Rainforest House
Rainforest House is a wildlife park Wildlife park. It stands inside Belfast’s settlement. 56 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Belfast Castle (1.4 km).
Wildlife park in Belfast
Inside Belfast
Rainforest House 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
Aim for June to August, when Belfast reaches 17–19°C.
Rainforest House
Wildlife park: wildlife park.
In Belfast, inside the town’s settlement.
- Type
- Wildlife park
- Town
- in Belfast
The area around Rainforest House
Use the numbers to match each place near Rainforest House with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Belfast’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns a short way from Rainforest House
Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Belfast
Metropolitan Newtownabbey
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Rainforest House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | It’s in town | 293,298 | 51 |
| Metropolitan Newtownabbey | 700 m north of it | 67,599 | 20 |
Close to Rainforest House
Around it, within 15 km, lie 56 more, including 2 historic houses, 2 historic ships and 2 cathedrals.
Historic houseBelfast Castle1.4 km away2
ZooBelfast Zoo200 m away3
Historic shipSS Nomadic5.9 km away4
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast6 km away5CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral6.3 km away6
Historic shipHMS Caroline5.4 km away7
GardenBotanic Gardens8.2 km away8
Historic houseStormont Castle9.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Rainforest House?
Rainforest House is in Belfast, Belfast, inside the town’s settlement.
What is Rainforest House?
Wildlife park: wildlife park.
When is the best time to visit Rainforest House?
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 Rainforest House?
Within 15 km: Belfast Castle (1.4 km), Belfast Zoo (200 m), SS Nomadic (5.9 km) and St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (6 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 (7)
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Zoo: Quichot, Public domain, 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
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