Easter is the perfect excuse to get back outside after the long winter. It's lambing season on the farms, the gardens are waking up, and egg hunts and spring events pop up all over Northern Ireland.
Here are the best places for a family day out this Easter — from open farms full of new lambs to castles, forests and beaches.
What's on this easter
- 24JulThe Human Touch — Bruce Springsteen TributeBallymena
- 24NovRoyal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships 2026Lisburn
The best easter days out
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Broughgammon Farm
Farm shops
Free
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Portstewart Strand
Beaches
Free
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Castlerock Beach
Beaches
Free
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Whiterocks Beach
Beaches
Free
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East Strand, Portrush
Beaches
Free
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Benone Strand
Beaches
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Downhill Beach
Beaches
Free
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Ballycastle Beach
Beaches
Free
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Roe Valley Country Park
Forest & woodland
Free
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Glenariff Forest Park
Forest & woodland
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White Park Bay
Beaches
Free
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Hezlett House
Castles & Estates
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Magilligan Point & Martello Tower
Beaches
Free
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Rosepark Farm
Animals & farms
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North Coast Alpacas
Animals & farms
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Dunfin Farm
Animals & farms
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Streamvale Open Farm
Animals & farms
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The Ark Open Farm
Animals & farms
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Carrickfergus Urban Farm
Animals & farms
Free
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Sperrin Fun Farm
Animals & farms
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Mussenden Temple & Downhill Demesne
Castles & Estates
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Springhill House
Castles & Estates
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The Argory
Castles & Estates
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Ardress House
Castles & Estates
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Castle Coole
Castles & Estates
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Castle Ward (Winterfell)
Castles & Estates
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Crom Estate
Castles & Estates
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Florence Court
Castles & Estates
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Mount Stewart
Castles & Estates
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Rowallane Garden
Castles & Estates
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Hillsborough Castle & Gardens
Castles & Estates
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Glenarm Castle & Walled Garden
Castles & Estates
Free
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Antrim Castle Gardens
Castles & Estates
Free
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Drenagh Estate
Castles & Estates
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Roe Park Resort
Castles & Estates
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Dundarave House
Castles & Estates