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Antrim Castle

Antrim Castle is a country house in Antrim, County Antrim. It counts as a Grade B1 listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 7 more places, Shane's Castle ruins (3.1 km) first on our list.

Where
In Antrim
inside the settlement
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 18–19°C
In brief

Castle in Antrim

Inside Antrim

Antrim Castle is inside Antrim’s settlement, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade B1 listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Antrim has 42 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Warmest in Antrim are June to August, at 18–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°85 mm
Feb8° / 2°69 mm
Mar10° / 3°68 mm
Apr12° / 4°62 mm
May15° / 7°62 mm
Jun18° / 10°74 mm
Jul19° / 11°82 mm
Aug19° / 11°88 mm
Sep17° / 9°75 mm
Oct13° / 7°99 mm
Nov10° / 4°103 mm
Dec8° / 2°93 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Antrim, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Antrim. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Antrim’s full climate →
About

Antrim Castle

Country house in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

In Antrim, inside the town’s settlement.

Antrim’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Grade B1 listed building
Town
in Antrim
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Mapping Antrim Castle

The map centres on Antrim Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Antrim’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Towns close to Antrim Castle

Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Antrim

25,606 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Around Antrim Castle

The 7 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 museums and a wildlife park.

1CastleShane's Castle ruins3.1 km away2MuseumMuseumGarden Heritage Exhibition300 m away3Wildlife parkWildlife parkWorld of Owls6.4 km away4CastleCastleCastle Upton8.3 km away5AttractionAttractionAntrim Round Tower1.4 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Landscape Centre6.2 km away7Historic siteHistoric sitethe Doagh Holestone10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Antrim Castle

Where is Antrim Castle?

Antrim Castle is in Antrim, Antrim and Newtownabbey, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Antrim Castle?

Country house in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

When is the best time to visit Antrim Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Antrim, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Antrim Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade B1 listed building.

What else is there to see near Antrim Castle?

Within 15 km: Shane's Castle ruins (3.1 km), Garden Heritage Exhibition (300 m), World of Owls (6.4 km) and Castle Upton (8.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.