Ballycastle

This beach is also tucked into a bay between headlands, but unlike Ballygalley, in which the small pocket beach was backed by high ground, here a more robust barrier has formed across the valley of the Glenshesk River. The beach is sandy, with dunes (and therefore a golf course).

AERIAL VIEW

We arrived in Ballycastle during the waning stages of Lammas Fair, so the park at this west end of the beach was packed with carnival rides and food booths (hshipman).