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  1. Children playing around a giant book in Slieve Gullion Forest Park
    Having Fun in Slieve Gullion Forest
    Family Entering Fionn's Giant Adventure
    Spring Fairy at Slieve Gullion Forest Park
    Children playing around a giant book in Slieve Gullion Forest Park
    Having Fun in Slieve Gullion Forest
    Family Entering Fionn's Giant Adventure
    Spring Fairy at Slieve Gullion Forest Park

    Killeavy

    Address

    89 Drumintee Road, Killeavy, County Armagh, BT35 8SW

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 33 0137 4046

    Price

    Free

    Gradings

    • Four Star Quality Assurance
    Four Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Forest Parks

    Slieve Gullion is Ireland's Mountain of Mystery. The Forest Park offers walking trails, a scenic drive, an Adventure Playpark, Fionn's Giant Adventure children's story trail and Courtyard with coffee shop.

    Price

    Free
  2. A woman and child having a pretend sword fight in the room at the top of the castle keep with the sun beaming through the window behind.
    A woman and child having a pretend sword fight in the room at the top of the castle keep with the sun beaming through the window behind.

    Carrickfergus

    Address

    Marine Highway, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7BG

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9335 1273

    Price

    Price £6.00 to £18.00 Per Ticket

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    For more than 800 years, Carrickfergus Castle has been an imposing monument on the Northern Ireland landscape whether approached by land, sea or air. The castle now houses historical displays as well as cannons from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

    Price

    Price £6.00 to £18.00 Per Ticket
  3. Belfast

    Address

    The Odyssey, 2 Queens Quay, Belfast, County Antrim, BT3 9QQ

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 9046 7700

    Price

    Price £9.50 to £33.00 Per Ticket

    Gradings

    • Three Star Quality Assurance
    Three Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Science Centre

    W5 is an award-winning science and discovery centre, firing the spirit of discovery with limitless fun for everyone including eight new zones packed full of interactive exhibits that will excite and inspire.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Dec 2023

    Price

    Price £9.50 to £33.00 Per Ticket
  4. The basalt stones at Giant's Causeway
    The basalt stones at the giants causeway stretch into the sea
    waves lap over the basalt stones at the giants causeway
    The basalt stones at Giant's Causeway
    The basalt stones at the giants causeway stretch into the sea
    waves lap over the basalt stones at the giants causeway

    Bushmills

    Address

    44 Causeway Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, BT57 8SU

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 2073 1855

    Gradings

    • Five Star Quality Assurance
    Five Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    The National Trust

    Flanked by the wild North Atlantic Ocean and a landscape of dramatic cliffs, the Giant's Causeway is a geological wonder and home to a wealth of history and legend. The 40,000 basalt stone columns left by volcanic eruptions 60 million years ago, has…

    Dates

    From:
    27 Feb 2023to12 Mar 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00
    From:
    13 Mar 2023to5 Nov 2024Open 09:00 - 17:00
    From:
    6 Nov 2023to29 Feb 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00
  5. Downpatrick

    Address

    Killyleagh Road, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 9BL

    Telephone

    +44 (0)28 4410 3104

    Type

    Type:

    Craft Workshops and courses

    Step into the wild with an expert bushman. Do you have the skills to survive in the wild? Do you know what’s good to eat in the woods and how to find it? It’s time to find out. Join one of Finnebrogue’s bushcraft or foraging experiences and put…

  6. Rostrevor

    Address

    Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor, County Down, BT34 3AA

    Telephone

    033 0137 4046

    Price

    Free

    Gradings

    • Three Star Quality Assurance
    Three Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Forest Parks

    Kilbroney Park Forest features riverside walks and an arboretum. There is a two-mile forest drive which showcases panoramic views over Carlingford Lough. There is also a Play Park with children's play area and tennis courts, an Information area and…

    Price

    Free
  7. Saintfield

    Address

    Rowallane Gardens, Saintfield, County Down, BT24 7LH

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9751 0131

    Gradings

    • Four Star Quality Assurance
    Four Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    The National Trust

    This unique garden has grown from the 19th-century beginnings of the Reverend John Moore and his nephew Hugh Armytage Moore, their vision created a place where you can leave the world behind and immerse yourself in nature's beauty.

  8. Belfast

    Address

    53-55 Crumlin Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT14 6ST

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9074 1500

    Type

    Type:

    Historical Tours

    Experience what life was like behind bars at the notorious Crumlin Road Gaol.

  9. Recreation cabins in The Fit Out gallery of the Titanic Experience
    Recreation cabins in The Fit Out gallery of the Titanic Experience
    The Aftermath gallery in the Titanic Experience
    A model of RMS Titanic in the Fit Out gallery of the Titanic Experience
    Boomtown Belfast gallery in the Titanic Experience
    Boomtown Belfast gallery in the Titanic Experience
    The Titanic Belfast building at night form the historic Titanic Slipways
    Recreation cabins in The Fit Out gallery of the Titanic Experience
    Recreation cabins in The Fit Out gallery of the Titanic Experience
    The Aftermath gallery in the Titanic Experience
    A model of RMS Titanic in the Fit Out gallery of the Titanic Experience
    Boomtown Belfast gallery in the Titanic Experience
    Boomtown Belfast gallery in the Titanic Experience
    The Titanic Belfast building at night form the historic Titanic Slipways

    Belfast

    Address

    1 Olympic Way, Queen's Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT3 9EP

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9076 6386

    Price

    Price £24.95 to £62.00 Per Ticket

    Gradings

    • Five Star Quality Assurance
    Five Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Visitor Centres & Museums

    Located at the very place where RMS Titanic was designed, built and launched, Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic tell the authentic story of the world-famous ship, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, through her construction and launch,…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2023to31 Mar 2023Various Opening Times
    From:
    3 Mar 2023to31 Mar 2023Open 10:00 - 17:00
    From:
    1 Apr 2023to31 May 2023Open 09:00 - 18:00
    From:
    1 June 2023to31 Aug 2023Open 09:00 - 19:00
    From:
    1 Sept 2023to30 Oct 2023Open 09:00 - 18:00
    From:
    1 Nov 2023to31 Dec 2023Open 10:00 - 17:00
    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Mar 2024Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Price

    Price £24.95 to £62.00 Per Ticket
  10. A family walking through the forest.
    Family walking on a path in the forest
    Family walking on a path with castle ruins in the background
    Family in a play park
    Family having a picnic
    Family with bikes at a pond
    Children on bikes with parents walking behind
    A family walking through the forest.
    Family walking on a path in the forest
    Family walking on a path with castle ruins in the background
    Family in a play park
    Family having a picnic
    Family with bikes at a pond
    Children on bikes with parents walking behind

    Cookstown

    Address

    Drum Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 8UN

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 6634 3165

    Type

    Type:

    Forest Parks

    The attractive eighteenth-century demesne is now a forest park. Colourful in spring and autumn with a shrub, butterfly and Japanese garden, arboretum, ponds and mixed woodlands.

  11. Photo of people enjoying rides on the Giant Swans pedal boats on the blue waters of the man made pond at Pickie Funpark
    Photo of the Pickie Funpark Beach huts used for changing after enjoying the splash pad area
    Photo of people enjoying rides on the Giant Swans pedal boats on the blue waters of the man made pond at Pickie Funpark
    Photo of the Pickie Funpark Beach huts used for changing after enjoying the splash pad area

    Bangor

    Address

    1 Marine Gardens, Queens Parade, Bangor, County Down, BT20 5AG

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9145 0746

    Gradings

    • Four Star Quality Assurance
    Four Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Adventure Park / Playground

    Enjoy a fun day out at Pickie Fun Park. Try out the 18-hole mini-golf course, giant pedal swans, Pickie Puffer train, children's play area, children's electric car track and more.

  12. Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance
    Gruffalo & Stickman Trail - Colin Glen, River Entrance

    Belfast

    Address

    163 Stewartstown Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT17 0HW

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9061 4115

    Type

    Type:

    Nature Trail

    It’s Ireland’s only official Gruffalo Trail; a Julia Donaldson-endorsed walk. Step into the glorious world of the Gruffalo. Enter the deep, dark wood, meet the clever little mouse, the fox, the owl, the snake, before stumbling upon those knobbly…

  13. two young girls looking through binoculars over the wetlands
    image of gosling family on pathway beside grass verge.
    WWT Castle Espie centre with image of lake to the forefront
    group of adults and children inside viewing room looking out of window.
    2 young ducklings swimming in the water.
    image of bird perched on the end of a bark
    young family 2 adults and 2 children enjoying a walk along the trail path.
    WWT Castle Espie - sunset dusk scene over the wetlands.
    ariel view of WWT Castle Espie
    two young girls looking through binoculars over the wetlands
    image of gosling family on pathway beside grass verge.
    WWT Castle Espie centre with image of lake to the forefront
    group of adults and children inside viewing room looking out of window.
    2 young ducklings swimming in the water.
    image of bird perched on the end of a bark
    young family 2 adults and 2 children enjoying a walk along the trail path.
    WWT Castle Espie - sunset dusk scene over the wetlands.
    ariel view of WWT Castle Espie

    Comber

    Address

    Castle Espie, 78 Ballydrain Road, Comber, County Down, BT23 6EA

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 28 9187 4146

    Gradings

    • Four Star Quality Assurance
    Four Star Quality Assurance

    Type

    Type:

    Nature and Wildlife

    Here you'll find the largest collection of ducks, geese and swans in Northern Ireland, as well as a gallery, café, woodland walks, sensory garden, events and activities, free parking, and a picnic area.

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