Murlough Bay: Parking, Walks + WARNING 2021 Guide

Murlough Bay Walk starts at the car park on Murlough Road, Follow the narrow lane north towards Knockbrack Viewpoint, passing the former Glens of Antrim brewery, There’s a nice viewpoint near where the road does a hairpin bend before it heads …

Is Murlough Bay in Antrim worth visiting?Yes! This is one of several gems tucked away along the Causeway Coast and it’s well worth a visit, especially if you’re up for a ramble!Is there parking at Murlough Bay in Northern Ireland?Yep! If you look at our Murlough Bay map above, you’ll find the parking area marked with a ‘B’,What is there to do at Murlough Bay near Ballycastle?You can head on the walk outlined above or you can just drive to the viewing point and soak up the stunning views,

Murlough Bay Car Park

Murlough Bay Car Park – County Antrim, Murlough Road, Ballycastle, County Antrim, BT54 6RG, Best time to visit, Go stargazing site – a place identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good spot to stargaze from, This is based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and having somewhere safe to park,

Murlough National Nature Reserve

The car parks have Pay and Display for visitors and card scanning facilities for members, Pay by Phone has also been enabled, The car park gate closes at 5pm and will open again at 8am, Toilet facilities are now closed until April 2022, There are no toilet facilities at the Keel Point car park,

Opening Times

Opening times at Murlough National Nature Reserve, Share: Twitter; Facebook; Email; Important notice – Our car parks are open daily for pay and display, Please note the main Car Park gate is locked at 5pm, Please note, Car park gates close at 5pm Oct – Feb, 7pm Mar – Sep, The toilet facilities are open daily until September, Pay and Display is in effect year round with Pay by Phone available

Murlough Bay Ballycastle

Murlough Bay is known for its flora, fauna and geology, a curved limestone cliff protects one of the few remaining ‘natural’ temperate woodlands in Ireland, Birch, Rowan and Hazel thrive in a micro-climate in contrasts to the moor like landscape of the plateau above, As you follow the lane down from the car park, you will see a concrete plinth

Murlough Bay and Fair Head Ballycastle

From this car park, you can walk out a little onto Fair Head and enjoy the views, and then enjoy a nice walk down to Murlough Bay, If you have a friend to drop you off, this car park is also a good start for a longer walk to Ballycastle from this car park to Ballycastle takes about 3-5 hours, depending on your walking speed, The path is almost entirely downhill, but the track can be wet and

Fair Head/ Murlough Bay/ Torr Head

Murlough Bay, On the last leg of the road to Murlough Bay there is a lime kiln close to the roadside, There were once many of these, slaking the lime was a long dangerous process, It took a week to make 25 tons of lime, There are car parks on the way to the bay and it is just as good to walk as to drive, Near the last car park before the bay

Murlough Bay and Fair Head Ballycastle

Views amazing, You can only get to the bottom of Murlough bay car park by only car and not by bus as the road is to slim etc, If you want to and have a good steady driving hand go down to the very bottom and walk past the cottage along the rock pathway for even more views of Torr Head and take a pic of Scotland, Read more, Written 2 September 2019, This review is the subjective opinion of a

Murlough Bay

The reason is obvious, Murlough Bay can only be reached via a narrow, less frequented side route, the Torr Head Scenic Route, The bay is one of the places where time seems to stand still, An inconspicuous sign points the way to Murlough Bay, Those who embark on the adventurous journey down to the bay will be amply rewarded, The single-lane road first passes pastures with sheep grazing freely

Murlough Beach

The closest parking is the Murlough National Nature Reserve Car Park, located next to Lazy BJ Ranch and Mourneview Caravan Parks, There are also toilets here, To access the beach, visitors must walk a few hundred meters through the nature reserve, The nearest town to the beach is Newcastle, about two miles to the south west of the nature reserve, It can be reached directly along the beach

Fairhead An Bealach Runda Walk

This walk begins at the farm car park £3 per car clearly signposted off the Fairhead Rd, The trailhead panel in the car park will offer you a number of route choices with loops from 1,5 – 3,4 miles, Be sure to take time to read the hidden interpretation information at each waymarker pointing out important sites of historic and geological interest along the way,

Fairhead and Murlough Bay

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Another car park is present closer to Murlough Bay at D190417, Instead of turning left on to the Fairhead Road, continue along the Torr Road, Turn left and left again, following the signs for Murlough Bay, ROUTE DESCRIPTION Spectacular views and a world of breath-taking natural beauty can be seen for endless miles along the rugged rocks of Fair Head, Murlough Bay and Torr Head, Known as

A Dander at Murlough

Murlough Nature Reserve, Just over 3 miles the route loops from the small car park just before the Downshire Bridge, through the Reserve, passing Murlough House then down onto the beach and back along the inner bay to the car park, A 6000-year-old dune system carved by the sea and the wind, Murlough Nature Reserve sits on the corner of Murlough Bay, Keel Point and Dundrum Inner …

Fairhead

From here follow minor roads keeping right at the junction to return to Fairhead Car Park and the start of the walk, Murlough View Walk Yellow Route – The most strenuous of the walks with some very steep sections walkers are rewarded with stunning cliff top views including beautiful vistas overlooking Murlough Bay, Once you reach the large