Location

ANTRIM'S CENTRAL LOCATION in the North of Ireland places the town at the intersection of traditional north-south and east-west communications routes. 18 miles north-west of Belfast and lying between Belfast and Derry, it was important for government forces to retain control of it in 1798. (The strategic importance of this location can be traced back long before '98... to prehistoric times, in fact.)

Antrim's long main street - from the perimeter wall of Antrim Castle Grounds to the churchyard of the 400 year old All Saints' Parish Church (and beyond into the Scotch Quarter, now known as Church Street) - was the principal battlefield of the 1798 Rebellion.

Situated on the shores of Lough Neagh - the largest freshwater lake in the United Kingdom - Antrim is just fifteen minutes by motorway from Belfast city centre, twenty minutes from Larne Harbour and within easy access of all of Ulster's principal scenic and tourist attractions. Belfast International Airport is actually only four miles from Antrim town.