Operated by Exodus Adventure Travels

Walking the Antrim Coast

From

CAD 1,985

Duration

5 days

Countries

United Kingdom

Activity

easy

The adventure

Explore Northern Ireland's magnificent coastline with scenery including castles and beautiful beaches. You will also have the chance to visit the famous Carrick-a-Rede bridge and the UNESCO listed Giant's Causeway. A 4 night walk along the wonderful Antrim Way which explores one of the most beautiful sections of Ireland's northern coast. Boasting the fabulous Glens of Antrim, fantastic castles & beautiful beaches - to say

At a glance

Duration

5 days

Route

→

Countries

United Kingdom

Activity level

easy

Style

Beach & Islands, Multi-Country / Grand Tour

Group size

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Flights

Not included

Solo travellers

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Day by day

Ruins of Hardknott Fort with a mountainous backdrop in England's Lake District.

Your journey through

United Kingdom

Day 1Arrival in CushendallArrival in Ballycastle.

Idyllic view of a coastal village with mossy rocks and mountains in Northern Ireland.

Arrival in Cushendall

Arrival in Ballycastle.

Day 2Orra Beg to BallycastleAfter a transfer to Orra Beg you head north back to Ballycastle along the Moyle Way. Passing through forest tracks and along the banks of the Glenshesk River through the Breen Oakwood Nature Reserve. Continuing onward by country road with views of the Glenshesk River, Knocklayd Mountain and Coolaveely Wood before following a good forest path through Ballycastle Forest following a good forest path into Ballycastle itself where you stay for the next two nights.

Stunning coastal cliffs and serene ocean view in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland.

Orra Beg to Ballycastle

After a transfer to Orra Beg you head north back to Ballycastle along the Moyle Way. Passing through forest tracks and along the banks of the Glenshesk River through the Breen Oakwood Nature Reserve. Continuing onward by country road with views of the Glenshesk River, Knocklayd Mountain and Coolaveely Wood before following a good forest path through Ballycastle Forest following a good forest path into Ballycastle itself where you stay for the next two nights.

Day 3Fair Head LoopA return transfer take you to the start of your walk around the magnificent coastal route of Murlough and Fair Head. The path hugs the ruggedly beautiful coast with dramatic cliff drops. Return to Bushmills.

Scenic coastal landscape with cliffs, sea, and a wooden picnic table.

Fair Head Loop

A return transfer take you to the start of your walk around the magnificent coastal route of Murlough and Fair Head. The path hugs the ruggedly beautiful coast with dramatic cliff drops. Return to Bushmills.

Day 4Larrybane to the Giants CausewayTransfer to Larrybane visitor centre and the famous Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. The bridge first built in 1755 by salmon fishermen spans an 80-foot-deep chasm that renders Carrick-a-Rede an island. Continue along the coastal path to Ballintoy, a fantastic little harbour at the foot of the cliffs before reaching the beautiful White Park Bay. Stroll onwards to the village of Portbraddan and the ruins of Dunseverick Castle and on to the Giant’s Causeway. More than 40,000 hexagonal interlocking, basalt columns formed over 60 million years ago by volcanic eruptions or as local legend suggests, built by the giant Fionn as a path to Scotland to challenge his rival there. From here you take the public bus (payable locally) for the last few miles into Bushmills for you final night and where you can find the famous Bushmills whiskey distillery.

Transfer to Larrybane visitor centre and the famous Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. The bridge first built in 1755 by salmon fishermen spans an 80-foot-deep chasm that renders Carrick-a-Rede an island. Continue along the coastal path to Ballintoy, a fantastic little harbour at the foot of the cliffs before reaching the beautiful White Park Bay. Stroll onwards to the village of Portbraddan and the ruins of Dunseverick Castle and on to the Giant’s Causeway. More than 40,000 hexagonal interlocking, basalt columns formed over 60 million years ago by volcanic eruptions or as local legend suggests, built by the giant Fionn as a path to Scotland to challenge his rival there. From here you take the public bus (payable locally) for the last few miles into Bushmills for you final night and where you can find the famous Bushmills whiskey distillery.

Day 5Leave BushmillsDepart Bushmills after breakfast