Atlantic

Ward in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland

Coordinates:	55.186, -6.686
Dialling code:	02870 (Coleraine)

The Atlantic ward sits on the rugged north coast within the Causeway Coast and Glens district of Northern Ireland, with rocky headlands, sandy beaches and coastal roads looking out over the Atlantic Ocean. The landscape mixes small towns, villages and agricultural hinterland and is popular with walkers, surfers and other coastal visitors.

Locally the economy is driven by tourism, hospitality, small-scale fishing and farming, and communities often centre on parish halls, GAA clubs and maritime traditions. The area’s long maritime and rural history shapes lively local debates about conservation, development and maintaining community life amid seasonal visitor peaks.

Postcode districts covering Atlantic

Neighbouring places

Portstewart Ward 1.2 miles
Hopefield Ward 1.6 miles
University Ward 2.8 miles
Castlerock Ward 3.1 miles
Quarry Ward 3.4 miles
Waterside Ward 3.6 miles
Portrush and Dunluce Ward 3.7 miles
Dundooan Ward 4.1 miles
Mountsandel Ward 4.2 miles
Churchland Ward 4.7 miles
Windy Hall Ward 5.3 miles
Macosquin Ward 5.5 miles

Example postcodes in Atlantic

BT56 8LP, BT56 8BY, BT56 8BZ, BT55 7BP, BT56 8GR, BT56 8BE, BT55 7BT, BT55 7EX, BT55 7FN … See all

Transport links

City of Derry Airport 21.2 miles
Belfast International Airport 41 miles
Dhu Varren Railway Station 1.2 miles
Portrush Railway Station 1.7 miles

Hotels in Atlantic Ad

Schools in Atlantic

Millstrand Integrated Primary School Primary
Portstewart Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

Cromore Estate 1.5 miles
Portrush Harbour Harbour 1.8 miles
Portrush Historic site 1.8 miles
Portstewart Beach Beach 2 miles
Portstewart Strand Beach 3.3 miles
The Diamond, Coleraine Historic site 3.8 miles
Dunluce Castle Archaeological site 4.2 miles
Beardiville Estate 4.3 miles
Dunluce Castle Historic site 4.5 miles
Somerset Estate 4.8 miles
Downhill Estate 5.1 miles
Castleroe Estate 6.1 miles