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of Chester Alan Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, which
features a restored 18th century farmhouse, baking and craft
demonstrations and an interpretive centre.
Just 13km west of the town is the Slemish Mountain on the south
side of the Braid Valley. This area with its outstanding natural beauty
and its association with St. Patrick (he’s said to have tended herds
here in the 5th century) draws many visitors. For further information
contact the Tourist Information Centre. Tel: (028) 2563 8494.
BUSHMILLS
Bushmills, home of the world’s oldest distillery operating since 1609,
is the perfect end to a day of sightseeing. Learn all there is to know
about Bushmills whiskey at the ever-entertaining Bushmills Distillery,
Tel: (028) 2073 1521, followed by 5-star hospitality at the Bushmills
Inn Hotel. Bushmills is also close to the Giant’s Causeway and the
seaside resorts of Portrush and Ballycastle.
The Giants Causeway, North Antrim
guestrooms accommodation
Bushmills Inn Hotel, 9 Dunluce Road, Bushmills, Co. Antrim. its 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns were stepping stones created by
Tel: (028) 2073 3000; Email:
mail@bushmillsinn.com; Web: the giant Finn McCool on his way to Scotland – although another
www.bushmillsinn.com. Not to be missed is the Bushmills Inn Hotel, explanation tells that they were formed from the crystallisation of red-
backing onto the River Bush, with its real fires, oil lamps, nooks, crannies hot lava some 60 million years ago! It is also the wreck-site of the
and even a secret room. Described as a “living museum of Ulster Spanish Armada’s treasure ship, the Girona. The Giant’s Causeway
hospitality” the inn welcomes visitors all day for an imaginatively prepared Centre, tel: (028) 2073 1855, two miles north of Bushmills, has audio-
selection of dishes or snacks. There’s an extensive range of intriguing visual displays on the whys and wherefores of the place and also marks
bedrooms from budget to the full 5-star treatment in their Superior the starting point for two well-established walking paths. Just east of the
rooms, some featuring 4 poster beds and slipper baths. Look out for the Causeway is Dunseverick Castle and Museum, which houses an amazing
turf fired old kitchen with its smoke aged walls and original gaslights. exhibition of artefacts from the Spanish Armada and the Titanic.
publicbuilding places of interest publicbuilding places of interest
The “Old Bushmills” Distillery Co., Bushmills, Co. Antrim. Tel: +44 (0) The Causeway Coast and Glens, Tel: (028) 7032 7720; Email:
28 207 31521; Web:
www.bushmills.com. Those at Bushmills invite
mail@causewaycoastandglens.com; Web:
you to experience for yourself the craft and skills of making an Irish
www.causewaycoastandglens.com. This is a unique region where
Single Malt Whiskey. During the guided tour you will discover the secrets nature has perfected a landscape of unsurpassed beauty. An ideal way
of the special water from St. Columb’s Rill, the malted Irish barley, to experience the region is to take the Causeway Coastal Route, which
triple distillation in copper stills and ageing for long years in oak casks. is seen as the essential Irish journey. It brings you from the outskirts
Of course no visit would be complete without enjoying a complimentary of Belfast taking in picturesque fishing villages, rugged cliffs, and the
glass of the final product; one of their famous Bushmills whiskeys. No UNESCO world heritage site at the Giants Causeway. There are also a
tours on Good Friday, July 12th, Christmas and New Year Holidays. number of small circular tours that take in places including Slemish
Mountain, the Lower Bann Valley, Islandmagee and the magnificent
GLENS OF ANTRIM Glens of Antrim. For details on accommodation offers, visit their website.
As you journey northward through Glenarm (renowned for its salmon)
and Carnlough, the magnificent Glens of Antrim will slowly unfold. LARNE
Visit the capital of the Glens – the picturesque village of Cushendall – Larne is the southern gateway to the Glens of Antrim and a busy port
a scenic conservation area. This is the starting point of the route to town with regular ferry crossings to the Scottish port of Cairnryan. The
Ballycastle – where you’ll see the mysterious ‘vanishing’ lake (due to its start of the world-famous Antrim Coast Road, Larne promises miles of
limestone foundations) and of course the wondrous Giant’s Causeway. glorious scenery and excellent accommodation, as well as the
opportunity to take in charming picturesque villages like Glenarm. At the
THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY award-winning Carnfunnock Country Park, there’s a maze in the shape of
The Giant’s Causeway is without a doubt Northern Ireland’s number Northern Ireland as well as a walled garden, picnic sites, a driving range
one tourist attraction and Ireland’s first World Heritage Site. In legend, and a miniature railway. Contact the park on (028) 2827 0541. The
County House
Maddybenny
Accomodation
Tel: 028 70 823394
Mob: 07714 247560
Email:
beds@maddybenny.com
Web:
www.maddybenny.com
www.bushmills.com
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