The Causeway Coast Return to Main Page. The Causeway Coast . But the coast of North Antrim and County Londonderry deserves star billing in its own right. The coast begins at Fair Head, the dramatic north-east corner of Ireland, with cliffs rising to 600 feet.
Every resort has wide, firm beaches, few less than a mile long.
Offshore is some of the most sporting sea fishing in the British Isles for big skate, cod, conger, bass, spurdog, pollack, coalfish, mackerel, ray, whiting, gurnard, plaice and haddock. The area holds several British and Irish records. The Causeway Coast Sea Angling festival is held in September at Portrush. There are abundant fish in the rivers too - the Bann, Ulster's biggest river, the Bush which has a salmon research station at Bushmills, the Margy at Ballycastle, the Roe flowing through a country park at Limavady. There are 16 golf courses along the coast, all highly scenic and several where Irish championships and international matches are held.