Page 235 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Ireland

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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/finish: Carrickfergus to
Lough Neagh.
0 kilometres 10
Number of days: 5, allowing half a
Rathlin 0 miles 10
Rathlin
Island
GIANT’S
GIANT’S Island day at the Giant’s Causeway.
CAUSEWAY
CARRICK-A-REDE
CAUSEWAY CARRICK-A-REDE
ROPE BRIDGE
DUNLUCE
Strooveove DUNLUCE Ballintoy ROPE BRIDGE Distance: Approx. 340 km (210 miles).
Stro
Ballintoy
CASTLE
Greencastle CASTLE Road conditions: Roads are generally
Greencastle
BALLYCASTLE
PORTSTEWART
Moville PORTSTEWART BALLYCASTLE
Moville
Bushmills
Bushmills Murlough Bay in good condition, although some
Murlough Bay
OLD BUSHMILLS
OLD BUSHMILLS mountain and glen roads may be
DOWNHILL DEMESNE PORTRUSH DISTILLERY Ballyvoyvoy TORR HEAD impassable in winter.
DOWNHILL DEMESNE
TORR HEAD
PORTRUSH
DISTILLERY
Bally
Articlave
Carrowreagh
Loughran
HEZLETT HOUSE
Carrowkeel
Carrowkeel HEZLETT HOUSE Articlave Coleraine Derryleighan Carrowreagh Loughran
Derryleighan
Lough Foyle e Eargantea Ballybogy Dervock Armoy When to go: Spring, summer and
Coleraine
Lough Foyl
Ballybogy
Dervock
Armoy
Eargantea
CUSHENDUN
Mascosquin
Mu Mu Crindle Mascosquin Knocknacarry CUSHENDUN autumn offer the best weather, and
Crindle
most visitor attractions are open. The
Knocknacarry
Dirtagh
Dirtagh
Ballymoney
Drumdallagh
City of D
City of Derryerry Ballykelly Ballymoney Drumdallagh M M weather is always changeable, so be
Ballykelly
CUSHENDALL
Bridgend Limavady Milltown o o CUSHENDALL prepared for rain at any time of year.
Bridgend
Limavady
Milltown
Red Bay
Eglinton
Eglinton Ringsend Loughguile u u Red Bay
Loughguile
Ringsend
Ardreagh
DERRY (Londonderry) Roe Roe Ardreagh Dunloy n n WATERFOOT Opening times: Most shops and
DERRY (Londonderry)
Dunloy
WATERFOOT
Drumahoe
Fin
Drumahoe Finvoyvoy t t attractions open 9 or 10am–5 or 6pm.
Newtown
GLENARIFF FOREST PARK
Drumadu
Oghill Oghill Drumadu Garv Bann Bann Newtown a a GLENARIFF FOREST PARK
Crommelin
New New Garvaghagh Crommelin i i Shops open Mon–Sat; in large towns
St Johnstown
St Johnstown Buildings DERR YY Raharkin n n Carnlough also 12–6pm on Sun. Convenience
Carnlough
Buildings
DERR
Raharkin
Clogh Clogh
s
s
Foyle Foyle Claudy Kilrea Kilrea Islandtown Cullinane Glenarm stores in villages open 8am until late.
Glenarm
Cullinane

Claudy
Dungiven
GLENARM
Cullion
Cullion Dungiven Islandtown o o GLENARM
ANTRIM
f
f
Convoy Feeny Feeny ANTRIM Main market days: Coleraine:
Convoy
Swatr
Ballymagorry Dunnamanagh Swatraghagh Teeshan A A The Sheddings Cairnyan, second Sat of month; Limavady: Fri;
Ballymagorry
Teeshan
Cairnyan,
Dunnamanagh
The Sheddings
Fleetwood,
Ballygally
Artigarvanvan n n Ballygally Fleetwood, Derry: first Sat of month; Dungannon:
Artigar
Portglenone
Li ord Park Park Inishrush Portglenone t t Troon Troon
Li ord
Inishrush
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 first Sat of month; Strabane: last Sat
Killygordon
Ballymena
Maghera
i
COUNTRY PARK
Lisnamusk
Lisnamusk
Sawel Mountain
Gulladu
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 of month.
Ahogill
Ligfordrum
683m
Ligfordrum 683m Moneyneany Moor elds Larne Larne Shopping: Coleraine’s Causeway
Moneyneany
Moor elds
Bellaghy
Bellaghy
Draperstown
Larne Lough
Sperrin
Plumbridge
Plumbridge Cranagh Sperrin Draperstown Castledawsonson Kells Kells Glynn Glynn Larne Lough Speciality Market (see above) is a
Cranagh
Castledaw
Ardstraw
Moneyglass
Glenoe
Ardstraw Moneyglass Main Main Glenoe Isle Isle vibrant gathering of artists and
Desertmartin
Labby Labby Desertmartin Magee
Magee
Castlederg
Castlederg Toome Randalstown Ballynure craftspeople, while Derry has shops
Toome
Ballynure
Randalstown
Magherafelt
Ballycarry
Newtownstewart Mourne Mourne Gortin Rousky Magherafelt Ballyclare Ballycarry selling traditional Irish linen, crystal
Newtownstewart
Rousky
Gortin
Ballyclare
Broughderg
SPERRIN
Whitehead
Killen Killen SPERRIN Broughderg Doagh Whitehead
Doagh
Ballyronan
Drumlegagh
MOUNTAINS
Stranr
Killeter
Killeter Drumlegagh Lislap Lislap MOUNTAINS Greencastle Moneymore Ballyronan CARRICKFERGUS Stranraer, aer, and tweeds.
CARRICKFERGUS
Greencastle
Moneymore
Isle of Man,
ULSTER AMERICANAN Mullaghcarn The Loup Antrim Eden Eden Isle of Man,
Antrim
ULSTER AMERIC
Mullaghcarn
The Loup
Liverpool
Liverpool
Templepatrick
Mossley
FOLK PARK 542m Creggan Creeve Templepatrick Mossley Main festivals: Waterfoot (Glenariff):
542m
FOLK PARK
Creeve
Creggan
Belfast Lough
Scraghy
Scraghy Mountjoytjoy Mount eld LOUGH Féis of the Glens, Jul; Ballycastle: Aul
LOUGH
Moun
Mount eld
Greenisland
Belfast
Glengor
Drumquin Cookstown CoaCoa NEAGHGH Belfast Glengormlymly Greenisland Belfast Lough Lammas Fair, Aug; Derry: Jazz and Big
Cookstown
Drumquin
NEA
Bangor
International
Omagh International Bangor
Omagh
Newtownabbey
Drumakilly Newtownabbey Band Festival, Apr/May; Foyle Film
Drumakilly
Nutts Corner
Carrickmore
Dooish
Dooish Carrickmore Arboe Arboe Nutts Corner Holywoodood
Holyw
TYRONE
TYRONE Pomeroy Tullaghog Crumlin Dundrod Belfast City Festival, Nov; Omagh: Appalachian &
Pomeroy
Crumlin
Dundrod
Belfast City
Tullaghog
Legionel
Clanabogan
Glenavy
Clanabogan Glenavy Legionel Bluegrass Festival, Sep.
Dundonald
Dundonald
Belfast
Belfast
DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Bird watchers should pack a picnic
and take the ferry from Ballycastle to
Rathlin Island to see the puffin colony.
Lovers of nature and history could
easily spend a day exploring Glenarm
and Glenariff, the “Queen” of the Glens
of Antrim. For full details, see p241.
Left Fishing vessels moored at the harbour at
Carnlough, Glenarm, see p235
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