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232 BACK ROADS IRELAND

Classic Northern Ireland Key
Drive route
A drive along the Causeway Coast and through the Glens of
Antrim takes in spectacular scenery, from dramatic coastal
cliffs and unspoiled beaches and bays to romantic glens, hillside
Rathlin
waterfalls and forest parks. This tour begins just north of Belfast GIANT’S Rathlin
Island
Island
GIANT’S
and follows a dramatic and breathtaking coastal route CAUSEWAY CARRICK-A-REDE
CARRICK-A-REDE
CAUSEWAY
ROPE BRIDGE
DUNLUCE
dotted with pretty villages, historic castles and Strooveove DUNLUCE Ballintoy ROPE BRIDGE
Stro
Ballintoy
CASTLE
Greencastle
stunning natural wonders to discover, including Moville Greencastle PORTSTEWART CASTLE BALLYCASTLE
PORTSTEWART
BALLYCASTLE
Moville
Bushmills
the Giant’s Causeway, a place steeped in Bushmills Murlough Bay
Murlough Bay
OLD BUSHMILLS
OLD BUSHMILLS
DOWNHILL DEMESNE
TORR HEAD
PORTRUSH
myth and legend. At the southern end DOWNHILL DEMESNE PORTRUSH DISTILLERY Ballyvoyvoy TORR HEAD
DISTILLERY
Bally
Articlave
Carrowreagh
Loughran
it turns inland through the lovely Carrowkeel HEZLETT HOUSE Articlave Coleraine Derryleighan Carrowreagh Loughran
HEZLETT HOUSE
Carrowkeel
Derryleighan
Coleraine
Lough Foyl
Sperrin Mountains to reach Lough Foyle e Eargantea Ballybogy Dervock Armoy
Ballybogy
Dervock
Armoy
Eargantea
CUSHENDUN
Mascosquin
tranquil Lough Neagh, at the Mu Mu Crindle Mascosquin Knocknacarry CUSHENDUN
Crindle
Knocknacarry
Dirtagh
heart of Northern Ireland. Dirtagh Ballymoney Drumdallagh
Ballymoney
Drumdallagh
City of D
Ballykelly
CUSHENDALL
Bridgend City of Derryerry Ballykelly Limavady Milltown M o CUSHENDALL
Bridgend
Limavady
Milltown
M
Red Bay
o
Eglinton Ringsend Loughguile u u Red Bay
Eglinton
Loughguile
Ringsend
Ardreagh
DERRY (Londonderry)
DERRY (Londonderry) Roe Roe Ardreagh Dunloy n n WATERFOOT
Dunloy
WATERFOOT
Drumahoe
Fin
Drumahoe Finvoyvoy t t
Drumadu
GLENARIFF FOREST PARK
Newtown
Oghill Oghill Drumadu Garv Bann Bann Newtown a a GLENARIFF FOREST PARK
Crommelin
New New Garvaghagh Crommelin i i
Carnlough
St Johnstown Buildings DERR YY Raharkin n n Carnlough
St Johnstown
Buildings
DERR
Raharkin
Clogh Clogh
Foyle Foyle Claudy Kilrea Kilrea Islandtown Cullinane Glenarm
s
s
Glenarm

Cullinane

Claudy
Dungiven
GLENARM
Cullion
Cullion Dungiven Islandtown o o GLENARM
ANTRIM
f
f
Convoy
Convoy Feeny Feeny ANTRIM
Swatr
Teeshan
Ballymagorry Dunnamanagh Swatraghagh Teeshan A A The Sheddings Cairnyan,
Ballymagorry
Cairnyan,
The Sheddings
Dunnamanagh
Fleetwood,
Ballygally
Artigar
Artigarvanvan n n Ballygally Fleetwood,
Portglenone
Inishrush
Li ord
Li ord Park Park Inishrush Portglenone t t Troon Troon
S p e r r i n M o u n t a
Strabane
CARNFUNNOCK
Castle nn
Killygordon Castle nn Strabane Maghera Ballymena r r i CARNFUNNOCK
Killygordon
Ballymena
Maghera
i
COUNTRY PARK
Lisnamusk
Lisnamusk
Gulladu
Sawel Mountain
Sawel Mountain
Sion Mills
Sion Mills S p e r r i n M o u n t a i n s i n s Gulladu Ahogill m m COUNTRY PARK
Ahogill
Ligfordrum
683m
Ligfordrum 683m Moneyneany Moor elds Larne Larne
Moneyneany
Moor elds
Bellaghy
Bellaghy
Draperstown
Larne Lough
Sperrin
Plumbridge
Plumbridge Cranagh Sperrin Draperstown Castledawsonson Kells Kells Glynn Glynn Larne Lough
Cranagh
Castledaw
Moneyglass
Ardstraw
Glenoe
Ardstraw Moneyglass Main Main Glenoe Isle Isle
Labby Labby Desertmartin Magee
Desertmartin
Magee
Castlederg
Castlederg Toome Randalstown Ballynure
Toome
Ballynure
Randalstown
Magherafelt
Ballycarry
Newtownstewart Mourne Mourne Gortin Rousky Magherafelt Ballyclare Ballycarry
Rousky
Newtownstewart
Gortin
Ballyclare
Broughderg
SPERRIN
Whitehead
Killen Killen SPERRIN Broughderg Doagh Whitehead
Doagh
Drumlegagh
Ballyronan
MOUNTAINS
Stranr
Killeter
Killeter Drumlegagh Lislap Lislap MOUNTAINS Greencastle Moneymore Ballyronan CARRICKFERGUS Stranraer, aer,
CARRICKFERGUS
Greencastle
Moneymore
Isle of Man,
Antrim
ULSTER AMERICANAN Mullaghcarn The Loup Antrim Eden Eden Isle of Man,
ULSTER AMERIC
Mullaghcarn
The Loup
Liverpool
Liverpool
FOLK PARK 542m Creggan Creeve Templepatrick Mossley
542m
FOLK PARK
Mossley
Creeve
Templepatrick
Creggan
Belfast Lough
Scraghy
Scraghy Mountjoytjoy Mount eld LOUGH
LOUGH
Moun
Mount eld
Greenisland
Belfast
Drumquin
Glengor
Drumquin Cookstown CoaCoa NEAGHGH Belfast Glengormlymly Greenisland Belfast Lough
Cookstown
NEA
Bangor
International
Omagh International Bangor
Omagh
Newtownabbey
Drumakilly
Drumakilly Newtownabbey
Nutts Corner
Carrickmore
Dooish
Dooish Carrickmore Arboe Arboe Nutts Corner Holywoodood
Holyw
TYRONE Pomeroy Tullaghog Crumlin Dundrod Belfast City
TYRONE
Pomeroy
Crumlin
Belfast City
Dundrod
Tullaghog
Legionel
Clanabogan
Clanabogan Glenavy Legionel
Glenavy
Dundonald
Dundonald
Belfast
Belfast
ACTIVITIES
Take a walk high above the sea across
the Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge
Sample Irish whiskey and learn the
secrets of how it is made, at the Old
Bushmills Distillery
Stroll through centuries of history
along the walls of Derry
Take a boat trip on the calm waters of Above Far-reaching views and sheer cliffs add drama to the coastline around the Giant’s
lovely Lough Neagh Causeway, Co Antrim, see p238
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