Family Days Out near to Belfast
Belfast Zoo (< 1km)
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.
Belfast Castle Visitors Centre (6km)
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.
Cave Hill Adventurous Playground (6km)
Belfast
Cave Hill Adventurous Playground
Located in the picturesque grounds of Belfast Castle the Cave Hill Adventurous Playground is an exciting play area for 3 to 14 year olds.
W5 Whowhatwherewhenhow (6km)
Belfast
W5 Whowhatwherewhenhow 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.
Cheeky Monkeys Indoor Play Centre (9km)
Ballyclare
Cheeky Monkeys Indoor Play Centre A small indoor play centre with friendly staff where kids can have fun on astroslides and tunnels and in soft play areas while parents relax over a cuppa. Great idea if you're looking for family days out in Ulster.
Speedway Indoor Karting (9km)
Doagh
Speedway Indoor Karting Speedway Indoor Karting has 270cc Honda-powered Karts and mini-motos.
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (9km)
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.
Botanic Gardens and Palm House (10km)
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!
Aunt Sandra's Candy Factory (11km)
Belfast
Aunt Sandra's Candy Factory Take a visit to this candy shop - re-done to look as it did when it opened in 1953 - and a tour of the factory to see candy being handmade to Aunt Sandra's traditional recipes.
Streamvale Farm (11km)
Belfast
Streamvale Farm Streamvale Farm is a family run dairy farm situated on the edge of Belfast, with beautiful views over the city and its surrounding hills.
Carrickfergus Castle (12km)
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus Castle Carrickfergus Castle is one of Ireland's finest Medieval castles and stands impressive on the shore of Belfast Lough.
Dundonald International Ice Bowl (14km)
Belfast
Dundonald International Ice Bowl A centre for all the family to enjoy, Dundonald International Ice Bowl has skating, bowling, an indoor adventure area for children as well as a new adventure golf course. Great idea if you're after things to do with kids in Ulster.
Clementsmount Fun Farm (16km)
Crumlin
Clementsmount Fun Farm Clementsmount Fun Farm is a real family day out combining animals and play park activities.
Pickie Family Fun Park (19km)
Bangor
Pickie Family Fun Park A fun park that's a top venue for kids of all ages. Adventure playground, paddling pools, sandpit, mini go-karts and entertainers.
Drumaway Junction (19km)
Donaghadee
Drumaway Junction Have fun taking a ride on this miniature railway or hire it out for your kid's birthday party.
The Wigwam Roller Rink (19km)
Bangor
The Wigwam Roller Rink Get your skates on at The Wigwam Roller Rink, the only roller skating rink in Northern Ireland. Roller skating is suitable for all ages and abilities which makes it a great family activity.
Kidz Club (19km)
Bangor
Kidz Club Inflatable delight for the kids at Kidz Club: slides and ball pools, bouncy castles and adventure playground. There's also an under 3s play area and you can hire it out for birthday parties.
Castle Espie Wildfowl & Wetlands Centre (20km)
Comber
Castle Espie Wildfowl & Wetlands Centre You'll have a wonderful day out at Castle Espie Wildfowl & Wetlands Centre, situated on the shores of Strangford Lough, watching and learning about exciting wildlife.
Ark Open Farm (20km)
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.
Carnfunnock Country Park (21km)
Larne
Carnfunnock Country Park There's something for everyone at Carnfunnock Country Park: colourful gardens and walking trails, a fun-packed family fun zone, a large activity centre and miniature golf course to name a few.
Sportsbowl (29km)
Ballymena
Sportsbowl At Sportsbowl your kids are sure to find something to keep them entertained, whether it be bowling, pool, video games or a soft play area.
ECOS Millennium Environmental Centre (32km)
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.
Ballywhiskin Open Farm (34km)
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.
Exploris (34km)
Portaferry
Exploris Exploris is an award-winning aquarium and offers a fabulous day out for kids of all ages!
Funky Monkeys (35km)
Lurgan
Funky Monkeys A great soft play adventure play structure targeted at the under 8 age group
Butterfly House and Seaforde Gardens (41km)
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 (41km)
Seaforde
Seaforde Tropical Butterfly House The Tropical Butterfly House contains hundreds of free-flying exotic butterflies, as well as parrots, reptiles and other creatures.
Castle Ward (41km)
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.
Funky Monkeys (41km)
Downpatrick
Funky Monkeys At Funky Monkeys children can enjoy the best indoor play facilities specifically designed for the under 8 market.
Armagh Planetarium (55km)
Armagh
Armagh Planetarium Armagh Planetarium has 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.
Saint Patrick's Trian Visitor Complex (55km)
Armagh
Saint Patrick's Trian Visitor Complex Discover more about the Patron Saint of Ireland in this visitor centre complete with highly interactive exhibitions, games and crafts.
Finvoy Fun Farm (56km)
Ballymoney
Finvoy Fun Farm Finvoy Fun Farm offers a family everything you'd want on a day out: see, meet and hold lots of different animals and play in their indoor and outdoor play centres. Great idea if you're looking for family days out in Ulster.
Leslie Hill (56km)
Ballymoney
Leslie Hill Leslie Hill has everything a family needs for a great day out from woodland paths to adventure playgrounds, fruit picking in walled gardens and playing with small animals.
Fun House (60km)
Newry
Fun House Let the kids loose in this well-equipped indoor adventure play centre with something for toddlers through to your fun-loving 12 year olds.
Palace Stables Heritage Centre (62km)
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.
Logan Botanic Garden (64km)
Stranraer
Logan Botanic Garden Scotland's 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 plantsman's paradise.
Ryan Leisure Centre (64km)
Stranraer
Ryan Leisure Centre As well as the leisure pool there is a 60 metre flume, poolside spa bath, water features and inflatables in specific sessions.
Giant's Causeway and Visitors Centre (69km)
Bushmills
Giant's Causeway and Visitors Centre The Giant's Causeway is 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.
Waterworld (73km)
Portrush
Waterworld Splash around at this indoor leisure centre with waterslides and jacuzzis or try your hand at some bowling.
Finn Mc Cool's Playground (73km)
Portrush
Finn Mc Cool's Playground Finn Mc Cool's have got play centre fun for the young kids to the pre-teen. Ballpools and soft shapes for the under 4s, spiral tube slides and tunnels, cargo nets, obstacle courses and climbing wall for the over 4s.
4D Turbo Tours (73km)
Portrush
4D Turbo Tours Go on an adventure at 4D Turbo Tours, Ireland's only 4D simulation ride.
Monreith Animal World (95km)
Newton Stewart
Monreith Animal World Monreith Animal World has animals for all tastes from the cute and cuddley to the big and ugly! Animals include, Otters, Owls, Alpacas, Donkeys, Waterfowl, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Shetland Ponies, Poultry, Pigs, Belted Galloway Cattle, Degus, Persian Jirds, Foreign Finches, Peacocks and many Aviary Birds.
Brunswick Superbowl (95km)
Derry
Brunswick Superbowl Your kids can't fail to find something to do at this entertainment complex: bowling, pool tables, video games and adventure castle.
Florence Court (110km)
Enniskillen
Florence Court Florence Court, maintained by The National Trust, is one of Ulster's most important 18th-century houses. Surrounded by a large area of parkland, garden and woodland, with breathtaking views to Benaughlin and the Cuilcagh Mountains, this is a day out for all the family.
Marble Arch Caves (110km)
Co Fermanagh
Marble Arch Caves Marble Arch Caves are one of Europe's finest show caves allowing visitors to explore a fascinating, natural underworld of rivers, waterfalls, winding passages and lofty chambers.
Pirate Pete's Playcentre (120km)
Ayr
Pirate Pete's Playcentre With four decks of slopes and slides, climbs and tubes, Pirate Pete's is a treasure trove of attractions to put your pirating skills to the ultimate test. There are ball lagoons; soft bouncers; aerial runways; even a spiral slide, for you to spin your dizzy way from top to bottom of the main mast..Afore you walk the plank at the bottom.
Heads of Ayr Park (120km)
Alloway by Ayr
Heads of Ayr Park There's almost 50 different types of animal, each with its own particular charm. Meet them, touch them, feed them! And You could play all day at our farm park. It's packed with fantastic activities like indoor and outdoor play areas, an aerial runway, thrilling ringo sledging, tunnel land and the combine castle.
Craft Daft (120km)
Ayr
Craft Daft - over 30 different crafts on a " Have A Go" basis. If they find a new craft and it's feasible to offer it in the studios, then they do!
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting Ulster you keep sending in. Now the christmas holidays are upon us, we're trying to find as many 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 soft playcentres, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, castles, railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, ten pin bowling alleys and other attractions as possible.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for places to take their classes on school journeys.
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't listed above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people on holidays and all the other children in Ulster can enjoy the day out as well.
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