Worth a DetourCarrick-a-Rede
County Antrim
About 6.8 miles away
A rope bridge swinging over the sea to a tiny island, near the Giant's Causeway.
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Rathlin Island
Northern Ireland's only inhabited island, with seabird cliffs where thousands of puffins nest in early summer.
- Open
- Ferries year-round; the seabird centre opens from spring to late summer
- Price
- Paid for the ferry
- Time Needed
- A day
- Address
- Church Bay, Rathlin IslandDirections
- Getting There
- Ferries from Ballycastle take 25 to 45 minutes; book ahead in summer.
Why Go
About 140 people live on the L-shaped island. At its western tip, the seabird centre at West Light looks down on stacks crowded with guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and puffins, from May to July. There are seals in the harbor and quiet roads to walk or cycle.
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