3 Days On The Antrim Coast: Dark Hedges, Dunluce & Bushmills

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3 Days On The Antrim Coast: Dark Hedges, Dunluce & Bushmills — Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland

A road trip in Northern Ireland for three. You'll see the Dark Hedges, Carrick-a-Rede, the Giant's Causeway and Dunluce Castle. You stay at the Bushmills Inn Hotel.

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom to Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland
  • 3 days
  • 22 stops
  • 3 travellers

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Day 1

7 stops · starts 07:45

  1. Breakfast At Lorna's Kitchen

    07:45 · Café · 45 min

    Causeway Coast National Landscape, 55 Woodvale Park, Bushmills, BT57 8QF, Northern Ireland

    Next: 18 min drive

  2. The Dark Hedges

    09:20 · Nature · 1 h

    Bregagh Road, Stranocum, Ballymoney BT53 8PX, United Kingdom

    Next: 19 min drive

  3. Ballintoy Harbour

    10:55 · Beach · 1 h 30 min

    Ballintoy Harbour, Harbour Road, Ballintoy BT54 6NA, United Kingdom

    Next: 12 min walk

  4. Lunch At Ballintoy Harbour Tearoom

    12:45 · Restaurant · 55 min

    Harbour Road, Ballintoy BT54 6NA, United Kingdom

    Next: 34 min drive

  5. Cushendun Caves

    14:25 · Nature · 1 h

    Cushendun Caves, Cushendun BT44 0PH, United Kingdom

    Next: 7 min walk

  6. Snack At Mary McBride's

    15:45 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    2 Main Street, Cushendun BT44 0PH, United Kingdom

    Next: 11 min drive

  7. Dinner At Nineteen Thirty Eight

    19:30 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    Cushendall Golf Club, 21 Shore Road, Cushendall, Ballymena, BT44 0NG, Northern Ireland

Day 2

7 stops · starts 08:00

  1. Breakfast At Mike's Coffee Shop

    08:00 · Café · 45 min

    Causeway Coast National Landscape, 65B Main Street, Bushmills, BT57 8QB, Northern Ireland

    Next: 29 min drive

  2. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

    09:35 · Activity · 1 h 45 min

    119A Whitepark Road, Ballintoy, Ballycastle, BT54 6LS, Northern Ireland

    Next: 19 min drive

  3. Giant's Causeway

    11:50 · Nature · 2 h 10 min

    44 Causeway Road, Bushmills, BT57 8SU, Northern Ireland

    Next: 5 min drive

  4. Lunch At The Nook, Causeway

    14:40 · Restaurant · 1 h

    48 Causeway Road, Bushmills BT57 8SU, United Kingdom

    Next: 8 min drive

  5. Old Bushmills Distillery

    16:05 · Activity · 1 h 15 min

    2 Distillery Road, Bushmills BT57 8XH, United Kingdom

    Next: 8 min drive

  6. Dunluce Castle

    17:45 · Landmark · 1 h

    87 Dunluce Road, Bushmills BT57 8UY, United Kingdom

    Next: 18 min drive

  7. Dinner At Harry's Shack, Portstewart

    19:15 · Restaurant · 1 h 45 min

    118 Strand Road, Portstewart BT55 7PG, United Kingdom

Day 3

8 stops · starts 07:00

  1. Breakfast At Tartine Distillers Arms

    07:00 · Restaurant · 45 min

    Causeway Coast National Landscape, 140 Main Street, Bushmills, BT57 8QE, Northern Ireland

    Next: 60 min drive

  2. Drive South Through Belfast

    07:45 · Transport · 2 h

    M2 Motorway, County Antrim, United Kingdom

    Next: 79 min drive

  3. Castle Ward

    10:00 · Landmark · 2 h 25 min

    Strangford, Downpatrick BT30 7LS, United Kingdom

    Next: 12 min drive

  4. Lunch At The Cuan, Strangford

    12:45 · Restaurant · 1 h 15 min

    6 The Square, Strangford BT30 7ND, United Kingdom

    Next: 18 min drive

  5. Inch Abbey

    14:30 · Landmark · 35 min

    Inch Abbey, Downpatrick BT30 9AX, United Kingdom

    Next: 45 min drive

  6. Tollymore Forest Park

    16:00 · Nature · 1 h 25 min

    Castlewellan, BT31 9BU, Northern Ireland

    Next: 21 min drive

  7. Murlough Beach

    17:50 · Beach · 45 min

    Dundrum Road, Newcastle, BT33 0LW, Northern Ireland

    Next: 7 min drive

  8. Dinner At The Slieve Donard

    18:50 · Restaurant · 1 h 30 min

    Downs Road, Newcastle, Co. Down, BT33 0AH, Northern Ireland

Where To Stay

  • Bushmills Inn Hotel — 9 Dunluce Road, Bushmills BT57 8QG, United Kingdom

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