Belfast Waterworks | County Antrim | Free Things to do in Northern Ireland | Belfast City

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Belfast waterworks is hidden away amongst the buzz of Belfast city toward the north. It provides a simple escape to nature. It is well maintained and you can escape from the city and revisit nature.

It is a popular spot for leisure. You can go on walking trails and take in the view of Cavehill and black mountain. A place for all the family, especially the younger kids. The Belfast Waterworks is a great spot for a family day out.

The Waterworks includes a sports facility, a community garden and two children's playgrounds. The site was originally proposed to be used for water based activities. Since the Waterworks initial development, one of the ponds was stocked with trout for the local angling club and man made islands have been installed to promote the breeding of waterfowl.

The Waterworks was Belfast's source of water until in the mid 19th century until it was opened as a public park in the 1950s. Now the Waterworks is a haven for waterfowl, you can also spot greylag geese and mute swans, as well as other birds such as mallards, tufted ducks, coots, pochards, goldeneyes, cormorants and great-crested grebes.

The Waterworks has got many sporting facilities from Soccer pitches, Gaelic and Camogie pitches to tennis courts.

The Waterworks also hosts a Park Run event every Saturday morning at 9.30am where participants run, jog or walk a free 5k promoting healthy living and fitness. The Waterworks also hosts events that run regularly such as family fun days and band performances.

Award winning actor Stephen Rhea, who has starred in films such as V for Vendetta and the Crying Game grew up opposite the park on the Antrim Road.

There are two children's playgrounds, one is more suitable for younger children and the other is busier and more suitable for older children. one of the playgrounds also has a swing suitable for children with disabilities. In the Waterworks there is also a mobile coffee hut for those parents out in the cold while their kids play in the parks at Belfast Waterworks.

All in all the Waterworks provides a nice family getaway for the day with various walking trail routes, space for the kids to play and get close to nature despite the buzz of Belfast city in the background.

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