Castle · Ruin

Dunluce Castle

Portballintrae, County Antrim
Directions Tickets
  • Open
  • £6 adult · £4 child
  • Assistance dogs only
  • NI Historic Environment Division
Dunluce Castle: Causeway Coast with Dunluce Castle - taken during a road trip to Ireland in 2024 by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on www.snowmanstudios.de
Photo: Thomas Fuhrmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Quick answer

Checked 13 Oct 2026

Dunluce Castle is a ruined castle near Portballintrae, County Antrim, managed by NI Historic Environment Division. Adult tickets cost £6. Only assistance dogs are allowed.

Dunluce Castle opening times

Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  1. Mon 12 09:3017:00
  2. Tue 13 09:3017:00
  3. Today Wed 14 09:3017:00
  4. Thu 15 09:3017:00
  5. Fri 16 09:3017:00
  6. Sat 17 09:3017:00
  7. Sun 18 09:3017:00
Opening times by season
Season Dates Days Hours Last entry
Summer 1 Mar to 31 Oct
Daily
09:30 to 17:00
 16:30
Winter 1 Nov to 28 Feb
Daily
09:00 to 16:00
 15:30

Open seven days, with last admission 30 minutes before closing. The site may close in extreme weather, so check before travelling. Tickets are sold on site only.

Check current times on the official site

Dunluce Castle tickets and prices

2026 prices · checked 14 Oct 2026
Ticket prices
Ticket On the day
Adult £6
Concession £4.50
Child £4
Family £18
Book on the NI Historic Environment Division site No need to book.

Getting to Dunluce Castle and parking

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Address
BT57 8UY
By train
Portrush is 3 miles away.

Dogs, accessibility and facilities

Dogs

Assistance dogs only
  • Pet dogs: not allowed.
  • Assistance dogs: welcome.
  • No dogs are permitted except assistance dogs.

History of Dunluce Castle

  1. c.1500 Built by the MacQuillan family
  2. 1513 Earliest written record
  3. 1608 Dunluce Town established
  4. 1639 Kitchens said to have fallen into the sea

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Castles near Dunluce Castle

All 4 castles in County Antrim

FAQs

How much does it cost to visit Dunluce Castle?

Adult tickets cost £6.

When is Dunluce Castle open?

In the summer season it opens every day from 09:30 to 17:00. Check the opening times above for the other seasons and closed dates.

Sources

Every fact on this page last verified 13 Oct 2026
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  1. Page on api.postcodes.io · checked 14 Oct 2026
  2. Page on communities-ni.gov.uk · checked 13 Oct 2026
  3. Page on discovernorthernireland.com · checked 14 Oct 2026
  4. Page on apps.communities-ni.gov.uk · checked 14 Oct 2026
  5. Wikidata · checked 14 Oct 2026

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