County Antrim

[[file:County Antrim banner Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge - Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge}} {{otheruses|Antrim]] County Antrim (Irish: Contae Aontroma) is a county in [[Northern Ireland. The Antrim coast is one of the most beautiful parts of [[Northern Ireland, with the Antrim Coast Road taking in some of the best scenery in the nation.

1 County Antrim Halal Travel Guide
2 Cities, towns and villages
3 Cities
- 3.1 Towns
- 3.2 Villages
4 More Destinations
5 How to travel to County Antrim
- 5.1 Buy a Flight ticket to and from County Antrim
- 5.2 By ferry
6 Get Around
7 What to see in County Antrim
8 Halal Restaurants
9 Stay Safe
10 Where to go next after County Antrim

County Antrim Halal Travel Guide

The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes and the Giant's Causeway is one of the most striking landscapes on Earth and is a UNESCO site, Bushmills produces legendary whiskey, and Portrush is where mostly farmers go to party, with most heading for a better night out in Belfast. It is one of Ireland's most fascinating counties. It is also home of the Ulster Grand Prix, set in the tiny village of Dundrod and is the world's fastest motorcycle racing circuit.

Antrim the county town is worth a visit with many historical locations and for the bargain hunters a large outlet centre and huge Saturday morning bootsale at Dunsilly.

Cities, towns and villages

Antrim map - Map of Antrim - 54.745|-6.108

Cities

Belfast GPS: 54.597,-5.93 (Béal Feirste, "mouth of the river bank") – partly in County Antrim and County Down — the capital and largest city of [[Northern Ireland. It is also the second largest city on the island of Ireland (after Dublin and the capital of the Republic of Ireland), and the fifteenth largest in the United Kingdom. Shattered by more than three decades of paramilitary conflict, Belfast has undergone a renaissance and is now a vibrant, modern city.
Lisburn GPS: 54.512,-6.031 (Lios na gCearrbhach, "fort of the stream") – partly in County Antrim and County Down

Towns

Antrim (town) | Antrim GPS: 54.7173,-6.2055 (Aontroim, "lone ridge") – small historical town, situated on the shore of Lough Neagh
Ballycastle GPS: 55.205,-6.258 (Baile an Chaistil, "town of the castle") – town on the coast near Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge
Ballymena GPS: 54.86,-6.28 (an Baile Meánach, "the middle townland") – large town in the middle between the Glens of Antrim and the Bann valley and the North Coast and the Capital.
Ballymoney GPS: 55.071,-6.508 (Baile Monaidh, "homestead on the peatland") – head out to find the "King's Road" from Game of Thrones
Bushmills GPS: 55.2037,-6.5232 (Muileann na Buaise) – home of the oldest whiskey distillery in the world.
Carrickfergus GPS: 54.716,-5.809 (Carraig Fhearghais, "Fergus's rock") – with its Norman castle
Larne GPS: 54.8578,-5.823622 (Latharna) – important passenger and vehicle ferry port to Scotland and England
Newtownabbey GPS: 54.657,-5.907 (Baile Nua na Mainistreach) – large residential area north of Belfast
Portrush GPS: 55.20474,-6.65222 (Port Rois, "promontory port") and Dunluce Castle

Villages

Cushendall GPS: 55.082887,-6.05896 (Cois Abhann Dalla, "foot of the River Dall")

More Destinations

Rathlin Island GPS: 55.292132,-6.191685 (Reachlainn) – the only inhabited offshore island of Northern Ireland
Giant's Causeway GPS: 55.240833,-6.511667 (Clochán an Aifir or Clochán na bhFomhórach) – volcanic rock formations that are a must see (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

How to travel to County Antrim

Buy a Flight ticket to and from County Antrim

Belfast International Airport GPS , (IATA Flight Code: BFS) is situated near the town of Antrim, and is convenient for adventuring the region.
George Best Belfast City Airport GPS , (IATA Flight Code: BHD) has Flights from Heathrow, Brussels and Amsterdam as well as a number of small UK city airports.

By ferry

Ferries from Scotland land at Larne.

Get Around

 Translink operates the public transport system in Antrim. It has rail and bus services.

The main rail line is between Belfast, Antrim, Ballymena, Coleraine and Londonderry. There is a Belfast to Carrickfergus and Larne line and a Coleraine to Portrush.

What to see in County Antrim

The Glens of Antrim, known locally as "the Glens", is a region of County Antrim. It comprises nine glens (valleys), that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim. The main towns and villages in the Glens are Ballycastle, Cushendun, Cushendall, Waterfoot, Carnlough and Glenarm.

Halal Restaurants

Standard Northern Irish fare, but if you're lucky enough to catch the Oul Lammas Fair in Ballycastle (held on the last Monday and Tuesday of August), be sure to try Yallow Man, a rock-hard yellow sweet that is eaten with the aid of a hammer. Make sure your dental insurance is up to date first.

Bushmills Distillery, of course. You can take distillery tours, and you'll likely be more merry going out than when you went in.At the end of each tour, four people from the tour group (two women and two men) are asked to volunteer for a special whiskey tasting, where participants get to try nine different types of whiskey.

Visitors who are unaccustomed to driving on the left are well advised to shun the whiskey tasting. Buy some to take back to your hotel.

Stay Safe

Stay sensible, don't wander around urban areas at night or make political statements in strange company, and you'll be just fine.

Where to go next after County Antrim

South to County Down
West to County Londonderry