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Causeway Safari Park
Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Status
Opened
15 May 1970
Closed
1996
Coordinates
55°08′22″N 6°30′31″W / 55.139528°N 6.508743°W / 55.139528; -6.508743

Causeway Safari Park was a safari park and amusement park in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.

History

The park opened as Causeway Coast Lion Park on 15 May 1997. Its main attraction was a safari with 22 lions, though the lions did not arrive until later in the year due to quarantine restrictions. It also had other wild animals in the safari and in a zoo.[1][2]

In December 1996 the owners of the park made a plea for funding from local authorities in order to stay open. The park went bankrupt the following month.[3][4]

The site was taken over by the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in March 1997 who turned it into an animal shelter.[5]

In 2010, the site became Benvardin Animal Rescue Kennels.[6]

Defunct

Coasters

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Crazy Chase B. A. Schiff & Associates Kiddie Unknown 1986 or later Relocated to Kiddieland Portrush

Attractions

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Disco Calypso A.P.E. Calypso 1986 or earlier circa. 1987 Unknown
Giant Slide[7] Giant Slide
Paraglider[7]
Tip Top Tivoli Manufacturing Tip Top/Force 10 1984 1984 Travelling UK

References

  1. "Newspaper clipping". Belfast Telegraph. 1970-05-16. p. 3.
  2. "Causeway Coast Safari Park". Larne Times. 1970-09-10. p. 7.
  3. "Safari Park seeking cash". Belfast News-Lette. 1996-12-16. p. 7.
  4. "Urgent bid for animal safety". Belfast News-Letter. 1997-01-25. p. 10.
  5. "USPCA goes wild". Sunday Life. 1997-06-08. pp. 34–35.
  6. "Benvardin kennels remain open". NorthernIrelandWorld. 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Share your memories of Causeway Safari Park for upcoming exhibition at Ballymoney Museum". Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council. Retrieved 2025-04-11.