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Visit Larne Your guide to Larne, the Gateway to the Coast! Explore the stunning coastline, enjoy the culture or learn more about Larne’s rich heritage and history.

Your journey starts here! 🌊 Larne is a beautiful seaside town steeped in history. There are so many reasons to visit and to SEE, SHOP and STAY. Located at the beginning to the world renowned Causeway Costal Route, just an hours drive from the famous Giants Causeway and 30 minutes from vibrant Belfast city centre shopping and nightlife Larne is a stunning point to start your next adventure in Northern Ireland. The Gateway to the Glens, Larne is the 1st tourist town in Ireland, pioneering the first package holidays in the world with the help of the late, great Henry McNeill. Local village of Raloo has been home to numerous American Presidents. Larne has been inhabited for millennia, and continues to thrive and grow. Take a stroll on one of the local beaches, a trip to Gleno waterfall, walk along the promenade and look for fossils, visit one of the fantastic local parks and stay the night with a resident ghost in a castle. A beautiful scenic town surrounding by rolling hills and valleys alongside a captivating coastline, we hope you will enjoy your visit. The ‘Visit Larne’ project has been kindly funded by Brighter Futures; a volunteer led project collaboration between Larne Renovation Generation and Larne Area Community Support Group, created by LM Creative Media. This is the page which will be associated with the VisitLarne website, launching this summer 2022.

03/11/2026
02/11/2026
02/11/2026

“Early Medieval Ireland and the Kingdom of Latharna”, an exhibition exploring early medieval Ireland, with reference to the Larne area, continues this week at Larne Museum & Arts Centre.

The exhibition closes to the public at 4.00pm on Friday 13th November 2026.

02/11/2026

Object of the Month - Photo of Lennon's Corner, Old Glenarm Road, Larne, 1917

This area was known as Lennon's Corner as a number of houses had been built by W J Lennon. The name of M Aicken can be seen on the premises on the right hand side of the photo.

27/10/2026
19/09/2026

Halloween is coming to Mid and East Antrim!

Three nights of Halloween fun are coming your way... 🎃

🎃 Halloween Hooley
Larne Town Park
Thursday 29 October, 6pm - 8.30pm (Quiet time 5pm-6pm)
No tickets required

👻 Hallowena
People’s Park, Ballymena
Friday 30 October, 6pm - 8.30pm (Quiet time 5pm - 6pm)
Tickets go on sale Monday 21 September at 7pm

🕷️ CarrickFEARgus
Shaftesbury Park, Carrickfergus
Saturday 31 October, Sessions from 6pm - 7.45pm (Quiet time 5.15pm - 6pm)
Tickets go on sale Monday 21 September at 7pm

🎟️Tickets available from:
www.ShapedBySeaAndStone.com/Halloween

14/09/2026

The entrance to the best roadtrip in the world - The Causeway coastal Route 📍The Black Arch, Larne, Northern Ireland ☘️

13/09/2026

What a marvellous gift!
The arrival of this unique grandfather clock at Larne Museum and Arts Centre is wonderful for all heritage enthusiasts. It is so fitting that this beautiful clock has come back after all these years.
This treasure once took pride of place in the entrance hall of the castle and would certainly have been appreciated and admired by the castle residents and visitors so long ago.
Along with the others originally from the Larne area I am very pleased indeed that this distinctive grandfather clock has been carefully looked after and restored and will be on display in Larne for all to enjoy.
I'm sure there will be many who share my gratitude to the generous donor and everyone involved in making it possible for such magnificent workmanship from a bygone era to be enjoyed long into the future.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the recent Hidden NI UTV Northern Ireland programme filmed at Larne Museum and Arts Centre Official. There is ongoing local and international interest in Kilwaughter Castle and it is heartening to see the dedication of staff at the Museum and such support near and far Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Ulster Architectural Heritage Rockwood Park & Museum

The photograph shows the clock in its original position in the entrance hall between the door to the round tower music room and the green drawing room, with a vase on its head.

Images courtesy of Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware, USA

Gleno waterfall in all its glory 📸: Ian Mcilroy Photography
08/09/2026

Gleno waterfall in all its glory

📸: Ian Mcilroy Photography

Some beautiful shots of the Aurora at Ballygally 📸: Ian Mcilroy Photography
08/09/2026

Some beautiful shots of the Aurora at Ballygally

📸: Ian Mcilroy Photography

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