Find the nearest See & Do in Antrim
Heading to Antrim and looking for something to do or a place to visit nearby. Coast Radar is not just a list of beaches but we bring you the whole Antrim coast including castles, lighthouses, piers, museums, beautiful gardens, seaside towns, National Trust and other heritage properties.
When on an information page you can also use our tools to search for nearby Antrim seaside towns, and the surrounding coast for the best beaches and places to stay and eat.
Finding the best things to see and do on a Antrim day out with your family or friends is easy – simply explore the links below, to find the closest hit the jump to my location compass or use the search bar to plan where your next Antrim activity could be.
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- Patterson’s Spade Mill, the last working water-driven spade mill in daily use in the British Isles.
- Botanic Gardens was established in 1828 by the Belfast Botanic and Horticultural Society and is home to the Palm House and the Tropical Ravine.
- Construction began in 1898 after Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria. The hall was built under the supervision of architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and was completed in 1906.
- Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park cover more than 128 acres the park is made up of rolling meadows, copses, woodland and gardens and is home to a wide range of plants and animals. The park in south Belfast is one of our most popular parks. It is home to the City of Belfast International Rose Garden, which attracts thousands of visitors to our Rose Week celebrations, which take place in July each year.
- Carrickfergus Castle is preserved as an ancient monument on the shore of Belfast Lough. John de Courcy, the Anglo-Norman baron who conquered much of Ulster, started building the castle in the 1170s and it remained in use 1928, seeing action until World War II. It was built and re-built three times, and still stands today. Carrickfergus Castle is a self-guiding attraction with information boards situated around the Castle to allow you to spend as much or as little time as you wish. The banqueting hall has been fully restored and there are many exhibits to show what life was like in medieval times. A visitor centre has maps an other items for sale, also guided tours of the Castle can be arranged.
- The Albert Memorial Clock is a clock tower situated at Queen’s Square in Belfast, it was completed in 1869 after a competition for the design of a memorial to Queen Victoria’s late Prince Consort, Prince Albert, was won by W. J. Barre, who had earlier designed Belfast’s Ulster Hall.
- The Giant’s Causeway is a natural rock formation created by cooling lava millions of years ago.The causeway is located about 3 km (1.8 miles) north of the town of Bushmills along the North Atlantic coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This is Northern Ireland’s only World Heritage site and a spectacular natural phenomenon with over 40,000 interlocking columns of basalt. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear into the sea, that is also the inspiration for legends of giants striding over the sea to Scotland. Most of the columns are hexagonal, however, there are some with four, five, seven and eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (91 feet) thick in places. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of Northern Ireland most popular tourist destinations much of which is owned and managed by the National Trust that offers a Visitor Centre and café
- Larne lifeboat station was established in 1984 and operates an inshore lifeboat. Station open by appointment only.
- The Crown Bar, probably the most famous pub in Belfast and one of the finest high-Victorian saloons in the UK. Ornate interior of brightly-coloured tiles, carvings and glass and a Distiller’s Mirror, a masterpiece of the mirror-makers’ art.
