5 provides a unique experience as well as fantastic fun for visitors of all ages and a special area for under 5s.
whowhatwherewhywhy (3 miles)
Belfast
whowhatwherewhywhy W5 is a world-class interactive discovery centre with over 160 amazing interactive exhibits housed in five action-packed exhibition areas. Great idea if you are looking for family days out in Ulster.
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (4 miles)
Holywood
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum The outdoor Folk Museum tells the story of life in early 20th century Ulster. The Transport Museum displays Ireland's largest and most comprehensive transport collection.
ECOS Millennium Environmental Centre (25 miles)
Ballymena
ECOS Millennium Environmental Centre The ECOS Millennium Environmental Centre shows visitors in a fun and dynamic way the major challenges facing our planet, how the problems are being tackled and what we can do about our effect on the environment.
Armagh Planetarium (37 miles)
Armagh
Armagh Planetarium Offers interactive displays and galleries, a state-of-the-art Digital Theatre and outdoor exhibits in the landscaped grounds. Great idea if you're looking for family days out in Ulster.
The Queens Physical Education Centre (4 miles)
Belfast
The Queens Physical Education Centre Standard swimming facilities with dive pool: 1m and 3m springboards and 5m platform.
Shankill Leisure Centre (5 miles)
Belfast
Shankill Leisure Centre Swimming pool with wavemaker machine and corkscrew slide and children's pool with mushroom umbrella and dolphin slide.
Bangor Castle Leisure Centre (8 miles)
County Down
Bangor Castle Leisure Centre Diving pool with 1 metre and 3 metre springboards, standard swimming facilities and nearby areas of interest.
Lagan Valley LeisurePlex (11 miles)
Lisburn
Lagan Valley LeisurePlex The Leisure Pool has the longest, fastest and most definitely wettest water flumes around,
including: The Space Bowl; The Falling Rapids; Rubber Tyre Ride; Drag Racer; Master Blaster; Spa Pools; Sunken Pirate Galleon; Bubble Loungers; Dancing Water Fountain.
Waves Leisure Complex (22 miles)
Armagh
Waves Leisure Complex In addition to standard swim facilities, offers a learner pool with water features especially popular with small children.
Tropicana (27 miles)
County Down
Tropicana Splash out at Tropicana, Newcastle's outdoor heated leisure pool with a giant flume water slide. There are paddling pools just for toddlers and an outdoor sea water rock pool too.
Mookie World (1 miles)
Belfast
Mookie World Thrilling multi storey soft play challenges for juniors, smaller versions for toddlers and appropriate entertainment for babies, plus a quiet zone with touch screen puzzles, air hockey and more.
Lunarland Amusement Park (2 miles)
Belfast
Lunarland Amusement Park Space themed adventure soft play with ride ons and toddler area, plus arcade for middle kids and proper gaming equipment for big ones.
Thanks for all the great things to do and Historical and Educational Attractions near Dundonald with kids you keep sending in.
Now we have the easter and summer holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find the best days out and as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, horse riding, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, outdoor play at the best local parks, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in Ulster can enjoy the great day out as well.
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