Dog Friendly Walks & Beaches in County Antrim

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.

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

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.

A dog friendly paved coast walk linking two harbour villages with sea views the whole way.

A dog friendly city edge loop climbing to McArt's Fort with panoramic views across Belfast Lough.

An easy dog friendly woodland loop through a wooded river valley on the western edge of Belfast.

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.

A dog friendly waterfall trail through a lush Antrim glen with cascades, boardwalks, and easy forest tracks.

A dog friendly village walk that pairs a short harbour coast loop with a wooded river glen behind the castle walls.

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.

A dog friendly clifftop and shore walk down to the hidden cove of Murlough Bay with sweeping views towards Fair Head.

A dog friendly open moorland loop over the two highest summits on the Belfast Hills with full city panoramas.

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.

A shorter dog friendly Cavehill route that climbs directly to the Belfast Lough viewpoint at McArt's Fort.

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.

A quiet offshore coastal circuit on Rathlin Island with puffins, clifftops and a long dog friendly road walk from the harbour.

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.

A short sharp scramble up Saint Patrick's mountain with panoramic mid Antrim views, dog friendly but for sure footed hounds only.

A dramatic Antrim headland walk with big cliff top views, but dog owners should note strict restrictions from working farmland.

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