Family Activities

I have to be honest about what attracted us to The ecos Centre in Ballymena today. First, it was close by (we live in Co. Antrim), second it had lots of open space and some parks for the children to use up some of their seemingly limitless energy, and third, it was free. As a family of five, the price of a day out is always a consideration.

The Ecos Centre is set in "a developing country park where you can have fun exploring the natural world and how we use it". It's an educational resource as well, where you can learn about key environmental issues and how problems can be tackled and experience wildlife at first hand in its natural habitat.

I visited Belfast Zoo this week with my daughter and the rest of her nursery school class. It's not the first time I've been, but it is the first time I have taken one of my children. Belfast Zoo through a child's eye is a really magical place.

History Of Belfast Zoo

Belfast Zoo occupies a site measuring approximately 750 acres and is perched on the spectacular hillside of Cavehill in the north of the city.

We have a soft spot for Brookhall Historical Farm - we've visited the farm four times in the last 2-3 years!