Tourism Assets and Development Hubs

Tourism is a growing sector of our Borough's economy and the Council recognises that there is scope to further develop the range of tourism products and accommodation. Our Borough's tourism assets are concentrated in several hubs. Antrim with its location on the shore of Lough Neagh provides a range of historic, cultural and activity tourism interests. Metropolitan Newtownabbey and Randalstown provide minor hubs, with the former providing a more commercial leisure focus and ease of access to Belfast. By promoting tourism development in these hubs and the Council's other settlements, our Borough can make best use of its tourism assets. Suitable tourism development that reuses existing buildings or other appropriate locations in the countryside and which contributes to rural regeneration is also encouraged.