Beaches in Larne, County Antrim
The beach guide has 7 beaches listed in and around the town of Larne. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Brown's Bay (2.1 miles)
Brown's Bay is a sandy, crescent-shaped beach sitting at the northern end of County Antrim's Islandmagee Peninsula.
The beach is slightly over 300 metres in length with a crossable stream running down the middle and into the bay. Thanks to its sheltered location, the water is calm and a good place to go swimming during the…
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Ballygally Beach (3.7 miles)
Ballygally is a fairly small, sandy beach that is popular with both locals and tourists who come here to enjoy a paddle during the summer months and for fishing during the rest of the year. This is also 'Game of Thrones' country with some scenes being filmed around this area of the County Antrim coast.…
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Helens Bay (12.7 miles)
Helen's Bay is a popular sandy beach, next to the village bearing the same name. The village was built in the mid-19th century after the construction of the Belfast and County Down Railway, with aspirations of becoming a luxury holiday resort for visitors from the city. The closest city is Bangor, but it is also…
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Glenarm Beach (10 miles)
Glenarm is a thin, mostly pebble beach, stretching for about 300 meters from a small river mouth and the village harbour at the eastern end towards the end of the village to the west. Sitting at the foot of the Glens of Antrim the beach enjoys excellent views of the surrounding hills and headlands along…
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Crawfordsburn Beach (13.3 miles)
Crawfordsburn is a pleasant, sandy beach, flanked by rocks and backed by Crawfordsburn Country Park, with views out across Belfast Lough towards Carrickfergus. The beach is gently sloped and has excellent water quality, making bathing a popular pastime here. However, there is a safety warning sign that all visitors should take notice of before entering…
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Carnlough Beach (11.6 miles)
The quiet fishing village of Carnlough is set at the foot of the Antrim Glens. As well as a pretty harbour Carnlough has a pleasant sandy beach that stretches around the bay.
Towards the village end the beach tends to disappear under the high tide whereas there is still some sandy beach further down.
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Ballyholme Beach (14.6 miles)
Ballyholme is a sandy beach in a crescent-shaped bay in an eastern suburb of the town of Bangor. The strand stretches for slightly over one kilometer, and is interspersed by a number of wooden groynes. For most of its length, Ballyholme beach is backed by a sea wall, with a walking promenade above it. The…
