Discover 10 Northern Ireland Causeway Coast Hot Spots after the OPpen

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00:00Welcome to the Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland, where many of us grew up.

00:04The British Open at Royal Portrush is on in July 2025.

00:07Let's show you the top sights along the coast when the Gulf is over.

00:11These are the top attractions you just can't miss.

00:14Let's dive in.

00:15This is Ireland in View.

00:17Number one.

00:18Just beyond Portrush driving east is Marra Cross Viewpoint.

00:22The views over the coastline are stunning.

00:24It sits on an outcrop of the coastline, and looking across towards Ballycastle or back to Portrush, you won't be disappointed.

00:32Number two.

00:33Dunloose Castle and lots more to come that might surprise you.

00:37Let's look inside this iconic castle.

00:40It's served by touring bus companies like Wild Rover Tours and others so it's easy enough to get to.

00:46Dunloose was built in the 13th century and passed to the MacDonald clan in the 16th century.

00:52It began to fall into the sea, and the clan abandoned the castle and moved to Glenarm, where their descendants still live.

00:59We will have a look at their castle later.

01:02Number three.

01:03The Giant's Causeway.

01:05A World Heritage Site from 1986 and also one of the most visited sites in Ireland, rivaling only the Cliffs of Moher.

01:1240,000 basalt columns in various shapes presented horizontally or vertically when a volcanic fissure erupted thousands of years ago.

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01:31Number four.

01:32The sad story of Dunseverick Castle ransacked by Cromwell's forces in 1642 and never recovered, and the rest fell into the sea.

01:40A spot for a picnic and watch nature and a pile of stones.

01:44A beauty spot, preserved by the National Trust.

01:47Next number five.

01:49White Park Bay.

01:51Famous for its beach and a setting for a swim like no other.

01:54A short walk from the car park and on a day like this, heaven.

01:58Next number six.

02:00Carrick, a reed rope bridge.

02:02Another iconic site on the north coast originally built to reach the island by fishermen.

02:06It's a precarious place to walk over and a one and a half kilometers walk from the car park visitor center.

02:13A walk only if you are fit as it's a steep climb back and is hard going.

02:18Having said that, it's really beautiful and great exercise.

02:21If you are sharp-eyed, you will also pick up the fossils from the limestone exposed on the way.

02:26We saw massive crowds there that day and lots of tour buses visit.

02:31Check that out if you're not driving.

02:34That's it for the north coast.

02:36Number seven.

02:37Traveling over the mountains, up through the glens, down into the picturesque village of Kushendun,

02:42the most northerly village on the northeast Antrim Coast Road.

02:46We will travel a road that foreign visitors sometimes miss.

02:52The village was designed in 1912 to resemble a Cornwall village in southern England,

02:57which explains the unusual for Ireland designs.

03:01Maud's cottages face onto the village, named after the late wife of the man who built them,

03:06Baron Kushendun, Ronald McNeil.

03:09Number eight.

03:10Kushendun is designated as an area of natural beauty and a population of around 1,200.

03:15Like Kushendun, nothing has changed in many years.

03:20And as you can also see, it's not overwhelmed with visitors, which we think adds to its charm.

03:25Camper vans and caravans are the only things visitors bring.

03:30There are around a half dozen bed and breakfasts as well.

03:33That leaves us at number nine.

03:35We are lumping together as these two villages are only three miles apart, Carnlock and Glenarm.

03:41Glenarm, which is the seat of the ninth Earl of Antrim, Randall McDonnell of Glenarm Castle.

03:48The castle dates back to 1636, built by the first Earl of Antrim.

03:53Today, it is more than a farming estate as the grounds are now a multifaceted visitor center

03:58with a tea room walled garden castle tours, and lots of other farm and garden related exhibits.

04:05The estate has expanded its visitor center as a means of sustaining a large castle and beef farm.

04:12You can even stay over glamping.

04:14At number 10, a small town that was a big part of my childhood.

04:18A place where it's always been peaceful and relaxing, and a true gem on the causeway coast.

04:24The small town of Port Stewart.

04:27We surfed on the strand a two-mile beach, reveling anything in Ireland.

04:32We bathed in the sea at the Atlantic Circle and enjoyed ice cream sundaes in Morelle's on the promenade.

04:39This gem we have left to the last on purpose.

04:42We think its charms are what you might enjoy.

04:45A place that is never in the news for all the right reasons.

04:48It's near neighbor of three miles away.

04:50Portrush was always the brash place for the youth of the day, especially at Easter.

04:57The slot machines in Barry's, always the attraction.

05:00The Sunday school outings by train.

05:03The irony being, the church didn't approve of gambling, but it didn't matter then.

05:07They enjoyed it anyway.

05:09So these are just a few of Northern Ireland's attractions.

05:12The ones we love.

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