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Dog Friendly Beaches in County Antrim

9 dog friendly beaches across County Antrim with honest access info, tide notes, and year-round or seasonal restrictions flagged upfront.

9 locations
Murlough Bay Antrim beach

Murlough Bay Antrim

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 9/10

One of Antrim's most remote and dramatic bays below Fair Head's basalt columns, with historical connections to Roger Casement, year-round dog access and extraordinary views to Rathlin Island and Scotland.

Ballycastle Beach beach

Ballycastle Beach

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A sandy beach in the shadow of the Ballycastle headland with Rathlin Island views and year-round access in this characterful north Antrim town.

Browns Bay beach

Browns Bay

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A beautiful sheltered sandy beach on Islandmagee with year-round dog access, clear water and a popular promenade on the east Antrim coast near Larne.

Cushendun Beach beach

Cushendun Beach

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A beautiful sandy cove at the National Trust village of Cushendun with Game of Thrones filming caves nearby, year-round dog access and one of the most photographed settings on the Antrim coast.

Whiterocks Beach beach

Whiterocks Beach

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 8/10

A spectacular Blue Flag Causeway Coast beach with dramatic white limestone cliffs, arches and caves, with seasonal restrictions on part of the beach from 1 June to 15 September.

Carnlough Beach beach

Carnlough Beach

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A sheltered sandy beach at the Glens of Antrim harbour village of Carnlough, with year-round dog access and the historic Londonderry Arms Hotel in the village.

Cushendall Beach beach

Cushendall Beach

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A small beach at the Capital of the Glens in Cushendall on the Antrim coast, with traditional pub culture and Glens of Antrim walking connections, and year-round dog access.

Waterfoot Beach beach

Waterfoot Beach

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 7/10

A small beach at the foot of Glenariff, the Queen of the Glens, where the river meets Red Bay, with year-round dog access and the Glenariff Forest Park waterfalls nearby.

Greencastle Beach beach

Greencastle Beach

County Antrim
Dog Friendly: 5/10

A small coastal area near Greencastle on Belfast Lough, used mainly by local walkers with year-round dog access and views across the lough.