Find Nearest Seaside Award in Antrim

Seaside Award beaches in Antrim. Unlike the Blue Flag beach award, each country also has its own seaside award to signify a good standard of beach and facilities. The awards evaluate a beach on water quality, information displays, environmental management, safety and services.

Below we list the current Antrim beaches that hold a Seaside Award.

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Waterfoot-beach

Waterfoot Beach

Waterfoot is a long sandy beach in the bay that has 2 piers; one is in ruin whilst the other is more intact. Facilities include parking and picnic sites. Read more…
Ballygally-beach

Ballygally Beach

Ballygally beach is a sandy beach with safe bathing and the headland of Ballgalley Head is a popular destination for families. This is a town beach and so Ballygally has a village shop, post office, children’s play area, car parking, toilets and a slipway for small craft. Read more…
Browns-Bay-beach

Browns Bay Beach

Brown’s Bay is a sandy beach at the northern tip of Islandmagee a peninsula located between the towns of Larne and Carrickfergus with Larne Lough separating from the mainland. The beach leads to a coastal path which leads to Skernaghan Point. Facilities at the beach include parking, toilets (disabled), campsite and shop. Read more…
Ballycastle-beach

Ballycastle Beach

Ballycastle beach is over a kilometre long and overlooks the Mull of Kintyre. It’s a sandy beach whose backdrop is dramatic cliffs on one side and great castle ruins on the other above a massive limestone outcrop. You can see Rathlin Island from here and take a boat trip to go diving at one of the wrecks there but be Read more…
Carnlough-beach

Carnlough Beach

Carnlough beach is within the small fishing village of Carnlough in County Antrim. It’s a sandy beach with good facilities in the nearby town and there are plenty of good walks nearby going along the coastline. There is no lifeguard service here and the beach close to the village goes under water at high tide so ask a local about Read more…

Find Antrim Dog Friendly Beaches

Heading to the Antrim coast with your dog and not sure if they are allowed on any beaches?

This Antrim list of dog friendly beaches will help in planning your next trip to the beach, beaches for dogs near Antrim

Our Antrim dog friendly beach list currently has 2 Antrim beaches listed where dogs are allowed with 5 beaches that have some dog restrictions, and there are no beaches on which a full dog ban is in operation.

Antrim dog friendly beaches Antrim Beaches allowing dogs

This list shows 2 Antrim beaches with no dog restrictions and can be used all year.

  1. Waterfoot Beach, Waterfoot
  2. Carnlough Beach, Ballymena

Note, although dogs are allowed you are expected to keep control of your dog, clean-up after them and some beaches may require you to keep them on a lead. Please check local information sites for any restrictions.

Antrim beaches with dog restrictions Antrim Beaches that have dog restrictions

This list shows 5 Antrim beaches allowing dogs but with some restrictions. These restrictions could be a time of day, restricted zones, dogs to be kept on a lead or only allowed out of season. Check our beach information page for details of the restrictions in place.

  1. West Strand Beach, Portrush
  2. Whiterocks Beach, Portrush
  3. Ballycastle Beach, Ballycastle
  4. Ballygally Beach, Ballygally
  5. Runkerry Strand Beach, Portballintrae

Antrim Beaches that do not allow dogs Antrim Beaches that do not allow dogs

We have no Antrim beaches recorded that do not allow dogs at any time.

Antrim Beaches that we have NO dog restriction information

This list shows 6 Antrim beaches where we have no information on dog restrictions.

  1. Browns Bay Beach, Larne
  2. Cushendall Beach, Cushendall
  3. Cushendun Beach, Cushendun
  4. Glenarm Beach, Glenarm
  5. White Park Bay Beach, Ballintoy
  6. Rathlin Island Beach, Rathlin Island

    7. If a Antrim beach is not listed above then we have no information and you will have to check local beach information boards.

    Note that we try to keep this dog beach information up to date but restrictions are set by local councils and occasionally we may miss a change.