Worth a DetourCarrick-a-Rede
County Antrim
About 0.6 miles away
A rope bridge swinging over the sea to a tiny island, near the Giant's Causeway.
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Ballintoy Harbour
A tiny fishing harbor among white limestone and black basalt rocks, down a steep lane from the village.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Ballintoy Harbour, BallintoyDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by car east of the Causeway, past the turn for Carrick-a-Rede.
Why Go
Sea stacks, rock pools and a little stone quay make this one of the prettiest corners of the coast; it stood in for the Iron Islands in Game of Thrones. A path along the shore leads toward White Park Bay.
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About 6.8 miles away
A road under an arch of old beech trees, made famous by Game of Thrones.
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About 42 miles away
Ireland's only city with complete walls, with the Peace Bridge and murals of the Troubles.
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