Belfast Zoo

The Belfast Zoo is set in the beautiful Cave hill area,from the top of the zoo there is such a view over the lough and Belfast.When you arrive at the zoo there is quite a steep approach and inside the zoo is quite hilly too which is not great for people with walking difficulties.There is an electric train which travels all the way round the zoo so you dont have to miss out. Prices our reasonable and disabled people go free. The first things you encounter when you enter the zoo are a kids farm on the left hand side there kids can see a number of animals,donkeys,cows,goats,pigs and piglets snakes,bats,also in this area there are lemurs which run free it is wonderful ...  Read the complete review

Last Sunday we all wanted to go away somewhere different than the usual cinema trips and so we decided we would take a trip down to Belfast Zoo. This zoo is located on the outskirts of Belfast and is a great place to bring the kids, though Dublin Zoo is a much larger zoo with more variety of animals and I think next time we decide to go to a zoo we will take the extra few hours in the car and go to Dublin instead. Belfast Zoo has a decent though not amazing range of monkeys, gorillas, lions, tigers, birds, penguins, sea lions, foxes, bats, reptiles and many other animals, it is a small/medium sized zoo though it involves a lot of walking up steep hills, there ...  Read the complete review

Location Belfast Zoo is located about 15 minutes away from Belfast City Centre. It can be reached easily by car or any bus going in the direction of Glengormley. The zoo is currently Belfast's most popular tourist attraction. The zoo is located on the slopes of the cave hill. This has both positives and negatives. The negatives are pretty obvious and are all the steep hills that have to be negotiated. This may be a problem for older party members or people pushing prams or wheelchairs. On the plus side the views of Belfast Lough from certain sections of the Zoo are fantastic and provide a great backdrop to any picnic. The zoo also has ample and free ...  Read the complete review

Belfast zoo is run by Belfast City Council.The zoo is situated on the Antrim Road.The lands back onto the cavehill.The zoo is all uphill so if you have a kid in the arms or even a pram it is hard work.It is quite easy though to find your way around the zoo,as you are given a map once you pay your admission.The zoo has just installed a new rain forrest in the grounds with tropical birds and ducks.The zoo has all types of animals. The zoo has lions and cubs,Sea lions,Polar Bears,Tigers,Zebras,Ostriches,Flamingos,gorillas,monkeys and plenty more. The zoo also has a farm area with your farm animals the pigs and donkeys and stuff like that.The zoo ...  Read the complete review

The summer months, as usual, have been terrible. The kids were off school, but the weather meant that they were really bored. we thought long and hard about something that we could all do as a family, as we have a 2 year old, a 5 year old, and an 8 year old. Sometimes it is hard to keep them all interested. For example, the cinema would be a non-starter, as little Grace would just not sit at peace. A walk might keep Grace, and Emma at bay, but my eldest Daniel would be bored to the point of tears! So, we sat down as a family and decided that the zoo was a good idea. We went on to the website, to find out what attractions there were, and more ...  Read the complete review