Attractions

Belfast Castle: A Complete Guide to Northern Ireland's Victorian Gem on Cave Hill

Rising from the slopes of Cave Hill, Belfast Castle blends Victorian elegance with panoramic views across Belfast Lough.

Belfast City Hall: A Complete Visitor Guide to Northern Ireland's Iconic Civic Building

Belfast City Hall, in the heart of Donegall Square, is both a working civic building and one of the city's most-visited landmarks.

Belfast Zoo: A Family Day Out

Belfast Zoo, on the slopes of Cave Hill overlooking the city, is a genuinely good family day out — home to over 1,200 animals across a well-laid-out…

Belfast's Cathedral Quarter: A Complete Guide

Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, centred on St Anne's Cathedral, is the city's dense hub of street art, live music, and nightlife.

Binder's Cove (Finnis Souterrain): A Visitor's Guide

Binder's Cove — also known as the Finnis Souterrain — is an underground stone passage near Dromara, County Down, offering a rare, publicly accessible…

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge: History, Tickets & Visiting Information

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, close to Ballintoy on the Causeway Coast, links the mainland to the small island of Carrick-a-Rede — originally built by…

Carrickfergus Castle: History & Visiting Information

Carrickfergus Castle, on the shore of Belfast Lough, is one of the best-preserved Norman castles in Ireland — and its real history is more interesting…

Castlederg Castle, County Tyrone

The site's history is genuinely layered: an earlier O'Neill tower house stood here before Sir John Davies, an English commissioner granted 2,000 acres by…

Cloughmore Stone: A Giant's Legend Above Rostrevor

Above the County Down village of Rostrevor sits Cloughmore Stone — 'the big stone' in Irish — a huge granite boulder on the mountainside of Slieve Martin…

Discover the Charm of Belfast Botanic Gardens: A Visitor's Delight

Belfast Botanic Gardens, in the heart of the city, blends Victorian architecture, a diverse plant collection, and peaceful walking paths.

Discover the Titanic Belfast: A Journey Through Maritime History

Titanic Belfast, in the city's Titanic Quarter, sits on the site of the former Harland and Wolff shipyard where the RMS Titanic was designed, built, and…

Discovering Magilligan: From Nature Reserves to Martello Tower

Magilligan Point, at the western tip of the Causeway Coastal Route, offers views over the River Foyle toward Donegal, alongside real historical and…

Dunluce Castle

Nestled on the dramatic cliffs of Northern Ireland's Causeway Coast, Dunluce Castle stands as a hauntingly beautiful testament to the country's rich…

Dunseverick Castle: History, People & Myths

Journeying along the Causeway Coastal Route, the ruins of Dunseverick Castle sit perched dramatically on a cliff's edge in County Antrim, one of Northern…

Enniskillen Castle: History & Visiting Information

Enniskillen Castle stands on the southern bank of the River Erne in the town of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh — a genuine stronghold with real strategic…

Explore Historical Silent Valley and the Mourne Mountains

The Silent Valley Reservoir, in the Mourne Mountains a short drive from Kilkeel, County Down, has supplied Belfast's water since the early 20th century…

Explore Serene Trails: Your Ultimate Guide to Glenariff Forest Park Hikes

Nestled in the heart of County Antrim, Glenariff Forest Park — the 'Queen of the Glens' — is one of the nine Antrim Glens and a genuine hidden gem, with…

Exploring Downhill House and Mussenden Temple in Northern Ireland's Downhill Demesne

Downhill Demesne, sometimes called Downhill House, is an 18th-century mansion built by the eccentric Earl-Bishop, set within open grounds on the north…

Exploring Dundrum Castle

Dundrum Castle, overlooking Dundrum Bay in County Down, is one of Northern Ireland's best-preserved Norman castles.

Exploring Fairhead: The Ultimate Guide to Hiking and Views in Northern Ireland

Fairhead offers some of the most dramatic cliff-edge walking on the Causeway Coast, with views to Rathlin Island and, on a clear day, Scotland's Mull of…

Exploring Maritime Legacy: A Comprehensive Guide to Belfast Harbour Attractions & History

Belfast's Maritime Mile, centred on Queen's Road and Queen's Island, is the heart of the city's shipbuilding heritage — from historic docks to modern…

Exploring Oxford Island: A Guide to the Natural Beauty of Northern Ireland

Bronze Age burial sites have been found on the island, and it was later used for grazing, haymaking, and small-scale farming, taking advantage of Lough…

Exploring the Beauty of Slieve Croob: A Guide to County Down's Highest Hill

Slieve Croob, in County Down, stands at 1,752 feet (534m), the highest point of the Dromara Hills, with genuinely panoramic views over the surrounding…

Exploring the Enchanting Beauty of Devenish Island

Devenish Island, the largest island on Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, is a genuinely striking monastic site — accessible only by boat, and rewarding for…

Exploring the Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

Hillsborough Castle, a grand Georgian country house in Hillsborough, County Down, sits within 100 acres of gardens and grounds open to the public.

Exploring the Marble Arch Caves: An Unforgettable Adventure

The Marble Arch Caves, in County Fermanagh near Florencecourt (12 miles from Enniskillen), are a 2.8-mile (4.5km) cave system, part of the Marble Arch…

Exploring the Splendor: A Complete Guide to Antrim Castle Gardens and Its Historic Charm

Antrim Castle Gardens, in County Antrim, is a historic garden site spanning over 400 years, run by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council (the correct…

Exploring the Treasures of the Ulster Museum

The Ulster Museum is a major museum in the Botanic Gardens of Belfast, near Queen's University, with collections spanning art, archaeology, natural…

Exploris Aquarium

Exploris Aquarium is a public aquarium in Portaferry, County Down, on the shore of Strangford Lough.

Free Derry Wall: The Iconic Symbol of Resistance in Northern Ireland

At the corner of Lecky Road in Derry's Bogside, a single gable wall carries one of the most recognisable slogans in Irish history: 'You Are Now Entering…

Kinbane Castle: A Hidden Treasure

Nestled atop a rocky promontory overlooking the sea on the Antrim coast, Kinbane Castle (also called Kenbane or Kinbane Head Castle — 'Kinbane' means…

Lacada Point

Lacada Point is a rock promontory jutting into the ocean a few hundred yards west of the Giant's Causeway, typical of the rugged Antrim Coast.

Mountsandel Fort: Ireland's Earliest Known Settlement

Mount Sandel, on the eastern bank of the River Bann near Coleraine, is widely regarded as Ireland's earliest known settlement site — dating from the…

Murlough Bay: A Complete Guide

Murlough Bay, between Ballycastle and Torr Head on the north Antrim coast, combines dramatic cliff scenery with a real, if partly contested, historical…

Mussenden Temple & Downhill Demesne: Visiting Information

Mussenden Temple, perched dramatically on its clifftop above Downhill Strand, is one of the Causeway Coast's most photographed landmarks — a small domed…

Old Bushmills Distillery: History, Tours & Visiting Information

Old Bushmills Distillery, in the village of Bushmills on the Causeway Coast, has been producing Irish whiskey since a licence to distil in the area was…

Scaling the Summit: A Guide to the Highest Mountain in Ireland

Carrauntoohil, at 1,038.6 metres (1,039m rounded), is Ireland's highest mountain, located in County Kerry as part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range.

Shankill Road Belfast: Complete Guide to the History, Murals and location

Shankill Road, running roughly 1.5 miles west from Belfast city centre, is one of the city's most historically significant streets — a predominantly…

Slemish Mountain, Ballymena: Saint Patrick's Legendary Irish Home

Rising from the County Antrim countryside near Ballymena, Slemish Mountain is one of Northern Ireland's most significant religious and historical…

Spectacular Slieve Donard

Slieve Donard, above the seaside town of Newcastle, is the highest peak in the Mourne Mountains and in Northern Ireland, standing over 800 metres tall.

Spelga Dam Northern Ireland: Complete Guide to the Mourne Mountains Reservoir

Spelga Dam, high in the Mourne Mountains of County Down, combines real engineering history with one of Northern Ireland's best-known optical illusions.

Stormont Building Belfast: Northern Ireland's Parliament Buildings

Standing on its hilltop estate in east Belfast, the Parliament Buildings at Stormont have served as the seat of Northern Ireland's devolved government…

The Ballycopeland Windmill

The Ballycopeland Windmill stands just outside Millisle on the B172, south of Donaghadee on the Ards Peninsula, County Down — a tall, whitewashed tower…

The Cathedral Quarter: Belfast's Cultural Heart

The Cathedral Quarter, Belfast's dense cultural district around St Anne's Cathedral, grew out of the city's 18th- and 19th-century linen and shipbuilding…

The Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland – All You Need to Know

Bregagh Road, better known as the Dark Hedges, near Ballymoney in County Antrim, is one of Northern Ireland's most photographed sights — a tunnel of…

The Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway, on the north Antrim coast, comprises around 40,000 predominantly hexagonal basalt columns descending into the sea — Northern…

The Giant's Causeway & Bushmills Railway: History, Route & Visiting Information

For those exploring the area, the Bushmills Railway offers a heritage railway journey along the coast, connecting the village of Bushmills to the Giant's…

The Gobbins Cliff Path: A Short Guide

The Gobbins is a dramatic cliff-face walking path on the Islandmagee peninsula, County Antrim, combining Victorian engineering with the raw geology of the…

The Gobbins Northern Ireland: Ultimate Guide to the Spectacular Cliff Path Walk

Carved into the basalt cliffs of County Antrim, The Gobbins is one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular and physically demanding attractions — a marine…

Tollymore Forest Park: History, Game of Thrones & Visiting Information

Tollymore Forest Park (occasionally misspelled 'Tullymore') sits at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, a short drive from Newcastle, County Down — one of…

Torr Head: The Closest Point in Ireland to Scotland

Standing on the cliffs at Torr Head, you're closer to Scotland than anywhere else in Ireland — around 12 miles (19km) of North Channel water separate this…

Ulster American Folk Museum

'Ulster American Folk Museum' may be an older or alternate name for the Ulster American Folk Park, an open-air museum near Omagh, County Tyrone, covering…

Ulster Folk And Transport Museum

The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, at Cultra just outside Belfast, combines an open-air folk museum with a major transport collection across around 170…