Food & Play in Northern Ireland

Sometimes the best family outing is the simplest one — somewhere you can sit down to eat or enjoy a proper coffee while the children play. This guide gathers the cafés, restaurants, garden centres and other places serving food across Northern Ireland that have a dedicated children's play area of their own, so the wee ones stay busy while the grown-ups get a minute. Every venue links through to its full Wee Adventurers listing, and you can use the directory to filter the whole Food & Play selection by county, town, age and facilities.

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9 places to explore

Indoor soft play frame with slides at Foodies on the Lisburn Road, Belfast
Belfast, Belfast
Play CafésIndoorPaid
Café
Wooden rope suspension bridge in the woodland playground beside The Potting Shed, Glenarm
Glenarm, Antrim
Play CafésOutdoorPaid
Café
Wooden playground towers with a red slide, climbing ramp and yellow noughts-and-crosses panel at The Gables, Dungannon
Dungannon, Tyrone
Play CafésOutdoorPaid
Café
Colourful indoor pretend-play supermarket with pastel play shops at Blue Cedar garden centre, Ballynahinch
Ballynahinch, Down
Play CafésIndoor & OutdoorPaid
Café
Roast Trevor
Rostrevor, Down
Play CafésIndoorPaid

AGES 0–5

WCCaféBaby
Wooden play frame and swings in the outdoor playground at Two Twenty coffee house, Portrush
Portrush, Antrim
Play CafésOutdoorPaid
Café
Colourful children's playground with a climbing wall and slide beside Dora's coffee shop, Portrush
Portrush, Antrim
Play CafésOutdoorPaid
Café
Two wooden play towers with dark green slides at Langtry Lane, Moira
Moira, Down
Play CafésOutdoorPaid
Café
The Barn play structure with a red slide at the covered children's play area, Creative Gardens Bushmills
Bushmills, Antrim
Play CafésIndoor & OutdoorPaid
Café

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