Glenarm Beach (Antrim)

Glenarm beach is within a sheltered sandy bay. To one end of the beach separated by a bridge over the river is a picturesque limestone harbour, this deep harbour has fully serviced pontoon berths available for resident and visiting yachts.

The village of Glenarm is a conservation area and the main street leads to Glenarm Forest. Glenarm Forest Park is an 800-acre (3.2 km2) nature preserve once part of the demesne of Glenarm Castle, but now a public park and maintained by the Ulster Wildlife Trust.

The name Glenarm means “valley of the army”.

Facilities include parking, grass areas, harbour, slipway, children’s play area and places to eat a short walk into the village.

We have no current information on dog restrictions for Glenarm Beach.

Why not check other beaches nearby as we have one beach around Glenarm, 13 beaches in Antrim, or check our list of Antrim Dog Friendly Beaches.

No water quality measurement available for Glenarm Beach.

Our weather forecast for Glenarm in Antrim is split into two widgets. The first shows a timeline containing temperature, wind, sunrise/sunset and chance of rain, whilst the second shows the forecast for the week ahead including severe weather alerts when available.

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