Belfast Zoo

Meet rare and endangered animals, great and small, at one of Northern Ireland’s top visitor attractions

eligible with a VisitBritain Gift Card

Cancel up to 48 hours in advance to receive a full refund.

Highlights

Encounter more than 600 animals of over 120 species, most of which are endangered or extinct in the wild.
Spot the award-winning breeding herd of Rothschild’s giraffe that share their enclosure with Grant’s zebra and ostrich, like they would in their savannah home.
Reveal fun facts and detailed overviews of featured animals with the Zoo’s free, downloadable, 33-stop audio tour.
Kids can enjoy the play park, where they can explore crocodile creek, tunnel through meerkat mound or slither to snake island.

Belfast Zoo is located on a hill and some of the paths are located on steep gradients. The zoo map highlights areas with higher gradients.
Visitors can book an accessible ‘Zoomobile’ buggy. This vehicle can carry one wheelchair user with up to three non-wheelchair users, or five non-wheelchair users.
Free carer’s admission for those visitors providing official proof (documentation).
Manual wheelchairs are available to borrow on a first-come first-served basis.
Registered assistance dogs are welcome.
Please contact us before booking if you require any further accessibility information.

Live dates and times availability can be seen before booking.

The regular operating times are the following:

From your booked entry time, you can stay until the Zoo closes.

Closures

Address: Belfast Zoo, Antrim Road, Belfast, BT36 7PN
By car: The Zoo is well connected to the motorway and roads network and you will see Belfast Zoo signposted on your route.
Nearest train station: Whiteabbey, 3 miles.