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Airsoft in Northern Ireland

Airsoft in Northern Ireland runs from indoor arenas in Belfast and Portadown to woodland and outdoor sites in Antrim, Down, Tyrone and Fermanagh. Where sites publish a price, an outdoor walk-on with your own kit costs £20 to £25, and the indoor arenas charge by time. Every listing is checked against UKARA and BAC every Monday. Northern Ireland has its own firearms law - see below.

Airsoft sites in Northern Ireland

Paid listings are listed first and labelled.

Card artwork is generated from each field's coordinates. It isn't a map of the site.

Checked against the UKARA register on 19 Oct 2026

Northern Ireland airsoft by area

Belfast and County Antrim

Lagan Airsoft runs an indoor arena at Station View in Dunmurry, south-west Belfast. It holds public sessions every week and takes private airsoft and Nerf bookings seven days a week.

Trigger Happy on Parkgate Avenue, east Belfast, plays in its own indoor arena in 60-minute sessions. A session is £18 with your own gear or £25 with rental. Minimum age is 12.

S51 Airsoft plays at Forest Fitness NI's activity centre near Carrickfergus: a 30-acre forest with six maps, from CQB-style structures to open woodland. Public games run every Saturday and Sunday. A full day is £25 with your own kit, or £45 with rental.

Escarmouche at Shane's Castle, Randalstown, runs all-kit airsoft games and regular walk-on skirmishes for players with their own kit at £20. It also runs paintball and laser tag. Book ahead - the site asks for advance booking at all times, and to use the Randalstown entrance.

County Down

Predator Airsoft runs outdoor games on Newcastle Road, Ballynahinch, alongside climbing, archery and other outdoor activities. It opens every Saturday and Sunday. Walk-on is £25 with your own kit; rental is £35 for a half day or £45 for a full day. Minimum age is 12, and under-16s need a parent or guardian on site.

FRV Airsoft opened in 2005 and plays at Annacloy, off the Downpatrick Road from Ballynahinch. A full day is £20 with your own kit, or £40 with rental. Minimum age is 10, and players aged 17 and under need a consent form signed by a parent or guardian.

Armagh and Tyrone

The Mill in Portadown is a fully indoor venue. It holds open airsoft sessions on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus a full day on the first Sunday of each month. Walk-on with your own gear is £10 an hour or £18 for two hours. Minimum age is 12. It runs paintball too.

Wizards Warzone on Cloncore Road, outside Portadown, describes itself as "Northern Ireland's Outdoor CQB Battlefield". It took over the old Combat Airsoft Portadown site, plays on Saturdays and Sundays, and has rental packages for first-timers.

Torrent Warfare sits in woodland on the banks of the River Torrent at Newmills, about ten minutes from Dungannon. Its site describes "dense forest and extensive tower structures". It opens every Saturday and Sunday, also runs paintball, and takes players from age 11.

Fermanagh, Derry and the north coast

Battle Camp is near Teemore, outside Derrylin, on the shores of Lough Erne. The site mixes open field and forest, and takes walk-ons as well as rental players; a full day with rental is £35. Minimum age is 11.

Limavady Airsoft on Windyhill Road is on the BAC register. It has no website, so check game dates with the club before you travel. For the north-west, search the Derry and Strabane page.

FieldAreaWalk-on (own kit)Min age
FRV AirsoftCo. Down£20 full day10
EscarmoucheCo. Antrim£20-
Predator AirsoftCo. Down£2512
S51 AirsoftCo. Antrim£25 full day-
The MillCo. Armagh£10 an hour12
Trigger HappyBelfast£18 a session12
Torrent WarfareCo. Tyrone-11
Battle CampCo. Fermanagh-11

From each site's own website, checked 21 October 2026. Indoor arenas price by time. Confirm with each site before booking.

New to the sport? What airsoft is covers the basics, and CQB vs woodland explains the two kinds of site.

Airsoft law in Northern Ireland is different

Northern Ireland has its own firearms law, the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004. Figures quoted online for the rest of the UK may not match it.

The Order defines an air gun as a firearm powered by compressed air or gas (Article 2). Under Schedule 1, paragraph 9, one that can fire above a set energy level needs a firearm certificate; paragraph 9(3) adds conditions for under-18s. Paragraph 8 lifts that requirement at a combat-games facility whose operator holds a certificate for the gun, within upper limits, except for anyone under 16. We haven't confirmed whether any Northern Ireland site works this way.

Having an air gun or imitation firearm in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse is an offence (Article 61). So is an under-18 buying an imitation firearm, or anyone selling one to them (Article 66A). Making, selling or bringing a realistic imitation firearm into Northern Ireland is an offence under the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, Schedule 2, paragraph 4, subject to defences.

We describe the law and don't give legal advice. Ask your site, and the PSNI, before buying or carrying one. Our BB gun laws guide has more.

Sources: Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (Sch. 1, Art. 61, Art. 66A); Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, Sch. 2. Checked 21 October 2026.

How we check Northern Ireland listings

We run every Northern Ireland listing against the UKARA and BAC registers every Monday. When we checked on 21 October 2026, most Northern Ireland listings were on the UKARA or BAC register. UKARA's approved list includes sites in Northern Ireland.

A rolling website check reaches each listed site about once a week. If a site's website stops loading, we flag it on the listing so you know to ring first. We have listed airsoft venues since 2019. We list fields - we don't run games, sell guns or give legal advice.

Airsoft in Northern Ireland: common questions

Are airsoft guns legal in Northern Ireland?

Northern Ireland has its own law, the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004. It requires a firearm certificate for an air gun above an energy level set in Schedule 1, paragraph 9, and makes having one in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse an offence (Article 61). The law section above has more. For your own case, ask your site or the PSNI.

Is there indoor airsoft in Northern Ireland?

Yes. The Mill in Portadown is fully indoor, with open sessions four days a week. In Belfast, Lagan Airsoft in Dunmurry and Trigger Happy in the east of the city both run indoor arenas.

How old do you have to be to play airsoft in Northern Ireland?

Published minimums run from 10 (FRV) to 12 (The Mill, Trigger Happy and Predator); Torrent and Battle Camp take players from 11. Some add conditions: FRV needs a consent form signed by a parent or guardian for anyone 17 or under, and Predator needs a parent or guardian on site for under-16s. Ask the site before you book.

Do I need UKARA to play?

No. UKARA is a free register that lets a shop check you're a genuine skirmisher. It isn't a licence, and you don't need it to play. Its approved list includes Northern Ireland sites, but ukara.org.uk doesn't say how it fits Northern Ireland law - ask your site.

What does a day's airsoft cost in Northern Ireland?

Where sites publish a price, an outdoor walk-on with your own kit is £20 to £25, and a full day with rental is £35 to £45. Indoor arenas charge by time: £10 an hour at The Mill, or £18 a session at Trigger Happy. Our guide to what airsoft costs covers the rest.

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