Donkey Sanctuary Belfast

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Noko would like to remind visitors that we will be closed tomorrow, Saturday 4 August, but will be open as normal from 10am until 3pm on Sunday 5 August. With special thanks to Alexander and Eve photography for the beautiful photograph they took during their visit.

Last chance to book a place for our exciting event this Saturday! Don't miss out 😁

There are still a few spaces left for our Donkey Experience event in August, call us today to book your place!

Godwin is shaking off the week and getting ready for the weekend! Come to see him and the rest of our gorgeous donkeys between 10am and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday 😁

Our donkeys are enjoying their evening strolls during these warm summer nights 😁

Archie and Scooby are making sure they stay hydrated this week as the lovely summer weather continues! Please note that we will be closed to visitors on Thursday for the 12th July Holiday, but will be open on Friday from 3pm until 5pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 3pm as normal 😎☀️

Our donkeys have been having a lovely time lounging around in the sunshine! We hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather, don’t forget that we will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 3pm if you fancy popping in ☀️😀

📣 There are still a few places left for our Donkey Experience events on Saturday 7 July and Saturday 4 August 😀 Contact us to book your place!!

The sunshine is back for the weekend and Redmond is loving it! 😍 We will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 3pm so call in to see him and all his friends enjoying the fine weather ☀️

If you are out and about this weekend, why not drop by to visit little Eddie Junior and his friends! We are open between 10am and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday 😁

🍡🍨 Abraham and and his friends will be looking forward to their refreshing ice lollies this weekend .. we are open for visitors Saturday & Sunday from 10am - 3pm.

Our donkeys have been enjoying some enrichment activities in the sunshine this week. Chewing on tree branches will encourage natural foraging behaviour and is an enjoyable activity for our donkeys. 📣 Please note that we closed for visitors this Saturday but will be open on Sunday from 10am until 3pm

It’s Bank Holiday Monday!!!!! Come along to visit Noko and his pals today between 10am and 3pm 😁

Jack, Sammy and Archie are soaking up the sun today and looking forward to a beautiful weekend! If you are out and about making the most of the fantastic weather, why not pop in to visit them? We are open on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 10am until 3pm. Light lunch and refreshments will be available for a small donation 😎☀️

Are you a donkey fan? Check out the details of our Donkey Experience Events coming up in July and August 😃

Noko has that Friday feeling ! Come along and meet him and his friends this weekend. We are open from 10am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. 😎

We would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to the pupils of Beechlawn School who have been raising money to adopt Alfie and Benjy and presented us with a cheque today! 👏😁

What an amazing place, we were greeted by Jayne and given a tour round to see the facilities and how the children benefit from the interaction with the donkeys in the school. We then went through to the Donkey yard to meet them. They are so well treated and cared for. We sponsor Benjy, and it was so lovely to see them all. An excellent Sanctuary and we will continue to give our support - so glad we flew from the UK to visit

Went up for a visit today and it is out of this world such a lovely place and lovely staff thank you for our tour around

We called by the sanctuary the other day for a visit and had a fuss with the donks such a lovely peaceful place. Had a chat with the lady for a while thank you.

Very interesting visit. Lovely play area for children outside and a lovely warm area inside for tea/coffee. Nothing was too much bother for Janet - our tour guide. Highly recommend and looking forward to visiting again

Thank you Janet for a lovely wee morning!!! Brilliant place and wonderful work with the donkeys!

Such an amazing place. Friendly staff and very well cared for donkeys. Had a lovely visit. Would definitely recommend.

My son and daughter in law bought me sponsorship of Benjy last Christmas and today was the first time I got down to visit. I really enjoyed my visit. We were met by a lovely member of staff who showed us round. The facilities are first class and seeing the lovely donkeys was the highlight. I have now sponsored Alfie as well. I will be back some time as i had a great time. Thank you for all the amazing work you do.

My partener and i have come over to Belfast from Leeds. I could not come all this way and not have my donkey fix. Your place is amazing. Yourstaff are very welcoming. Its a lovley centre you have. More importantly your donkeys are georgious. A really big thank you to Emma who very kindly showed us around and got us a cuppa. Thank you all so much.

My daughter gave me Alfie as my foster donkey Christmas 2016 and just went to Belfast to meet him.

I was impressed by the farm and the warmth and care

From

The staff. The work they do is very noble and no better

Animals to work with than their adorable donkeys!

My brother adopted benjy for my bday in March � I was able to visit today with my triplets (one who has additional needs), hubby and mum. We were amazed - the sanctuary is gorgeous and so much more than we expected!



The kids had a great time playing (there's even a sensory room!) while we had a cuppa and they brought benjy and Alfie (his best friend) into the arena. We'd a great time watching them and having the occasional stroke when the donkeys were comfy enough �. Of course, I ended up adopting Alfie too �



Can't wait to go back, such lovely staff and VERY child friendly! Loved it.

Last year i visit northern-ireland for a study time, i had found the donkey sanctury Belfast, but i had no time to visit this place.

I have adopt a donkey last year and for a couple of hours i´ve send a new adoption for a new year to the Sanctury.

The post was so lovely, all the letters and pictures from the donkeys are so sweet - next year i will visit this playe and cuddle my new adopt donkey.

lovley regards from me to the donkeys and the team ;)

If you love Donkeys you can't help but love this place and admire the amazing work they do. Definitely worth a visit it's a beautiful place.

I absolutely adored this place! The staff were so attentive, helpful and friendly! The work they do for children is truly honourable and needs more recognition! Not to mention the fabulous 19 donkeys who loved the attention and were so gentle, I couldn’t leave without adopting one for a year (Alfie) and getting a few things from the gift shop! I will definitely be back and recommending this charity to everyone!

Had my son and granddaughter up to see the donkeys on Friday afternoon. Had a great time � love, love, loved the donkeys! Cutest wee things �

Can't believe I never knew about this place before! Will be a regular from now On!

Great wee hidden gem that I didn't know it existed until recently when I visited with work. I was so impressed with it I brought my children to see the donkeys and play around with the equipment. Staff are more than helpful & very friendly too. Highly recommended by me 👍🏼😊

Fabulous facility! Janet was so helpful and the donkeys are gorgeous. My older son has autism and this place is so well suited to him. Very safe and sensory spaces inside and out. The fact that it’s on a flight path helps too, as he loves planes!! Loads to do for children and the donkeys are obviously so well cared for. More opening hours in the summer months would be great but intend to become a regular here!

Donkey Experience on Saturday 3rd February 2018.

Oh my goodness what a day!

I thought I might get close to the Donkeys and maybe be able to give them a wee stroke, but to me delight it was much more than this. The whole two hours was hands on with the Donkeys!

I was asked to choose the Donkey I would like to work with, which I felt was impossible as they were all adorable, but he chose me with a nod of his head in my direction, the very handsome and beautiful Kenneth.

After some time, lead reigning Kenneth around the arena, some pole work included, Kenneth would snuggle his head into my chest! Oh my goodness, we bonded, so soon too! I couldn't believe it!

Then out the back in the yard, mingling with all of the Donkeys, every single one of them intelligent and absolutely adorable, helping prepare their dinner too.

Thank You to all of the Donkeys and of course to the Staff too, who were all very helpful, for a fantastic day at the Donkey Sanctuary Belfast.

Couldn't have been made to feel more welcome. Learned a lot about the therapy work the centre does and my children (ages 7& 10) were able to ask lots of questions & once we had been shown round we were free to spend as much time as we wanted petting the donkeys. Tea and coffee was on offer and the kids were given lots of activity sheets. The gift shop was small ( thankfully) but had a lovely selection of gifts. My daughter was gifted adoption of Benji for her last 2 birthdays and this was our first visit (we live in Scotland) & she was not disappointed and can't wait to come back.

Amazing place can't wait to go back. All the people who work there are so friendly and so knowledgeable. The donkeys are beautiful adopted a donkey the lovely Benji looking forward to my next visit x

What an amazing place, we were greeted by Jayne and given a tour round to see the facilities and how the children benefit from the interaction with the donkeys in the school. We then went through to the Donkey yard to meet them. They are so well treated and cared for. We sponsor Benjy, and it was so lovely to see them all. An excellent Sanctuary and we will continue to give our support - so glad we flew from the UK to visit

Went up for a visit today and it is out of this world such a lovely place and lovely staff thank you for our tour around

We called by the sanctuary the other day for a visit and had a fuss with the donks such a lovely peaceful place. Had a chat with the lady for a while thank you.

Very interesting visit. Lovely play area for children outside and a lovely warm area inside for tea/coffee. Nothing was too much bother for Janet - our tour guide. Highly recommend and looking forward to visiting again

Thank you Janet for a lovely wee morning!!! Brilliant place and wonderful work with the donkeys!

Such an amazing place. Friendly staff and very well cared for donkeys. Had a lovely visit. Would definitely recommend.

My son and daughter in law bought me sponsorship of Benjy last Christmas and today was the first time I got down to visit. I really enjoyed my visit. We were met by a lovely member of staff who showed us round. The facilities are first class and seeing the lovely donkeys was the highlight. I have now sponsored Alfie as well. I will be back some time as i had a great time. Thank you for all the amazing work you do.

My partener and i have come over to Belfast from Leeds. I could not come all this way and not have my donkey fix. Your place is amazing. Yourstaff are very welcoming. Its a lovley centre you have. More importantly your donkeys are georgious. A really big thank you to Emma who very kindly showed us around and got us a cuppa. Thank you all so much.

My daughter gave me Alfie as my foster donkey Christmas 2016 and just went to Belfast to meet him.

I was impressed by the farm and the warmth and care

From

The staff. The work they do is very noble and no better

Animals to work with than their adorable donkeys!

My brother adopted benjy for my bday in March � I was able to visit today with my triplets (one who has additional needs), hubby and mum. We were amazed - the sanctuary is gorgeous and so much more than we expected!



The kids had a great time playing (there's even a sensory room!) while we had a cuppa and they brought benjy and Alfie (his best friend) into the arena. We'd a great time watching them and having the occasional stroke when the donkeys were comfy enough �. Of course, I ended up adopting Alfie too �



Can't wait to go back, such lovely staff and VERY child friendly! Loved it.

Last year i visit northern-ireland for a study time, i had found the donkey sanctury Belfast, but i had no time to visit this place.

I have adopt a donkey last year and for a couple of hours i´ve send a new adoption for a new year to the Sanctury.

The post was so lovely, all the letters and pictures from the donkeys are so sweet - next year i will visit this playe and cuddle my new adopt donkey.

lovley regards from me to the donkeys and the team ;)

If you love Donkeys you can't help but love this place and admire the amazing work they do. Definitely worth a visit it's a beautiful place.

I absolutely adored this place! The staff were so attentive, helpful and friendly! The work they do for children is truly honourable and needs more recognition! Not to mention the fabulous 19 donkeys who loved the attention and were so gentle, I couldn’t leave without adopting one for a year (Alfie) and getting a few things from the gift shop! I will definitely be back and recommending this charity to everyone!

Had my son and granddaughter up to see the donkeys on Friday afternoon. Had a great time � love, love, loved the donkeys! Cutest wee things �

Can't believe I never knew about this place before! Will be a regular from now On!

Great wee hidden gem that I didn't know it existed until recently when I visited with work. I was so impressed with it I brought my children to see the donkeys and play around with the equipment. Staff are more than helpful & very friendly too. Highly recommended by me 👍🏼😊

Fabulous facility! Janet was so helpful and the donkeys are gorgeous. My older son has autism and this place is so well suited to him. Very safe and sensory spaces inside and out. The fact that it’s on a flight path helps too, as he loves planes!! Loads to do for children and the donkeys are obviously so well cared for. More opening hours in the summer months would be great but intend to become a regular here!

Donkey Experience on Saturday 3rd February 2018.

Oh my goodness what a day!

I thought I might get close to the Donkeys and maybe be able to give them a wee stroke, but to me delight it was much more than this. The whole two hours was hands on with the Donkeys!

I was asked to choose the Donkey I would like to work with, which I felt was impossible as they were all adorable, but he chose me with a nod of his head in my direction, the very handsome and beautiful Kenneth.

After some time, lead reigning Kenneth around the arena, some pole work included, Kenneth would snuggle his head into my chest! Oh my goodness, we bonded, so soon too! I couldn't believe it!

Then out the back in the yard, mingling with all of the Donkeys, every single one of them intelligent and absolutely adorable, helping prepare their dinner too.

Thank You to all of the Donkeys and of course to the Staff too, who were all very helpful, for a fantastic day at the Donkey Sanctuary Belfast.

Couldn't have been made to feel more welcome. Learned a lot about the therapy work the centre does and my children (ages 7& 10) were able to ask lots of questions & once we had been shown round we were free to spend as much time as we wanted petting the donkeys. Tea and coffee was on offer and the kids were given lots of activity sheets. The gift shop was small ( thankfully) but had a lovely selection of gifts. My daughter was gifted adoption of Benji for her last 2 birthdays and this was our first visit (we live in Scotland) & she was not disappointed and can't wait to come back.

Amazing place can't wait to go back. All the people who work there are so friendly and so knowledgeable. The donkeys are beautiful adopted a donkey the lovely Benji looking forward to my next visit x