Ballycastle
Surf, sailing and climbing town · UK
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Beds: 28 places
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28 places to stay within 2 km, 3 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£80 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£120 a night
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All 28 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 11 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Finn's Left · about 25 min by car · stays in Bushmills
38 out of 100Portballintrae · about 35 min by car · stays in Portballintrae
34 out of 100Ballycastle Beach · about 5 min by car
28 out of 100East Strand · about 45 min by car · stays in Portrush
28 out of 100White Rocks · about 45 min by car · stays in Portrush
28 out of 100Portrush · about 45 min by car · stays in Portrush
15 out of 100West Strand · about 45 min by car · stays in Portrush
15 out of 100Portstewart · about 55 min by car · stays in Portstewart
12 out of 100
All 9 surf spots
Castlerock · about 1h by car · stays in Castlerock · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Sailing · this week
Ballintoy Harbour · 9 km · stays here
29 out of 100
Climbing · this week
Fairhead · 7 km · stays here
54 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Ballycastle.
Places to eat
6 near Ballycastle
Places to eat near Ballycastle
- The Cellar RestaurantSeafood · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2025
- AnzacRestaurantBritish · 0.1 km from the centre
- Golden ChipFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jun 2026
- The Flash in the PanFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centre
- Thirty Nine Steak and Seafood RestaurantSteakhouse · 0.2 km from the centre
- Brannigans BallycastleFish and chips · 0.6 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Jun 2025
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Ballycastle.
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About Ballycastle
where it is, what is near
Ballycastle is a town in Moyle District Council, United Kingdom.
From Ballycastle you can reach 9 surf spots, 1 sailing spot and 1 climbing area.
The nearest is Ballycastle Beach, a surf spot 1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 44 km away.
In Moyle District Council · Northern Ireland · United Kingdom
- 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Campbeltown Airport (CAL), 44 km, Islay Airport (ILY), 54 km, Belfast International Airport (BFS), 60 km
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