Belfast Zoo Reviews

Great for the kids, bit of a hike tho but got us out in the sun all the same

Very hilly but very pretty. Few areas need redevelopment but well spaced and animals seem happy

visited easter saterday lot of animals inside exspensive once your in and very steep hills really disapionted

It was a beautiful sight. The walk was long and they have restrooms at almost every bend. All types of animals there and a few I have never even seen before ......

Great variety of animals. Built on an incredibly steep hill, no good for the elderly, pushchairs, small children etc, they should build a chairlift to the top then people could work their way down, and if they could restore the Floral Hall while there at it that would be great, maybe an EU grant ? Oh yeah....

Really enjoyed the visit. Animals look so happy and their welfare is obviously the priority.

Good host of animals, they look a bit sad sometimes, and the water tanks are quite cloudy, but they usually look good, and are lazing about. A nice family day out

Only in Northern Ireland would you find a zoo that closes mid afternoon. 2:30 latest admission. Absolutely stupid.
Can t fault the staff. They are pretty understanding so I guess I m not the first person to be frustrated arriving at 2:45
Profits before people I guess.

Cue just to get in is nuts, we prepaid and still had to join the back of cue, thought the reason to prepay was so you wouldn't have to cue to pay in, part from that it is a nice place

Work out for the legs and a great day out for the kids.Brilliant playground half way round to keep the little ones entertained while the elders rest up.

It was nice you could go very close to the animals and see them it was not so buisy and has a very very big parking lot

Good zoo. Some restrictions due to Covid. Would recommend.

Zoo is constructed around animals instead of exhibiting them for our entertainment. Animals are placed in a habitat emulating their own and there is a huge variety to observe. It is tedious to get around but I guess that's the trade-off.

Was a great day out. COVID put a damper on things with queues taking longer. But nontheless a great day with lots of fun for adults and kids.

Great few hours out especially on such a nice day. Take a pack lunch though as the restaurants are nothing special and grossly overpriced.

Amazing. Everything about this place is great. The animals, the view, location and parking. Must see.

Great Zoo so many different animals to see and a great price as well really enjoyed our day out there and will definitely beback

In need of better maintenance & too expensive for children. Viewing points very poor for children.

The zoo has some lovely walks, nice animal enclosures (where the animal are obviously well looked after, and have plenty of room too move), good parking, good places to eat and a decent souvenir shop. The downsides to this zoo is the obvious steep paths to walk up, but these are things that aren't normally am issue, but they are when you're getting swamped by wasps every time you stop. This was the big let down to Belfast zoo, especially as they say they do things to control the pesky buggers, but yet they're at you when you stop, at the top of the hill restaurant or even at the penguins. That being said, the play park they have there is top quality, and it's so easy to get to Belfast zoo, and it's a decent price.

New one way system works really well. Great and friendly staff. Highly recommended

Great Zoo I went with my wife and 3 kids. All enjoyed it. Took away a star as the customer service in the eating area was poor enough and also they advertise kids meals but could not offer it and there drinks machine was broken. The only More

Been to this zoo a few times now over the past number of years and has always been good however visited on Sunday with my kids and was very disappointed. Very few animals, no bears no lions or tigers or gorillas. Many pens sitting empty and derelict. My 5 year old even said he was bored. Belfast council need to put money back into this place. Give 2 star as good walk and animals there are well looked after and good play park.

Good day out, met this very cool dude near the top :D

Only 4 stars because half was closed by pandemic Covid-19

The zoo was fan this is my third visit but the food was disappointing

Lovely place. Silence, nature, animals, birds and people. A wonderful place for rest. I recommend to everyone.

With my kids being big David Attenborough fans for them to see wild animals up close is a amazing thing. They loved to hear how the zoo helped rescue and help the animals recover after having some horrible starts in life.

I would recommend this zoo to anyone very good selection of animals

It was very good! Just that the food service could be better.

Plenty of fun to have with the kids, even in cooler weather the walk will surely heat you up, plenty to see also.

Not bad was a little under-kept needs to be looked after more, the staff are very good and knowledgeable

We visit Belfast Zoo every year and my son enjoys it. He wouldn't have the opportunity to see these animals in real life otherwise and I believe all the animals are well looked after. The facilities are all excellent and staff always very helpful.

You definitely need your walking shoes if you want to see all the animals, it makes it quit difficult for smaller children. Luckily there's lots of places to stop and sit for a break We didn't get to see 70% of the animals because you just can't see or find them. Won't be back soon. It's just not worth it.

The zoo is always a fun day out for all the family and Belfast Zoo is no exception. There are lots of animals to see and areas to explore. The place is also dotted with lovely wooden animal sculptures.

Belfast Zoo is quite hilly so sensible footwear is essential and if you're pushing a Oran be prepared for quite a workout! The toilet facilities are clean although a bit old and in some areas it's difficult for children to see over the barriers; this is quite frustrating at times and I'd love to see them reduced in height a little.

Despite all of this, the zoo has lots going for it and the well-designed playpark is a firm favourite with my children and is suitable for young children up to young teens.

The sloth inside the rain forest area was a lovely surprise and seeing the tigers being fed was well worth our visit. Being close enough to a male lion to both see and hear him lap water out of his pond was amazing and the general variety of animals was wonderful. We had a picnic in one of the many picnic areas also visited the cafe at the top of the zoo to enjoy the amazing view across Belfast and a fresh cup of tea whilst the children had ice creams.

A great, fun-filled family day out.

Visited with my sound daughter. Very disappointed as the Zoo wasn't the cleanest and the majority of the Animals were not there.

Belfast zoo is definitely a great place to visit, well looked after lots to do and see and all the animals are well looked after their enclosures are amazing, staff are incredible with the animals and do a lot for them and very polite with visitors

Great day out. There is a lot of up hill walking but well worth it

We are very disappointed with Belfast ZOO. We went there yesterday for the first time and more than half animals wasn't there.. We only saw giraffes, elephants, lion, snake and wee kangaroos rest cages and places was empty. They should Inform about that when you buying tickets. All cages with a animals in it had windows soo dirty that you barely saw animals. really really disappointing. Whole place looks like no one works there.

A great place to visit. Unfortunately a lot of the zoo was inaccessible due to covid restrictions. Be prepared for lots of uphill walking

Has really gone to the dogs so it has very little animals seen on a sunny day sorry to say I won't be back better heading down to Dublin zoo

Great zoo but some areas the path can be challenging but great place

One of the best place to visit in Belfast. Closer to the Belfast castle. Awesome location.. Looks like the real jungle than a zoo. Kids would love the place and variety of animals.

Well I love this place. Been here from I was a kid. Then my own kids now my grandkids. What can I say. Must do for a family or anyone.

Great day out but disappointed we didn't see any cats

Brilliant day out for the family. We had a blast! Spider haters beware...

Lovely layout with large enclosures for the animals

Very hard for walking not much flat ground and animals hard to see

lots of hills . good day fantastic few . good price

A lovely place to visit. Specially for kids the species available are to good.

Not badly priced and lots to do, but be warned it's all up hill

We just love Belfast Zoo. A great family day out. Clean facilities. Wide range of animals to view and enjoy.

It was quiet when we went (beginning of April) and enclosures were shut, as was the tree top cafe. The giraffe and elephant area was great and good chimp area. Good new kids park. A fair price, for a good 4 hours.

Last admission was at 2.30 the time we arrived and we were not allowed in after driving for over two hours to get there just because the tills were being changed. Ridiculous.

Fab day out especially since young children are free

Great at the info, staff customer service is wonderful. Unfortunately clendlyness, of both the pathways and animal environments is lacking and bigger animals and primates are seemingly depressed. There is a lot of open space in NI. Maybe consider selling the mountain and building a wildlife park instead of a zoo. That way some of your animals could be in more suitable enclosures.

An enjoyable day out for the family. It's not a massive zoo but there is a good selection of animals and all of them looked happy and well cared for. We were there in the off season so only one cafe towards the entrance was open which was a shame because as parents of a 2.5 year old it would have been nice to grab a quick drink and pit stop half way round but I believe that option is available during the summer months.

It's always hard to see the animals closed up but at the same time they needed to be saved

Did the Junior Zookeeper day with 10 year old, great experience, super friendly staff!

Great family day at the zoo with loads of extra activities to free shuttle bus from Belfast city centre today also