Days Out NI
Hand-written · Fact-checked · Free

Guides & Top Lists

The best of Northern Ireland, properly researched — every entry links to a full visitor guide with prices, parking and the honest need-to-knows.

Sweeping clifftop view over Binevenagh and the coast

50 Free Days Out in Northern Ireland

The big one · All six counties

Fifty brilliant days out and not one of them costs a penny to get into — the famous ones first.

Read the list → Family boat ride on the underground river at Marble Arch Caves

10 Best Rainy Day Days Out

All-weather · Across NI

Rain doesn't cancel a day out here — it hands you the excuse for the indoor greats.

Read the list → Golden sand at Benone Strand with Mussenden Temple in view

10 Best Beaches for a Family Day Out

Summer · All free to visit

Drive-on strands, sheltered shallows and a seawater lagoon that refills on every tide.

Read the list → Sunset blazing through the arch of the Cushendun Caves

Game of Thrones Filming Locations

10 locations · Most free

Westeros wasn't built on a green screen — the Kingsroad, Winterfell and the Iron Islands are here.

Read the list → Titanic Belfast at sunset with the TITANIC letters

10 Best Things to Do in Belfast with Kids

City days · 3 free

World-class children's days out, most of them minutes apart — and three completely free.

Read the list → Dunluce Castle ruins on the clifftop above the sea

10 Castles You Can Actually Explore

All year · 4 free

Norman keeps, clifftop ruins and a royal palace — real drawbridges-and-drum-towers stuff.

Read the list → Colourful play park equipment at Roe Mill, Limavady

10 Best Play Parks in Northern Ireland

9 of 10 free · Every corner

Treetop trails, zip wires and a giant's lair — play parks genuinely worth driving for.

Read the list → Children bottle-feeding lambs at Streamvale Open Farm

10 Best Animal Days Out

Hands-on · All ages

Bottle-feed lambs, meet penguins, hold an owl and wave at rescued seals.

Read the list → White limestone cliffs and golden sand at Whiterocks Beach

10 Best Things on the Causeway Coast

Summer · 6 free

One road, ten brilliant days out — from the Causeway stones to ice cream on the prom.

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