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Mo Mowlam Play Park

Belfast's biggest play park — free, inside Stormont Estate, and built for every kid

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Mo Mowlam Play Park — Belfast's biggest play park — free, inside Stormont Estate, and built for every kid.

  • What's there: 40+ pieces: 10.6m tower, twin 30m zip wires, swings, slides, climbing walls, sensory and natural-play zones.
  • Best for: Toddlers to about 12 — separate toddler, sensory and big-kit zones.
  • Cost: Free entry, free parking.
  • Parking: Free car park on the left about 100m after the main Upper Newtownards Road gate.
  • Toilets: Toilet block with parent-and-baby room and a changing-places facility.
  • Dogs: Dogs welcome in the wider estate on leads; keep them out of the play area.
Plan your visit

Over 40 things to climb, slide and swing on

Older kids head straight for the 10.6m Duo Pyramid Tower with its two coloured tube slides, then the twin 30m cableways to race down. There are rope bridges, climbing walls, fireman's poles and a five-point swing zone with a trapeze seat. Younger ones get a castle-themed area with a coordination trail, plus slides and a multi-sensory zone built for smaller hands. A natural-play corner adds timber balance beams, stepping logs and boulders to scramble over. Because it is an inclusive park, there is a wheelchair-accessible roundabout and swing, a low-level lookout tower, and a Quiet Hour every Sunday 9.30 to 10.30am for children who need a calmer start.

Free entry Twin zip wires 10.6m climbing tower Inclusive and sensory play Toddler area Café at busy times
Good to know before you go:

Stormont Estate hosts events through the year, from summer fun days to seasonal family activities. Check what is on before you travel and you can often tie a play-park trip into a bigger day out across the estate.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 🧥LayersOutdoor play — a coat or spare jumper covers every kind of weather.
  • 💧Water & snacksKeeps the energy up between climbs and runs about.
  • 🧻Wipes & hand gelFor sandy, muddy, ice-cream-covered hands.
  • 🛴Scooter or ballLots of flat path and green space to burn off more energy.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Cost
Free entry, free parking.
Opening
9.30am to 8.30pm, Monday to Sunday. Quiet Hour Sundays 9.30 to 10.30am.
Best for ages
Toddlers to about 12 — separate toddler, sensory and big-kit zones.
What's there
40+ pieces: 10.6m tower, twin 30m zip wires, swings, slides, climbing walls, sensory and natural-play zones.
Toilets
Toilet block with parent-and-baby room and a changing-places facility.
Parking
Free car park on the left about 100m after the main Upper Newtownards Road gate.
Dogs
Dogs welcome in the wider estate on leads; keep them out of the play area.
Accessibility
Inclusive design — wheelchair-accessible roundabout and swing, communication boards at both entrances, buggy-friendly paths.
How long to allow
1.5 to 2 hours at the park, half a day with an estate walk and picnic.
Address
Mo Mowlam Play Park, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3LQ.
Questions

Before you go

Is it free to get in?
Free entry, free parking.
Is there parking?
Free car park on the left about 100m after the main Upper Newtownards Road gate.
Are there toilets?
Toilet block with parent-and-baby room and a changing-places facility.
What ages is it best for?
Toddlers to about 12 — separate toddler, sensory and big-kit zones.
Can we bring the dog?
Dogs welcome in the wider estate on leads; keep them out of the play area.
Getting there

Mo Mowlam Play Park is at Mo Mowlam Play Park, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3LQ.. Free car park on the left about 100m after the main Upper Newtownards Road gate. Tap below for turn-by-turn directions.

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The story

About the park

The park is named after Mo Mowlam, the Labour Northern Ireland Secretary whose work helped deliver the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. It was created in her memory and opened in 2012 within the grounds of the Stormont Estate.

In 2019 it reopened after an £800,000 investment, rebuilt as a fully inclusive play park with more than 40 pieces of equipment so children of all abilities can play together. It is run as part of the wider Stormont Estate, home to Parliament Buildings and acres of public parkland on the eastern edge of Belfast.