Portrush
Sign in to savePortrush () is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart in County Londonderry. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a –long peninsula, Ramore Head. It had a population of 6,150 at the 2021 census.
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Place details
- Locality
- Portrush
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Portrush
- UK place.irish_name
- Port Rois
- UK place.scots_name
- Tha Port
- UK place.static_image_name
- On the beach - geograph.org.uk - 53193.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Planes on the beach during the yearly air show
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.population
- 6,150
- UK place.population_ref
- (Census 2021)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- C855409
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- seaside resort
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Population
- +6150
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Location
- Northern Ireland
- Image
- On the beach - geograph.org.uk - 53193.jpg
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- P7959
- County Antrim
- P8168
- Briord
- P1343
Article
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- History
- Demography
- 2021 Census
- 2011 Census
- Climate
- Places of interest
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- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Portrush () is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart in County Londonderry. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a –long peninsula, Ramore Head. It had a population of 6,150 at the 2021 census.
The town is well known for its three sandy beaches, the West Strand, East Strand and White Rocks, as well as the Royal Portrush Golf Club, the only golf club outside Great Britain which has hosted The Open Championship – in 1951, 2019, and 2025.