tourist attractions around north antrim

It's entered by a gate-house, with corbelled turrets of Scottish type. To the right on entering are the pillars of a unique open loggia in the Italian style, which must have become redundant when the Great Hall was built up against it early in the 17th century. This two-storeyed hall, with fine (partially reconstructed) windows to the west, is a gracious building with finely moulded stones at parapet level which once supported the long-vanished roof. Beyond are kitchens and domestic quarters,...

The Giant's Causeway is a World Heritage Site, famous for the beauty and extent of its extraordinary geological features which can easily be reached and enjoyed....

Murlough Bay is located off the Ballycastle/Cushendall Road. It's one of the most beautiful bays in Ireland and is backed by cliffs with trees growing to the water's edge. It is owned by the National Trust. Attractions include the ruins of an ancient church as well as many rare plants. Features include a car park and a picnic area....

Carrick a Rede: which means the rock in the road, was given this name because the island and adjacent shallow channel between it and the mainland act as a barrier to migrating salmon. They are deflected north into the nets laid by local fishermen who use the bridge to get to the fishery on the island.
A rope bridge has spanned the 60ft gap between the mainland and Carrick a Rede Island for at least 200 years. It is put up in April and remains in place until early September. Grea...

Here at Bushmills we invite you to experience for yourself the craft and skills of making an Irish single malt whiskey....

Glenariff Forest Park covers an area of 1185 hectares of which about 250 hectares have been left open for recreation, landscaping and conservation. In the park are two small rivers containing spectacular waterfalls, tranquil pools and stretches of fast flowing water tumbling through rocky gorges.
There's a café, toilets, and an exhibition centre. Four way-marked trails of varying length (1-9 km) wind through the forest leading you into some of the park's most beautiful wooded areas....

Rathlin Island lies just over six miles north of the pretty seaside resort of Ballycastle, Co Antrim, and 14 miles from the Mull of Kintyre Scotland.

The island is L-shaped; one side is four miles long, the other three, and it is nowhere more than a mile across. It is almost treeless and most of the coastline is cliffs, much of it 200 feet high.

To reach the island, take a boat from Ballycastle across Rathlin Sound to the harbour at Church Bay. The boat trip takes about...