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Places of Interest

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Giant’s Causeway

The Giant’s Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption.
It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (5 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.

Mussenden Temple

Mussenden Temple is a small circular building located on cliffs near Castlerock in County Londonderry, high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of Northern Ireland.

Dark Hedges

The Dark Hedges is an avenue of beech trees along Bregagh Road between Armoy and Stranocumin County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The trees form an atmospheric tunnel that has been used as a location in HBO’s popular television series Game of Thrones, which has resulted in the avenue becoming a popular tourist attraction.

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a rope bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede.
It spans 20 metres (66 ft) and is 30 metres (98 ft) above the rocks below. The bridge is mainly a tourist attraction and is owned and maintained by the National Trust.

Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacDonnell.
It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland.

Whiterocks Beach

Whiterocks is a two mile stretch of sandy beach starting (or ends) in Portrush at the East Strand beach. The height of the waves makes Whiterocks popular with water sports enthusiasts. 
This stretch of the Northern Irish coast is famous for its unique limestone cliffs, which have been eroded over time into a labyrinth of spectacular formations.

Ballintoy Harbour

Ballintoy Harbour can be discovered in the picturesque village of Ballintoy. Known as a ‘raised beach’, it is located alongside the B15 coast road, five miles west of Ballycastle.
Accessed by a spectacular, steep winding road, it is a painter’s paradise with sea stacks, rocky islands, pools and busy harbour leading to one of Europe’s great cliff-top and wild beach walks.

Royal Portrush Golf Club

Royal Portrush Golf Club is a private golf club in County AntrimNorthern Ireland. The 36-hole club has two links courses, the Dunluce Links (the championship course) and the Valley Links.
The former is one of the courses on the rota of the Open Championship and last hosted the tournament in 2019.

There’s nowhere quite like Northern Ireland if you love a good bucket list. You’ve got everything here from World Heritage sites to paradise for walkers and climbers.