Belfast Lough is a cove at the mouth of the River Lagan in Northern Ireland, near Belfast. This is a maritime gateway to the Irish Sea. This is where Northern Irish people gather at weekends to enjoy a wide range of water sports! Yachting, water skiing, sand yachting, blokart… It’s a superb playground for family fun!
Belfast Lough has the advantage of bordering the cities of Belfast, Holywood, Bangor and Carrickfergus. Still wild and unspoilt, today it boasts numerous mudflats and lagoons, as well as a few white sand bays and rocky shores.
Belfast Lough is generally very popular for sailing. Belfast Lough offers more than 80km² of open water before emptying into the Irish Sea. In other words, the terrain is ideal for yachtsmen! The area also boasts no fewer than 3 marinas: the first in Bangor, the second in Carrickfergus and the third in Titanic Quarter, the emblematic site where the RMS Titanic was built, the famous liner that sank in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. (Incidentally, Lough Belfast was where the Titanic was tested before it sailed).
One of Belfast Lough’s not-to-be-missed spots is the Belfast Lough Nature Reserve, a nature reserve rich in mudflats. The area is home to large colonies of feeding seabirds. Wading birds, puffins and black-tailed godwits will be flying over the reserve! A great place to stroll and recharge your batteries in the midst of untamed nature!
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