Antrim Town & Civil Parish, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
The Junction retail and leisure shop - this wasn't much of a trip for those trying to explore the touristic destinations in Northern Ireland, but it was more of a trip for those already living in county Antrim to know what this place has for them.
Every once in a while, you get to make a trip that is not cultural nor touristic or historical, but it is more of a trip to buy some treats - of course you will end up with getting things for the kids as well - which is exactly what happened with us.
The highlight of this trip was trying those jelly beans and seeing what color every single one of us prefers and likes the most - seems that I was the only one preferring the coffee ones, which is good to get them all :-) - and then comes the second part of this outing which is about getting some treats that are making it hard for us to stay a bit healthy.
If you want to get inside that shop - or supermarket - and you don't want your kids to come with you, you could leave them in the playing area outside and come back when you are finished - although we prefer that you stay with them even while playing outside - our kids loved it but they didn't get inside the arena and didn't try to play inside it, they instead chose to come with us to the shop.
The most exciting and interesting part for the kids inside that place was those small rabbits and chicks which they want to buy and keep - they looked really pretty and funny at the same time :-) and that of course came along with the part of choosing the treats they prefer and getting those jelly beans.
We all know that county Antrim is one of the six different counties that form Northern Ireland as a whole, with Belfast being its beating heart, which means that there are different things and several places and destinations that one could go to when it comes to co Antrim.
Since Belfast is the beating heart and the place people could start exploring county Antrim with, there are lots of cultural places and touristic destinations that people could head to, such as Belfast City Hall ( being the city where Titanic was built, there is also Titanic Museum which was built a century later ( the Cathedral Quarter is also a famous part of this city ( as well as lots of other places that might be related to the history and tourism of the city or else those which are more like restaurants, bars, pubs, and more, but which also have their names and clients.
From the things that highlight Antrim is Lough Neagh which is the largest lake in Ireland or even Britain ( where even one of the scenes in Game of Thrones was filmed, there is also the Giant's Ring which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ( the nine Glens and Dunluce Castle ( and eventually reaching the area where the Giant's Causeway is located along with the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge which is also famously known about this area (
Belfast of course is the most famous destination that people could head out to when it comes to county Antrim because it is the capital city ( but there are still other destinations to be considered and one of those famous ones which also people love to visit and know more about is Ballymena which is a large town in county Antrim and which even stands as the eight largest in whole Northern Ireland.
So there are lots of different destinations in county Antrim, Northern Ireland, which you could choose from and head to according to your interests and the plan you have once placed. For those already living in Belfast and are close to the place we have been to and which we consider Antrim centre, we hope that this place was helpful and you would hit whenever you need to buy yourself something.
Have you ever been to county Antrim in Northern Ireland before? Where have you been exactly and what are the towns or places that you managed to visit and what are those which you loved the most and actually fell in love with? Share your experience with us!
Hope this video got your attention and hope you enjoyed it - and we are sure that you liked the debate about which colors of those jelly beans are more delicious than the others :-)))
This trip was a little bit quick because we were not exploring new places or trying to get people more into the details of a specific destination, but it was more about a fun day spent outside the house while the kids enjoy buying some of their favorite treats and things - me and Michelle also got our treats and tried those jelly beans with the kids, so it was fun for us as well :-))
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Antrim Town Castle Gardens
Antrim maybe a small town but it does great history and a fantastic Castle Grounds with access to the beautiful Lough Shore walk.
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Arthur Cottage
Arthur Cottage
Dreen, Cullybackey, Ballymena
T: 028 2563 5010 / 5011
E: tic.reception@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
W: discovernorthernireland.com/Arthur-Cottage-Cullybackey-Ballymena-P8218
Arthur Cottage is the ancestral home of Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President of the United States of America.
The Cottage is situated in the heart of County Antrim, only a short walk from the village of Cullybackey and 4 miles from Ballymena town.
The cottage is open from 11.00am - 4.00pm every Saturday in August and September.
Baking demonstrations will take place every Saturday in July and August between 1.00pm and 3.00pm.
For group bookings on other dates throughout the year, please contact the Visitor Information Centre on Tel 028 2563 5010 / 5011.
A nominal entry fee applies.
Giant's Causeway Northern Ireland - Bushmills County Antrim
Popular Questions -
Where is the Giant's Causeway? Its along the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland. Travel from Belfast towards Portrush and its on the very Northern Coast of the Island (
Giant's Causeway County? Its County Antrim - Northern Ireland
Giant's causeway opening hours? The causeway is accessible 24 hours a day (or dawn to dusk officially) - the visitors centre has opening hours - normally from 9 am - 6 pm
Giant's Causeway Address? 44 Causeway Rd, Bushmills BT57 8SU
Giant's Causeway Postcode? BT57 8SU
If you went online in order to search for the different places which you could visit in Belfast, you will always find the Giant's Causeway from the different suggestions that are found out there and that is exactly when all these different questions start to pop up so that people could know more about the destination they are heading to (
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns which resulted from an ancient volcanic eruption and which is located in county Antrim, northeast the town of Bushmills. This place always amazes the visitors who come to check it for the way those rocks are formed - or the way they have landed - since the tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea (
The Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre opened in 1986 and the different facilities which could be now found there include the tourist information offices, the Bureau De Change, the accommodation booking service, an interpretive audio-visual presentation, as well as the gift shop - so there are different services which those going to check the site could make use of in general, making the whole place much more touristic and willing to accept different visitors (
As much as this is regarded as a different place that one could visit in Northern Ireland, it was actually regarded as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom in 2005 poll of Radio Times Readers. The Giant's Causeway was actually declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department for the Environment for Northern Ireland (
There are interesting information which we got the chance to know about apart from the history of the place and the formation of those volcanic rocks. The Giant's Causeway is actually a haven for sea birds such as fulmar, petrel, cormorant, shag, redshank guillemot, and razorbill; this actually makes walking in this area trying to explore it much more interesting for seeing those sea birds along the way as well. In addition to the sea birds, we also found out that there are some plants which survived the feet of millions of visitors and which include the sea spleenwort, hare's foot trefoil, vernal squill, sea fescue, and frog orchid; this makes the whole place much more interesting for botanists who in summer could also check the great stretches of sea campion.
We believe that the Giant's Causeway is not just an important touristic attraction that should be visited in Northern Ireland by those visiting the country, but it is actually a place for the locals as well who are interested in the different types of birds as well as those botanists or even other people interested in plants to come and see what this place has to offer.
For those who will succeed to come to the Giant's Causeway and check this wonder in county Antrim in Northern Ireland, there are still other things which they should be doing, such as going to the Bushmills Distillery ( checking Bushmills town in general ( visiting the famous old Dunluce Castle ( and checking the old Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge which is a thrilling experience for lots of people (
It is always interesting to reach out for those famous destinations in the city you are traveling to and come back with lots of pictures - which is definitely one of the things which you should never forget to do when it comes to the Giant's Causeway - take pictures in this place of wonder.
Have you ever been to the Giant's Causeway before to check this place which is considered from the wonders of the UK? The Giant's Causeway is welcoming tourists and visitors all day long - of course apart from night trips - and the visitor centre could provide them with all the information they might be searching for. There are loads of places to stay around the Giant's Causeway - from camping, B&B to youth hostels all the way to hotels.
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Antrim Castle Gardens Christmas - Enchanted Winter Garden
Antrim Castle Gardens Christmas display is a great day/night out in November & December each year. The Antrim & Newtownabbey Council event has built up a great buzz in recent years and is very popular - so do get down early!
The official information includes the following: Bigger and better than ever before, come and see the Gardens transformed into an enchanted world.
Christmas is the favorite part of the year for almost all the people out there and this goes back for all the lights, the decorations, and the special treats which are only related to it - we should say that we are the same; its our favorite month of the year too!
One of the different places which we wanted to go visit and check was the Enchanted Winter Garden in County Antrim and which has been there for a couple of years, so we also wanted to see the kind of change that might be taking place this time.
This place is created for all the members of the family out there - kids and adults - and it is related to Antrim Castle Gardens ( This year's magical Christmas highlight and experience is different with the 40m Ferris Wheel that will give all the visitors the chance to star gaze all over Antrim Town and beyond.
From the other different attractions for this place this year, there is the Christmas train which is for all those younger members of the family, the old fashioned carousel which the kids will fall in love with its colors and lights, the sparkling swings that twinkle and glitter in the gardens and give the little ones the happiness they came for while swinging through the lights, and there is also the Christmas boat that swings its passengers high and low among the trees and gives them all a thrilling whoosh through the winter garden.
In addition to those rides which the kids could enjoy, there are still other beautiful things that one could enjoy about the Enchanted Winter Garden in County Antrim, such as the lighting installation of this year which is even more dazzling and different than the last ones since there are thousands of sparkling bulbs and twinkling fairy lights that awash the trees and turrets in color, wonderland wood where visitors should stroll to the sugar drop stop and wander through the lollipop lane, the festive fayre which serves different yummy treats and which we got the chance to try the marshmallows on fire (S'mores), and the old Christmas Inn which will be serving different drinks in the heart of Clotworthy Courtyard and which might include hot chocolate, mulled wine and hot fruit punch in order to bring cheer to the young as well as the old.
In addition to all previous things mentioned about the things to be found inside the Enchanted Winter Garden in Antrim Castle and in order to keep the experience complete, there is live music that will be surrounding all those people strolling around the place, for local musicians who will be playing brass, silver, strings, and different other instruments. There is a schedule for this musical part, with a different act for every evening; so if you are planning to visit more than once then don't worry because if you changed the day, you will not be walking the place listening to the same music.
Like any other Christmas place, the Antrim Castle Gardens for Christmas offer a place where people could have some offers for Christmas shopping and where they could buy some gifts. The Baubles & Bows is the gift shop in the Enchanted Christmas Garden that offers some beautiful things you should check if you are there.
Every country will have its special lights, gardens, and markets to celebrate Christmas and here in Northern Ireland, we did not only enjoy those beautiful decorations and lights in the Antrim Castle Gardens where the Enchanted Winter Garden is located, but we have also been to Belfast Christmas Market where we enjoyed the new 20 stalls which are added this year and also loved walking through the lights, seeing what the people have to offer there, and at the same time enjoying the hot drinks along with some treats and goodies which are offered in those markets as well. Since we were in Belfast, it was also good to go to Victoria Square in the centre of Belfast where we believe that it is considered the best place for Christmas shopping for all the shops it has and at the same time for being the place where one could find all the things that he/she is searching for ( you could also check our visit to Belfast Christmas Market last year and enjoy our experience there as well (
If you are near then you should go have some fun walking around the place and give your kids the cheer they want with riding all those things found out there - Merry Christmas ????
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Portmuck Islandmagee Co Antrim Northern Ireland
A visit to the small coastal harbour of Portmuck.
Places to see in ( Lisburn - UK )
Places to see in ( Lisburn - UK )
Lisburn is a city in Northern Ireland. It is 8 mi southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. Lisburn is part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area.
Formerly a borough, Lisburn was granted city status in 2002 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden jubilee celebrations. It is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland. Lisburn is one of the constituent cities that make up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region which has a population of just under 3 million.
The north and south divide in Lisburn can be seen either side of the railway line that goes through the centre of the city. North Lisburn is home to many of the residential neighbourhoods, and contains the notable landmarks of the Theipval Barracks, and the Laurelhill Sportszone.
Lisburn is notable for its large number of churches, with 132 churches listed in the Lisburn City Council area. One of two cathedrals in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor is in Lisburn, Christ Church Cathedral.
Lisburn railway station was opened on 12 August 1839. The railway remains a popular means of transport between Lisburn and Belfast, with the express trains taking 10–15 minutes to reach Belfast's Great Victoria Street. The Lagan Canal passes through Lisburn. This connected the port of Belfast to Lough Neagh, reaching Lisburn in 1763 (although the full route to Lough Neagh was not complete until 1793). Lisburn has become one of the main towns/cities in Northern Ireland for shopping. Bow Street Mall, on Bow Street, houses over 70 stores, many eateries (including a food court) and a multi-storey car park with over 1000 spaces.
( Lisburn - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Lisburn . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Lisburn - UK
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Delivering a Giant Experience
What to look forward to in when National Trust opens the new Giant's Causeway visitor centre.
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Food Tour Causeway Coastal Route Northern Ireland
Food Tour with Toast The Coast on the Causeway Coastal Route Northern Ireland
Giants Causeway & Visitor Centre
The Giants Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.
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Giant Causeway Visitor Centre: A Giant Attraction (Discover Northern Ireland)
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Antrim Coast Road
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Journey back and time, travelling from Larne to Portrush, on the world famous Antrim Coast Road
Larne
Henry McNeill
Antrim
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Drains Bay
Ballygally
Glenarm
Carnlough
Cushendall
Cushendun
Waterfoot
Ballycastle
Ballintoy
Carrick-Rede Rope Bridge
Bushmills
Portrush
Fair Head
Torr Head
Glenariff
Red Arch
Black Arch
Giants Causeway
Bushmills Distillery
Dunluce Castle
Belfast Welcome Visitor Centre
I was very impressed by what I saw of the relatively new Belfast Visitor Centre. Belfast City Council are at long last taking the needs of tourists and locals seriously with this state of the art, centrally located building that has been up and running for 3 yeasr now.
Visit Belfast Welcome Centre
Start your journey at the Visit Belfast Welcome Centre. We’re the official one-stop shop for Belfast and Northern Ireland. Whether you’re a tourist or a local we have the information and the tickets to help you explore the city and beyond.
Make the Visit Belfast Welcome Centre your first stop when you arrive in the city or contact us for information in advance of your stay. Located in Donegall Square North (opposite Belfast City Hall) in the city centre, we have information on pretty much everything, whether you need to book accommodation, buy tickets for events or find out about visitor attractions, tours, and transport within Belfast and Northern Ireland, our staff are here to assist you in planning your perfect trip.
Visitors and locals can discover Belfast’s story, brought to life on plasma screens, or read about major attractions on the self-service touch screens.
Services provided
Tourist information and advice
Tickets for tours and events
Accommodation bookings
Gift shop
Free Wi-Fi
Bureau de change
Left luggage
You can also find us at the airports:
Belfast International Airport
Tourist Information Desk
T: +44 (0)28 9448 4677
Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm, Sat 7.30am-5.30pm, Sun 8am-11am
George Best Belfast City Airport
Tourist Information Desk
T: +44 (0)28 9093 5372/3
Open: Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm, Sat 7.30am-4.30pm, Sun 11am-6pm
The £1.82 million investment in the new Welcome Centre is part of
Belfast City Council's Investment Programme 2012-2015. This project has
been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the
European Sustainable Competitiveness Programme for the Northern Ireland,
and administered by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Belfast Waterworks | County Antrim | Free Things to do in Northern Ireland | Belfast City
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Belfast waterworks is hidden away amongst the buzz of Belfast city toward the north. It provides a simple escape to nature. It is well maintained and you can escape from the city and revisit nature.
It is a popular spot for leisure. You can go on walking trails and take in the view of Cavehill and black mountain. A place for all the family, especially the younger kids. The Belfast Waterworks is a great spot for a family day out.
The Waterworks includes a sports facility, a community garden and two children's playgrounds. The site was originally proposed to be used for water based activities. Since the Waterworks initial development, one of the ponds was stocked with trout for the local angling club and man made islands have been installed to promote the breeding of waterfowl.
The Waterworks was Belfast's source of water until in the mid 19th century until it was opened as a public park in the 1950s. Now the Waterworks is a haven for waterfowl, you can also spot greylag geese and mute swans, as well as other birds such as mallards, tufted ducks, coots, pochards, goldeneyes, cormorants and great-crested grebes.
The Waterworks has got many sporting facilities from Soccer pitches, Gaelic and Camogie pitches to tennis courts.
The Waterworks also hosts a Park Run event every Saturday morning at 9.30am where participants run, jog or walk a free 5k promoting healthy living and fitness. The Waterworks also hosts events that run regularly such as family fun days and band performances.
Award winning actor Stephen Rhea, who has starred in films such as V for Vendetta and the Crying Game grew up opposite the park on the Antrim Road.
There are two children's playgrounds, one is more suitable for younger children and the other is busier and more suitable for older children. one of the playgrounds also has a swing suitable for children with disabilities. In the Waterworks there is also a mobile coffee hut for those parents out in the cold while their kids play in the parks at Belfast Waterworks.
All in all the Waterworks provides a nice family getaway for the day with various walking trail routes, space for the kids to play and get close to nature despite the buzz of Belfast city in the background.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe
Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. Most of Belfast is in County Antrim, but parts of East and South Belfast are in County Down. It is on the flood plain of the River Lagan. By population, it is the fourteenth largest city in the United Kingdom and second largest on the island of Ireland. It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. The city of Belfast has a population of 286,000 and lies at the heart of the Belfast urban area, which has a population of 579,276. The Larger Urban Zone, as defined by the European Union, has a total population 641,638. Belfast was granted city status in 1888. Historically, Belfast has been a centre for the Irish linen industry (earning the nickname Linenopolis), tobacco production, rope-making and shipbuilding: the city's main shipbuilders, Harland and Wolff, which built the well-known RMS Titanic, propelled Belfast on to the global stage in the early 20th century as the biggest and most productive shipyard in the world. Belfast played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, establishing its place as a global industrial centre until the latter half of the 20th century. Industrialisation and the inward migration it brought made Belfast, if briefly, the biggest city in Ireland at the turn of the 20th century and the city's industrial and economic success was cited by Ulster unionist opponents of Home Rule as a reason why Ireland should shun devolution and later why Ulster in particular would fight to resist it. Today, Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as the arts, higher education and business, a legal centre, and is the economic engine of Northern Ireland. The city suffered greatly during the period of conflict called the Troubles, but latterly has undergone a sustained period of calm, free from the intense political violence of former years, and substantial economic and commercial growth. Belfast city centre has undergone considerable expansion and regeneration in recent years, notably around Victoria Square. Belfast is served by two airports: George Best Belfast City Airport in the city, and Belfast International Airport 15 miles (24 km) west of the city. Belfast is also a major port, with commercial and industrial docks dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline, including the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard. Belfast is a constituent city of the Dublin-Belfast corridor, which has a population of three million, or half the total population of the island of Ireland. Belfast has been the capital of Northern Ireland since its establishment in 1921 following the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It had been the scene of various episodes of sectarian conflict between its Catholic and Protestant populations. These opposing groups in this conflict are now often termed republican and loyalist respectively, although they are also referred to as 'nationalist' and 'unionist'. The most recent example of this conflict was known as the Troubles a civil conflict that raged from around 1969 to 1998. Belfast saw some of the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, particularly in the 1970s, with rival paramilitary groups formed on both sides. Bombing, assassination and street violence formed a backdrop to life throughout the Troubles. The Provisional IRA detonated 22 bombs within the confines of Belfast city centre in 1972, on what is known as Bloody Friday, killing nine people. Loyalist paramilitaries including the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) claimed that the killings they carried out were in retaliation for the IRA campaign. Most of their victims were Catholics with no links to the Provisional IRA. A particularly notorious group, based on the Shankill Road in the mid-1970s, became known as the Shankill Butchers. In all, over 1,600 people were killed in political violence in the city between 1969 and 2001. Belfast was granted borough status by James VI and I in 1613 and official city status by Queen Victoria in 1888. Since 1973 it has been a local government district under local administration by Belfast City Council. Belfast is represented in both the British House of Commons and in the Northern Ireland Assembly. For elections to the European Parliament, Belfast is within the Northern Ireland constituency.
Antrim Castle Gardens - County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Antrim Castle Gardens which is also referred to as Antrim Castle Gardens and Clotworthy House is considered a historic gem which people will never find anywhere else in Northern Ireland; it is the place that was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund in order to become in the same measure of beauty which we see today.
As much as this location is considered a beautiful green space that one could stroll down to enjoy, it is also considered a historic place which tourists come to visit in order to check the Clotworthy House that is found inside - and which is the reason behind referring to it in the name of the whole place - and at the same time get the chance to visit the Garden Heritage Exhibition in order to know more about the story of Massereene Family.
Antrim Castle, which is located in the same place where the gardens are situated, was also referred to and known as Massereene Castle. The Massereene Castle passed through lots of stages in its development; it was erected in stages between 1613 and 1662, it was destroyed by fire in 1922, and it was finally demolished in the 1970's. In addition to the castle, there was an Italian tower built there in 1887 and a gatehouse which was built in 1818 with twin neo-Tudor towers, with older connecting walls.
People in county Antrim - and in Northern Ireland in general - consider Antrim Castle Gardens a living museum that carries over four centuries of culture and heritage. In these 60-acre gardens, there are some features which you will need to check and which include visiting the Large Parterre, Her Ladyship's Pleasure Garden and Yew Tree Pond. Along the walk in this garden, you will at some point come across the sculpture which is named The Massereene Wolfhound which is considered part of the history of this family that played a great role in bringing this garden to life and giving it the chance to become a historical place until this day.
In order to bring back lots of the things and features which used to make this garden different and take it back to its 17th-century reality, there were lots of things done and a lot of hard work exerted in the major programme that was dedicated to it by the Heritage Lottery Fund that was considered the biggest garden restoration project to be seen in Northern Ireland.
As much as the whole place is mainly about the old restored garden, you will also get the chance to see those new and ornamental gardens during your visit. It is easy to reach this garden and there you will find heritage, you will find education and interpretation, as well as community arts' facilities which you will find them scattered all around Clotworthy House that is part of Antrim Castle Gardens.
There are different events that sometimes take its place in this place and one of these examples is the Christmas event which we even got the chance to attend - it was beautifully different for us as adults as well as for the kids for the different games and other sweets which it managed to serve them ( - we definitely recommend this place for those who are trying to visit a place in county Antrim which will mix between heritage and history as well as the new features and informative things which are all found there.
County Antrim, which is one of the six counties that are found in Northern Ireland, carries several destinations and touristic attractions that people could go to and visit. From the long list that is found out there, we would recommend Bushmills Distillery which is located in Bushmills that is in county Antrim ( Another option is the famous Dark Hedges which is located in Ballymoney in county Antrim as well and which became even more famous after it appeared in the famous Game of Thrones movie series ( Carrickfergus is one destination in county Antrim which we have been to before and which we would recommend as well ( and we would also recommend Carnfunnock Park which is one of the things that we believe should be done in county Antrim - especially if you have kids and want them to enjoy the time along with you - (
There are actually lots of things and places in county Antrim and the suggestions always depend on the place you are residing in and how far you will be from all these different places; always search our channel according to your location and you will definitely find lots of places on it which you could visit and lots of things which you could actually do when it comes to Northern Ireland.
Our trip to Antrim Castle Gardens was all worth it, we enjoyed the mix of history and modernity and that is exactly why we are recommending the place to you all.
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Whitehead | County Antrim | Blackhead Lighthouse | Belfast Lough | Discover Northern Ireland
Whitehead is a beautiful seaside town in County Antrim on Northern Ireland's east coast looking out on the opening to Belfast Lough. it is situated about 14 miles from Belfast City between Carrickfergus and Larne.
Before the Plantation of Ulster WHitehead was known as Kinbaine, from the Irish Cionn Bán, meaning 'the white head'. Whitehead in Northern Ireland has a population of around 3,800 as of the 2011 census.
County Antrim's east coast gem, Whitehead offers beautiful coastal scenery overlooking the mouth of Belfast Lough. Whitehead offers a lovely family day out at the seaside, where you can go sailing, fishing or walking. There is much to see and do in Whitehead.
Whitehead is near to Blackhead Lighthouse. There is a coastal path that brings you from Whitehead and up to the lighthouse around the rocky coastline. The path runs northeast from the seaside town of Whitehead to and around Blackhead lighthouse. The path is lined with grassland and interesting wildlife and their habitats on one side and Belfast Lough opening out to views of Scotland on a clear day on the other side.
With a colourful seafront, Whitehead is a welcoming and charming town on Northern Ireland's east coast. Accessible via train Whitehead is home to the Whitehead Railway Museum. Officially opened in 2017, the museum combines past and present modes of transport from today's locomotive to the steam engines made in the 1800s. The exhibition is inclusive and informative and fully accessible via wheelchair.
Whitehead also has plenty of restaurants and eateries for all the family, plenty of coastal views and walks to breathe in the fresh, sea air and enjoy with all the family.
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Giants Causeway County Antrim Northern Ireland (Free Landmark)
A walk around the Giants Causeway on a cold,blustery day....This a free place to visit. DO NOT be pushed into entering the shop where the National Trust will force you to make a payment of £10.50..plus will also make u for your parking of an extra £4...to avoid this park elsewhere and go through the tunnel and down the road which is NOT owned by the NT.....down to the stones which i will reiterate once again is FREE to visit!!
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