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Belfast Zoo

Set in Belfast is Belfast Zoo. Around it, within 5 km, are 8 more places on our list. Management falls to Belfast City Council.

Photo: Belfast Zoo, Quichot (Public domain)

Where

In Belfast

inside the settlement

Run by

Belfast City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Zoo in Belfast

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Belfast

Belfast Zoo is inside Belfast’s settlement, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

If warmth matters, go June to August: Belfast reaches 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 3°94 mm

Feb8° / 2°77 mm

Mar10° / 3°81 mm

Apr12° / 5°66 mm

May15° / 7°68 mm

Jun17° / 10°78 mm

Jul19° / 11°85 mm

Aug19° / 11°94 mm

Sep16° / 10°81 mm

Oct13° / 7°109 mm

Nov10° / 4°117 mm

Dec8° / 2°109 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Belfast, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Belfast. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Belfast’s full climate →

About

Belfast Zoo

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 9 languages. Our list goes on with Belfast Castle, 1.7 km away.

Type: Zoo
Run by: Belfast City Council
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Belfast
Official site: belfastzoo.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where it sits

Find Belfast Zoo in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Belfast Zoo

Largest of the 8 is Belfast, home to 293,298. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Belfast

293,298 people · 51 places to visit

2 · 500 m north of it

Metropolitan Newtownabbey

67,599 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 6.5 km northeast of it

Greenisland

5,383 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 7.6 km east of it

Holywood

10,757 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Belfast Zoo is	People	Places to visit
Belfast	It’s in town	293,298	51
Metropolitan Newtownabbey	500 m north of it	67,599	20
Greenisland	6.5 km northeast of it	5,383	8
Holywood	7.6 km east of it	10,757	18
Metropolitan Castlereagh	11 km southeast of it	58,763	39
Ballyclare	11 km north of it	10,850	1
Carrickfergus	12 km northeast of it	28,141	7
Metropolitan Lisburn	12 km southwest of it	32,643	14

Make a day of it

After Belfast Zoo

Also close at hand are 2 historic houses, 2 historic ships and 2 cathedrals, among 55 within 15 km.

Historic houseBelfast Castle1.7 km away 2

Historic shipSS Nomadic6.1 km away 3

CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast6.2 km away 4CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral6.5 km away 5

Historic shipHMS Caroline5.5 km away 6

GardenBotanic Gardens8.4 km away 7

Historic houseStormont Castle9.6 km away 8

CastleCarrickfergus Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Belfast Zoo

Where is Belfast Zoo?

Belfast Zoo is in Belfast, Belfast, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Belfast Zoo?

Zoo in Northern Ireland.

Who runs Belfast Zoo?

Belfast City Council.

When is the best time to visit Belfast Zoo?

June to August are the warmest months in Belfast, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Belfast Zoo?

Within 15 km: Belfast Castle (1.7 km), SS Nomadic (6.1 km), St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (6.2 km) and St Peter's Cathedral (6.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Belfast Zoo: Quichot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carrickfergus Castle: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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