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Every place in Belfast

Family days out in and around Belfast, each one written up honestly with the details parents actually need.

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Neon bowling signs illuminating a bowling lane with pins and balls depicted in red, white and blue lights.from £1.95

Airtastic Bangor

Bangor · ages 0+

Bowling, laser tag and soft play under one roof, with an arcade to mop up whatever cash you've got left.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyFree parking+5 more

Young people playing an interactive glowing game table lit by a rainbow neon arch installation.from £5.95

Airtastic Lisburn

Lisburn · ages 6+

Laser tag, ten pin bowling, an Ultimate Challenges assault course and a pizza place all under one roof for a proper wet-day session.

Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyFree parking+7 more

Allen's Tours - (Causeway Tours)from £12

Allen's Tours - (Causeway Tours)

Belfast

A day tour from Belfast out to the Giant's Causeway, with time to walk the basalt columns and coastal trails.

An adult instructor leads an outdoor activity session with a large group of children sitting in a forest clearing.

Ardnavally Scout Centre

Belfast

A camping and outdoor activity site with a paddock field for group games, birthday parties and scout-style adventures.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor seatingFood on site+2 more

Lisburn City LibraryFree

Ardoyne Library

Belfast · ages 0-11

A free Belfast library with a Saturday morning of Lego and board games, plus homework help and a rhyme time for babies and toddlers.

Accessible toiletBaby changeHearing loopToilets+2 more

Storefront window of an art gallery displaying paintings and artworks on easels and walls.

ArtisAnn Gallery

Belfast

A small art gallery to wander round, with free parking right outside and wheelchair access on the ground floor.

Card onlyFree parkingWheelchair accessible

Storefront of Avoca shop with red and white signage, window displays featuring festive decorations and merchandise, outdoor seating, and potted plants flanking the entrance.

Avoca Belfast

Belfast

A food market, café and table-service restaurant under one roof, good for a browse and a proper lunch rather than a quick pit stop.

Accessible toiletCaféFood on siteRestaurant+2 more

Axe Yard Urban Axe Throwing Belfastfrom £46

Axe Yard Urban Axe Throwing Belfast

Belfast · adults only (18+)

An 18+ session where you throw real axes at wooden targets, with a coach in your lane and your own playlist running.

Booking requiredFree parkingFood on siteWheelchair accessible

Person rock climbing on an indoor climbing wall with safety equipment and rope.from £3

BAC (Belfast Activity Centre)

Belfast · ages 8+

Caving, climbing, mountain biking and paddlesport on one site just outside Belfast, for kids eight and up.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor seatingParking+4 more

Shallow water with rippling patterns at the shore, with beachgoers and residential buildings visible along the coastline in the distance.Free

Ballyholme Beach

Bangor

A long sandy beach with a play area alongside it, plus dog walking room and free entry.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyOutdoor play+2 more

Street art mural on brick buildings depicting two figures in a large yellow banana, with festoon lights strung across.Free

Banana Block

Belfast

Free-to-enter arcade and gaming spot in Belfast where you pay per game rather than for the door.

CaféDog friendlyWi-Fi

Base Arcade Belfastfrom £12

Base Arcade Belfast

Belfast · ages 0-15

Free-play retro arcade with pinball and classic consoles, but only the 11am to 3pm Saturday session is family friendly.

Booking requiredCaféFree parkingFood on site

Battle Inc Gaming CICfrom £6

Battle Inc Gaming CIC

Belfast

Board games, card games and LARP in a gaming space with over 600 titles, plus a craft room with 3D printers, for £6 a session.

Food on site

A group of around twelve people of mixed ages standing together in front of a colourful graffiti mural on an urban wall.from £110

Belfast Black Taxi Tour

Belfast

A black cab driver takes you round Belfast's murals and street art, with a Crumlin Road Gaol add-on if you want the longer tour.

Booking requiredWheelchair accessible

Man in striped apron smiling at Belfast Cookery School, with signage visible behind him.

Belfast Cookery School

Belfast · ages 16+

A hands-on cookery class for over-16s, with sessions running two to four hours depending what you sign up for.

Allergy awareGroup bookingsVegetarian options

Belfast Dreams School of Musicfrom £15

Belfast Dreams School of Music

Belfast

One-to-one lessons in guitar, piano, ukulele or banjo, with singing lessons too if that's more your child's thing.

A yellow umbrella branded with "Belfast Free Walking Tour" held up in front of a grand neoclassical building with a domed roof under blue sky.Free

Belfast Free Walking Tour

Belfast

A pay-what-you-feel walking tour around the city centre, led on foot by a local guide.

Person's hands playing strings on a wooden harp.from £27.50

Belfast Hidden Tours

Belfast

Walking tours around Belfast covering Game of Thrones dress-up, food sampling, whiskey tastings and queer history.

Booking required

Belvoir Studio Theatrefrom £15

Belvoir Studio Theatre

Belfast

A Cinderella pantomime with live music and big sets, running over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Family walking along a woodland path past the Castlewood Cove welcome sign towards a beach area.

Blair's Castlewood Holiday Park

Antrim · ages 5+

A 40-obstacle tree top ropes course and a play park on a holiday park just outside Antrim, for ages 5 and up.

Accessible toiletToiletsWi-Fi

Group of visitors walking along a pathway through bare winter vegetation at a nature reserve.Free

Bog Meadows Nature Reserve

Belfast

Free wetland trails in the city where kids can spot birds, butterflies and insects from proper hides.

Dog friendlyParkingPicnic areaPushchair friendly+1 more

Boom Studios

Boom Studios

Bangor

A pottery painting and craft studio with daytime opening hours across the week.

Bradbury Art Store

Bradbury Art Store

Belfast

An art materials shop in Belfast for browsing paints, canvases and easels in person or online.

Bright Umbrellafrom £25

Bright Umbrella

Belfast

Family theatre shows, weekly mindfulness sessions and creative activities at a Belfast venue with tickets from £25.

Booking requiredIndoor seating

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