Belfast Zoo

Recent renovations

We have been very busy over the past few weeks completing home improvements to a number of enclosures and animal houses.

Find out more about our makeover

Name our new arrivals

Enter our special competition to name our new pygmy goats and you could win a zookeeper experience, plus a bronze adoption package!

Find out more about our naming competition

The animals

Looking for an animal or species?
Click on the first letter of its name to find out more.

Kabus the Sumatran tiger

Our latest arrival, Kabus, is a Sumatran tiger, one of the rarest tiger breeds in the world and critically endangered in the wild.

Breeding programmes

What we're doing to help animals in danger.

Animal care

Discover how we care for and manage our animals.

Conservation projects

How you can help protect endangered species.

Support the zoo

Fun Zoo

Plan your visit

What's on at the zoo?

Opening hours

October to March
10am to 4pm daily
Last admission - 2.30pm
Animal houses close at 3.30pm

Admission prices

October to March
Adult - £6.90 (aged 18+)
Child (aged four to 17) - £3.50
Seniors, children under four and disabled - free

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Getting to the zoo

Belfast Zoo is located on Antrim Road in north Belfast, just off the M2 motorway. We are 15 minutes from Belfast city centre by car and are easy to reach by bus or train.

Get directions to the zoo