Ballintoy Harbour
About Ballintoy Harbour
Ballintoy Harbour is the small rocky beach beneath picture-perfect Ballintoy village on the Causeway Coast — a huddle of sea stacks, rock pools and a pretty stone harbour, reached by a famously steep, narrow road down from the village. This is exploring country rather than a swimming beach: rock-pooling at low tide, scrambling among the stacks, and spotting the spots where the Iron Islands' Lordsport was filmed for Game of Thrones. The Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge is minutes east and White Park Bay a mile west, making the harbour a natural stop on the Causeway Coastal Route. Harbour parking is limited and fills quickly in the Game of Thrones season.
Nearby beaches
White Park Bay is a mile west along the coast.
Get directions to the car park
This searches for the named car park on Google Maps — a place-name match, not yet a GPS-confirmed pin.
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Named from official sources but not yet pin-verified — always confirm on arrival.
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Approximate location, auto-geocoded from a named car park — not yet a GPS-verified pin. Always verify on arrival.
Activity suitability
- Surfing — No surf
- Walking — Short walk (under 1km)
- Lifeguard (summer) — No
- Not yet confirmed: Swimming
Facilities
- Toilets — Seasonal
- Car park — Free
- Lifeguard — No
- Not yet confirmed: Disabled access, Shower, Café nearby
Facilities confirmed from the local council and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful and Discover Northern Ireland Source.
Water quality
Where to stay nearby
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Nearby golf
From the GolfIreland.ie network. Distances are straight-line (as the crow flies), not driving distance.