Coastal Zone
Coastal Zone is a nature museum. It stands inside Portrush’s settlement. Top of the 12 other places within 15 km is Dunluce Castle, 4.8 km off.
Museum in Portrush
Inside Portrush
Coastal Zone is inside Portrush’s settlement, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Portrush
Highs in Portrush reach 18°C in July and August.
Coastal Zone
Museum: nature.
In Portrush, inside the town’s settlement.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Portrush
- Official site
- daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/portrush-coastal-zone
Opening times and entry
Getting your bearings
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Coastal Zone is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Portrush’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Towns a short way from Coastal Zone
These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Portrush
Portstewart
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Coastal Zone is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrush | It’s in town | 6,150 | 7 |
| Portstewart | 3.5 km southwest of it | 7,854 | 8 |
More to see nearby
12 more lie within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 theme parks and a heritage railway among them.
CastleDunluce Castle4.8 km away2
Theme parkCurry's Fun Park600 m away3CastleCastle · National TrustDunseverick Castle13 km away4Heritage railwayHeritage railwayGiant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway7.6 km away5AttractionAttraction · National TrustHezlett House10 km away6ZooZooNorth Coast Alpacas4.1 km away7MuseumMuseumColeraine Museum8.6 km away8Theme parkTheme parkDamhead Miniature Railway11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Coastal Zone
Where is Coastal Zone?
Coastal Zone is in Portrush, Causeway Coast and Glens, inside the town’s settlement.
What is Coastal Zone?
Museum: nature.
When is the best time to visit Coastal Zone?
July and August are the warmest months in Portrush, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Coastal Zone?
Within 15 km: Dunluce Castle (4.8 km), Curry's Fun Park (600 m), Dunseverick Castle (13 km) and Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway (7.6 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 (2)
- Dunluce Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curry's Fun Park: Greentreetown, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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