You don't need to go far for a full day of fun.
Head to The Dark Hedges for a free and iconic stop, or let the kids loose at Treasure Island Soft Play on a wet day. Rosepark Farm suits the little ones, and Kartsport Indoor Karting delivers the thrills for older kids.
The best days out near Ballymoney
Through the Looking Glass NI
Ballymoney Museum
Riverside Park / Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden
Megaw Park
Room2Race Ballymoney
Kartsport Indoor Karting
Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre
Treasure Island Soft Play
Drumaheglis Marina & Caravan Park
Rosepark Farm
Aghadowey Oval
Brown Trout Golf & Country Inn
Ballyrobin Farm Shop
Damhead Miniature Railway
Benvarden Garden
Lower Bann Cycleway
Causeway Gateway Cycle Route (NCN 96)
George's Farm Shop
Xplore Outdoors
Cheeky Chimps
Ballymacaldrack Court Cairn (Dooey's Cairn)
Island Farm Equestrian Centre
Mount Sandel Fort
Bounce Coleraine
Score Football Centres
Gracehill Golf Club
The Dark Hedges
Gracehill House (The Dark Hedges Estate)
Culmore Organic Farm
NCIC Climbing Wall
Alley Cats Soft Play (Jet Centre, Coleraine)
Movie House Coleraine
Jet Centre Mini Golf (Coleraine)
Super Strikes Bowling (Jet Centre, Coleraine)
Riverside Retail Park
Coleraine Leisure Centre
Itsy Bitsy Wonderland
Coleraine Sub-Aqua Club
Lissanoure Castle
Movanagher Fishery (Lower Bann)
Coleraine Museum
Streamline Garden Centre
Diamond Shopping Centre
K-Team Karting
Skydive Ireland (Wild Geese)
Jungle Pets
Billy Church
Manor Golf Club
What's on near Ballymoney
- 4JulThe Sea we Share | Czacarri MuliFlowerfield Arts Centre
- 10JulSummer Open Studio WeekendsMargey & Bjourson Art Studio & Gallery
- 1AugNew HorizonUlster University Coleraine campus
- 1AugFrancis Joseph Bigger Collection Exhibition — Portrush LibraryPortrush Library
- 1AugSanderlings - a journey of creativity — Portstewart LibraryPortstewart Library
- 5AugRhythm and Rhyme (Wednesdays and Fridays) — Ballymoney LibraryBallymoney Library
Days out in Ballymoney — your questions
What are the best days out in Ballymoney?
Ballymoney has a real mix of days out. The Dark Hedges is a free and famous film location that makes a brilliant quick stop. Kartsport Indoor Karting suits older kids and adults. Rosepark Farm is great for younger children. Ballymoney Museum is free and ideal for a rainy morning.
What free things are there to do in Ballymoney?
Quite a few. Ballymoney Museum and Megaw Park are both free and great for a morning out. The Dark Hedges costs nothing to visit. Jungle Pets is a free browse. You can also walk or cycle the Lower Bann Cycleway for free, and Ballymacaldrack Court Cairn is open to all.
Where can you go on a rainy day near Ballymoney?
Head indoors to Treasure Island Soft Play or Through the Looking Glass NI — both are indoor soft play centres that keep younger kids entertained for hours. Ballymoney Museum is free and covered. Cheeky Chimps is another good soft play option close by when the weather turns.
What's good for young children near Ballymoney?
Young children are well catered for near Ballymoney. Rosepark Farm and Jungle Pets both offer animals to see — and Jungle Pets is free. Megaw Park is a free play park for outdoor fun. For wet days, Treasure Island Soft Play, Through the Looking Glass NI, and Cheeky Chimps are indoor soft play centres.
More about Ballymoney
Ballymoney is the proud home of one of motorcycle racing's greatest names, Joey Dunlop (1952-2000), the "King of the Road" who won the Isle of Man TT a record 26 times. His brother Robert and their nephews carried on a remarkable road-racing dynasty, and the town remembers Joey with a memorial garden.
The town also keeps some fine old traditions alive: the Ballymoney Drama Festival, founded in 1933, is the oldest drama festival in Ireland, and the Ballymoney Show, from 1902, is one of Northern Ireland's oldest agricultural shows.