Antrim Northern Ireland tourism
County Antrim forms the north-east corner of Ireland, where a channel only 13 miles wide separates Torr Head from the Scottish coast. Lough Neagh (the largest lake in Ireland) and the fertile valley of the Bann occupy the western part of Antrim.
Situated at the north-east corner of the largest fresh-water lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh, the Borough is a scenically beautiful area with an abundance of forests, rivers, trails and woodlands. If bygone times interest you, then you will certainly not be disappointed by the variety of historical buildings and monuments on offer.
To the east, a magnificent coast runs north from Larne and curves around the base of steep headlands, through which the beautiful glens of Antrim open to the sea. On the northern coast the Giant's Causeway, a striking basalt rock formation, is truly awe-inspiring. It's close to the popular seaside resorts of Portrush and Portstewart. Why not explore this corner of Ireland by taking a rail tour?
County Antrim is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. It is the 9th largest of the 32 traditional counties of Ireland in terms of area, and 2nd in terms of population behind Dublin. It is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, in the province of Ulster. It is bounded north and east by the narrow seas separating Northern Ireland from Scotland, the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea, south by Belfast Lough and the River Lagan dividing it from County Down, south-west by Lough Neagh, dividing it from County Armagh and County Tyrone, and west by County Londonderry, the boundary with which is the River Bann. Covering an area of 2,844 kmē, it has a population of approximately 566,000, most of them in and around the Belfast area.
