Glenariff Forest ParkA boardwalk first built about a hundred years ago runs down the river gorge past the waterfalls, and the viewpoint trail looks down the glen to the sea.
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Broughshane, County Antrim
St Patrick is said to have tended sheep on this lone hill east of Ballymena, and hundreds climb it on St Patrick's Day every year.
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- Broughshane, County Antrim
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Glenariff Forest ParkA boardwalk first built about a hundred years ago runs down the river gorge past the waterfalls, and the viewpoint trail looks down the glen to the sea.
Antrim Round TowerKnown locally as the Steeple, the tower went up around the 10th century as the bell tower of an early Christian monastery that burned in 1147.
Carrickfergus CastleJohn de Courcy began the castle soon after he invaded Ulster in 1177, on the water's edge in Carrickfergus. It stayed in military use until 1928.
The GobbinsBerkeley Deane Wise opened a path along these Islandmagee cliffs in 1902, and after a rebuild it reopened in 2015 with new bridges over the sea. You go on a guided tour.
CushendunClough Williams-Ellis designed the village in 1912 to look Cornish, for Baron Cushendun's wife Maud. The whitewashed Maud Cottages went up in her memory after 1925.
Seamus Heaney HomePlaceOpened in 2016 between the poet's two childhood homes at Mossbawn and The Wood, with an exhibition on his life and hundreds of books from his own shelves.More in Antrim
Giant's CausewayCliffs · BushmillsHexagonal basalt columns step down into the sea below the cliffs north of Bushmills, formed as lava cooled just under 60 million years ago. It became a World Heritage Site in 1986.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope BridgeBridge · BallintoySalmon fishermen first strung a rope bridge across to this rocky island near Ballintoy in 1755, and the crossing still hangs high above the sea.
Dunluce CastleCastle · PortrushThe MacQuillans built it on the cliff edge around 1500 and the MacDonnells took it in the 1550s. The remains of the town laid out beside it in 1608 have been dug out of the grass.
The Dark HedgesWalk · ArmoyJames Stuart planted this avenue of beech trees on Bregagh Road in 1775 as the approach to Gracehill House, and the branches have grown together over the road. The road is closed to cars, so park at the Hedges Hotel and walk the few minutes up.
Rathlin IslandIsland · BallycastleThe ferry runs out from Ballycastle, and the RSPB seabird centre at the West Light looks down on cliffs where puffins rear their chicks from late April to early August. The centre opens from spring to late summer.
Belfast City HallVisitor centre · BelfastOpened on Donegall Square in 1906 and built of Portland stone. William Pirrie brought skilled men from the Harland and Wolff shipyard to fit out the interiors, and guided tours go inside.
Old Bushmills DistilleryDistillery or brewery · BushmillsBushmills dates its whiskey to a licence to distil in the area granted in 1608, and the distillery company here was formed in 1784. It still triple distils malted barley in copper pot stills beside the River Bush, and guided tours take you through it.
Fair HeadCliffs · BallycastleDolerite cliffs east of Ballycastle, the upper half made of giant columns, looking out towards Rathlin. The walks start from a farm car park and cross working farmland.