Book Ballyburren Outdoor Escapes tickets for some of the best family activities near Belfast
Ballyburren Outdoor Escapes offers a truly magical way to connect with nature - featuring Ireland’s only purpose-built alpaca trekking trail! Just 25 minutes from Belfast, this award-winning activity centre invites families, couples, and solo adventurers to explore scenic landscapes alongside gentle alpacas.
Forest School: Young Adventurers Experience
Ballyburren Forest School welcomes young adventurers aged 4 - 12 to explore, learn, and play in a magical beech woodland setting just 25 minutes from Belfast! Packed with interactive outdoor activities, the professionally-run forest school led by experienced forest leaders.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Age Restrictions: Suitable for children aged 4 - 12 years old
- Location: Ballyburren Outdoor Escapes, 143 Dromore Road, Ballynahinch, BT24 8HZ
- Tickets Include: Guided forest school session, wild painting, hammered flower prints, elder jewellery, fire building, den building, clay making, toasted marshmallows, hot chocolate & more
Enjoy a mini woodland retreat at Ballyburren Forest School
Let your young adventurers embrace the great outdoors through hands-on woodland activities and heartwarming campfire moments!
- Each session begins at the landscaped car park
- Meet your friendly, trained forest leader before heading into the woods
- Walk approx. 10 minutes along a scenic 1.4km trail to reach the forest school
- Discover the dense beech tree woodland
- Explore two woodland tiers: a campfire zone with a short trail down to a small pond for fishing, and a large canopy-covered crafting area with sensory play spaces
- Enjoy activities like mud kitchen play, hammock swinging, storytelling, crafting, and pond wildlife spotting
- Watch your little ones express themselves as they create wild paintings, hammered flower prints and elder jewellery
- Treat yourself to toasted marshmallows around the campfire and sip hot chocolate at the coffee trailer
- Parents can relax with drinks and traybakes or join in the fun
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