Drains Bay

Drains Bay: Drains Bay is a small residential and commuter village on the County Antrim coast approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Larne, Northern Ireland.

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1 Name

2 Features

3 Places of interest

4 See also

Name

The name is an anglicisation of the original name of Drinns Bay, which refers to the blackthorn which grew profusely in the area.

Features

The village is largely residential with many retired people living there. Some residents commute to Larne by car and to Belfast by car or by train (from Larne). There is a beach of sand and rocks, with benches and picnic tables provided closeby for visitors, as well as a play area for children close to the car park. Behind the village, the hills provide an excellent place for walkers, hikers, picnics and landscape painters. There are no shops in the village, but it is occasionally frequented by mobile shops at weekends.

Places of interest

Carnfunnock Country Park

See also

List of villages in Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°52′N 5°50′W / 54.867°N 5.833°W / 54.867; -5.833

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List of places in County Antrim

Cities
Belfast (part) • Lisburn (part)

Towns
Antrim • Ballycastle • Ballyclare • Ballymena • Ballymoney • Carrickfergus • Larne • Newtownabbey • Portrush • Randalstown

Villages
Aghagallon • Aghalee • Ahoghill • Aldergrove • Armoy • Aughafatten • Ballinderry Upper • Ballinderry Lower • Ballintoy • Ballybogy • Ballycarry • Ballyeaston • Ballygally • Ballylinny • Ballynure • Ballyrobert • Ballystrudder • Ballyvoy • Balnamore • Bendooragh • Broughshane • Buckna • Bushmills • Capecastle • Cargan • Carnalbanagh • Carncastle • Carnlough • Clogh • Cloghmills • Cogry-Kilbride • Craigarogan • Crumlin • Cullybackey • Cushendall • Cushendun • Dervock • Derrymore • Doagh • Donegore • Drains Bay • Dunadry • Dundrod • Dunloy • Gawley's Gate • Glenarm • Glenavy • Glenoe • Glynn • Gracehill • Grange Corner • Greenisland • Groggan • Kells-Connor • Kellswater • Keshbridge • Killead • Knocknacarry • Longkesh • Loughguile • Lurganure • Lurganville • Maghaberry • Magheramorne • Martinstown • Mill Bay • Millbank • Milltown • Moneyglass • Monkstown • Moss-Side • Mounthill • Mullaghboy • Newtown Crommelin • Parkgate • Portballintrae • Portbraddon • Portglenone • Rasharkin • Roughfort • Stoneyford • Straid • Stranocum • Templepatrick • Toome • Tullynacross • Waterfoot • Whitehead

Townlands
Ballycraigy • Barmeen • Bonnybefore • Broomhedge • Broomhedge Lower • Carnmoney • Dunamuggy • Dunmurry • Dunseverick • Galgorm Parks • Glengormley • Jordanstown • Kilroot • Lambeg • Lisnagarvy • Loughlynch • Monkstown • Rathcoole • Solar • Tobergill • Whiteabbey

Landforms
Belfast Lough • Benbane Head • Black Mountain • Cavehill • Divis • Fair Head • Giant's Causeway • Glens of Antrim • Glenariff Forest Park • Islandmagee • Lagan Valley • Larne Lough • Lough Beg • Portmore Lough • Rathlin Island • Slemish • Slieve True • Slieveanorra forest • Tievebulliagh

Baronies
Antrim Lower • Antrim Upper • Belfast Lower • Belfast Upper • Carrickfergus • Cary • Dunluce Lower • Dunluce Upper • Glenarm Lower • Glenarm Upper • Kilconway • Massereene Lower • Massereene Upper • Toome Lower • Toome Upper

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