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Giant's Causeway
The Giant’s Causeway is one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic and most photographed beauty spots, instantly recognisable the world over. It is the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in all of Ireland, having earned this rare distinction back in 1986. Yet only through personally experiencing the many moods and overlooked facets of the wild north-east coast’s ancient volcanic bays, cliffs and beaches is it possible to appreciate their true splendour as wonders of the natural world.
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The Dark Hedges
As if the undulating Irish countryside wasn’t magical enough, close to the town of Ballymoney you can treat yourself to a magical and mysterious moment with a visit to the Dark Hedges. This breathtaking avenue of gnarled beech trees lines the Bregagh Road close to the village of Armoy in County Antrim.
Top 10 Hotels in Rathlin Island
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Arkell House Bed and Breakfast
1 Church Bay, Rathlin Island, Northern IrelandSituated on the waterfront, this bed & breakfast is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Church Bay and within 9 miles (15 km) of Rathlin Island Ferry and Ballycastle Beach. ...
All Seasons B&B
Situated near the beach, this bed & breakfast is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Dunluce Centre and 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Royal Portrush Golf Club. Portrush West Strand ...
The Bushmills Inn
9 Dunluce Road, Bushmills, Northern IrelandSituated on the riverwalk, this hotel is within 3 miles (5 km) of Old Bushmills Distillery, Giant's Causeway and Dunluce Castle. Royal Portrush Golf Club and ...
The Ugadale Hotel and Cottages
Machrihanish, Argyll, Campbeltown, ScotlandNestled on the beach, this Campbeltown hotel is just steps away from Machrihanish Beach and Machrihanish Golf Club. Campbeltown Heritage Centre and Campbeltown ...
The Fullerton Arms
22-24 Main Street, Ballintoy, Ballycastle, Northern IrelandSituated near the beach, this guesthouse is within 1 mile (2 km) of Ballintoy Church, Sheep Island and Ballintoy Harbour. Whitepark Bay and Carrick-A-Rede Rope ...
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The Port Hotel
53-57 Main Street, Portrush, Northern IrelandSituated near the beach, this hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Portrush East Strand Beach and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Royal Portrush Golf Club. Waterworld and Portrush ...
Adelphi Portrush
67-71 Main Street, Portrush, Northern IrelandSituated in Portrush, this spa guesthouse is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Waterworld and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Royal Portrush Golf Club. Portrush East Strand Beach and ...
The Lodge Hotel
Lodge Road, Coleraine, Northern IrelandSituated in Coleraine, this hotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Portstewart Strand, Royal Portrush Golf Club and Bishops Gate. Mussenden Temple and Old Bushmills ...
Bayview Hotel
2 Bayhead Road, Portballintrae, Bushmills, Northern IrelandSituated in Bushmills, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Old Bushmills Distillery, Dunluce Castle and Giant's Causeway. Portrush East Strand Beach and Ballintoy ...
Inn on the Coast
Situated by the ocean, this hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Portrush West Strand Beach and 2.5 mi (4 km) from Royal Portrush Golf Club. Dunluce Centre and Portrush ...
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Accommodation near Rathlin Island Attractions
- Giant's Causeway
- Royal Portrush Golf Club
- Old Bushmills Distillery
- Dunluce Castle
- Portstewart Strand
- The Dark Hedges
- Ballycastle Beach
- Glenariff Forest Park
- Torr Head
- Carrick-a-Rede
- Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge
- Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse
- Whitepark Bay
- Barry's Amusements
- Portrush East Strand Beach
- Ballintoy Harbour
- Machrihanish Beach
- Portstewart Golf Club
- Rathlin Island Ferry
- Murlough Bay
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Pocket Guide: Rathlin Island
The unspoilt landscape of Rathlin Island is one of the most tranquil spots in Northern Ireland and gives visitors a chance to wander the shoreline undisturbed.
Rathlin has an extraordinary amount of wildlife. Many visitors come to see the Royal Society for home to several seals as well as the occasional dolphin.
The RSPB’s Seabird Centre is home to one of the largest colonies of seabirds in the UK and each Many hundreds of puffins arrive to breed over the summer months. Birdwatchers can also see wheatears, peregrines, stonechats, skylarks, lapwings, auks, gannets and gulls.
Around 100 people live on Rathlin Island and offer a bus service that runs to no particular timetable – likewise the island’s pub and shops are usually open, but occasionally services are interrupted by the needs of the farming community.
The island’s museum documents its interesting history. Rathlin was inhabited since at least 795 AD, when Vikings raided the church, and Scottish king Robert the Bruce took refuge on Rathlin in 1306 – it was here that he supposedly took inspiration from a spider spinning its web.
Rathlin Island also has a darker history – two massacres took place here, one carried out by forces commanded by English explorer Sir Francis Drake in the 16th century and again nearly 100 years later when the Scottish Campbell clan attacked their enemies, the MacDonalds.
Rathlin Island is a six-mile journey from Ballycastle, which has a fast passenger ferry and a slower car ferry service.
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Hotels Near Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland
- Ballymena Hotels
- Portrush Hotels
- Islay Island Hotels
- Bushmills Hotels
- Ballycastle Hotels
- Campbeltown Hotels
- Coleraine Hotels
- Portstewart Hotels
- Inner Hebrides and Isle of Skye Hotels
- Great Britain Hotels
- Ballymoney Hotels
- Scottish Islands Hotels
- Northern Europe Hotels
- Ballintoy Hotels
- Portballintrae Hotels
- Wild Atlantic Way Hotels
- Dervock Hotels
- Stranocum Hotels
- Firth of Clyde Hotels
- Ballyvoy Hotels
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