Worth a DetourCarrick-a-Rede
County Antrim
About 3.1 miles away
A rope bridge swinging over the sea to a tiny island, near the Giant's Causeway.
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White Park Bay
A wide, wild sweep of pale sand backed by grassy dunes where cattle graze.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Whitepark Road, BallintoyDirections
- Getting There
- A short walk down from the car park on the coast road, about 15 minutes east of the Causeway.
Why Go
The 3-mile beach has been in the care of the National Trust since 1938. It's made for walking, not swimming: rip currents run along it. Fossils turn up in the chalk at its ends.
Nearby in Giant's Causeway
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About 40 miles away
Ireland's only city with complete walls, with the Peace Bridge and murals of the Troubles.
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