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Glenarm Castle
Glenarm Castle is the ancestral home of the McDonnell's, Earls of Antrim and former Lords of the Isles and Glens, and is presently inhabited by the 15th Earl of Antrim who opens his castle to the public annually.
Nestled beside the village of Glenarm, on the picturesque Antrim Coast, overlooking the Irish Sea and the Mull of Kintyre, the castle is open for public tours.
The Barbican Gate of Glenarm Castle is a favourite site for visitors who stop on the Castle Street Bridge to photograph or sketch the turrets and battlements of this portcullised tower.
The Castle Gardens with their famous yew circle is open to visitors from May - September.
The Walled Garden is set among an avenue of ancient lime trees and this secluded 17th Century garden offers four and a half acres of tranquil beauty, an ornamental herb garden, serpentine hedgerows, water garden and cascading flowers with more pleasant surprises in the Victorian Glasshouse and historical 'bothies'.
Glenarm Castle Estate spans the glen and has been designated an 'Area of Special Scientific Interest' and has adopted an environmentally friendly policy to ensure the safety of the glen's natural resources and wildness.
The estate is home to Aberdeen Angus cattle and grey-faced sheep and, as you travel down the glen from the open moorlands of the Antrim Plateau, you will see a haven of wildlife with wild foxes, pheasants and rabbits.
Open Days for Corporate Entertainment, 4 x 4 Off-Road Driving, Fishing and Shooting are available.
Glenarm provide quality shooting, pheasant, duck and partridge, for corporate guns. Snipe and woodcock is also available the day before or after, the driven day and Glenarm Glen is ideal for presenting quality high birds, ranging from 150-350 bird days.
In order to secure shooting for the season ahead booking ten months in advance is recommended.
Please contact for further information, or visit the website.
Contact the Glenarm Castle 
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