Newcastle is a small seaside resort town in County Down, Northern Ireland, which had a population of 8,298 at the 2021 Census. It lies by the Irish Sea at the foot of Slieve Donard, the highest of the Mourne Mountains. Newcastle is known for its sandy beach, forests, and mountains. The town lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District.
Newcastle from Donard Forest
A photochrom print of Newcastle in the 1890s
View from main street in Newcastle towards Slieve Donard, the highest peak of the Mourne Mountains.
Sandy beach and Dunes, 2 miles north from Newcastle.
A seaside resort is a city, town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, such as in the German Seebad. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort.
Brighton, The Front and the Chain Pier Seen in the Distance, an early 19th century watercolour painting of Brighton, a seaside resort in East Sussex, England
Barcola in Northeast Italy, a holiday seaside resort historically and currently
A c. 1841 illustration Heiligendamm in Mecklenburg, Germany, established in 1793, the oldest seaside resort in continental Europe
The Blackpool promenade in Lancashire, England, c. 1898
