The Coastal Zone at Portrush

The Coastal Zone at PortrushThe Coastal Zone (formerly Portrush Countryside Centre) was once the Bath House providing hot salt-water baths. It was refurbished and opened to the public in 1977, providing a modern exhibition area and facilities.

Our current exhibition 'Time and Tides' tells the story of our rich marine environment and its influence on past, present and future human activities.We also have two large fish tanks, an indoor rockpool and a manned viewing platform.

Beside the centre is Portrush Nature Reserve, a small area of seashore rock that has helped us understand the way in which the earth was formed. This earth science site is of historic importance to geologists and contains numerous imprints of fossil ammonites. Rockpools are visible at low tide and visitors have the opportunity to explore these mini-ecosystems and investigate the diversity of life to be found there.

Education

If you are planning a visit or looking for educational resources on this site, please visit this page.

View from The Coastal ZoneAccess & Booking

The centre is closed until Easter 2009.
Open daily Easter - end September from 10am to 6pm
October - Easter 12pm to 4pm Sundays only.

For educational visits to this site, please call the number below to arrange.

Contact

The Coastal Zone at Portrush
8 Bath Road
Portrush
Co. Antrim
BT56 8AP

Tel: (02870) 823 600
Fax: (02870) 823 269

Facilities

  • Marine and coastal exhibition
  • Information Centre
  • An indoor rockpool teeming with seashore life
  • 2 large fish tanks
  • Children's activity area and library
  • Model painting
  • Audio-visual marine life films
  • Small gift shop
  • Manned viewing platform with telescope
  • Toilets
  • Adjacent car/bus parking
  • Access at street level
  • Parking for 8 cycles along the wall at the back of the centre. (for a map and further details for cyclists visit the National Cycle Network websiteOpens in new window.)

Getting Here

The Coastal Zone is located in Portrush on the east side of Ramore Head, beside the Lower Landsdowne Road.

Search www.northcoastni.comOpens in new window. for further information and places of interest near Portrush Coastal Zone