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A week in the Causeway Coast

Stay in Ballintoy. Day 1: Old Bushmills Distillery in Bushmills, Lissanduff Earthworks and Dunluce Castle; day 2: Iron Islands Kingsmoot, Kinbane Castle and Ballycastle Museum; day 3: Dunseverick Castle, Giant's Causeway and Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience; day 4: Carnduff Hill, Dunaneeny Castle and Sheskburn Recreation Centre; day 5: Pairc Mac Uilin, Bonamargy Friary and Ballynaglogh Standing Stones; day 6: Ballintoy Harbour, Cairn, White Park and Dunseverick Falls; day 7: Colliery Airway and Drainage Tunnel- Ihr03749-001-00, Broughanlea, Court Tomb, Ballyvoy and Cairn.

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Day 1 · the Causeway Coast

  1. Old Bushmills Distillery in Bushmills in Bushmills
  2. Lissanduff Earthworks Scheduled monument, in Portballintrae 2 km from the last stop
  3. Dunluce Castle Scheduled monument, 2.3 km from Portballintrae 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
Bush House in Bushmills
If it rains
The Boat House 3.2 km from Bushmills

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Ballintoy

2 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · the Causeway Coast

  1. Iron Islands Kingsmoot in Ballintoy
  2. Kinbane Castle Scheduled monument, 4.1 km from Ballycastle 4 km from the last stop
  3. Ballycastle Museum Grade B+ listed, in Ballycastle, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Lunch
House of McDonnell in Ballycastle, just outside the area
On the way
Ballintoy Parish Church, Gates and Walling Grade B+ listed, in Ballintoy

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Ballintoy

Day 3 · the Causeway Coast

  1. Dunseverick Castle Scheduled monument, 6.0 km from Bushmills
  2. Giant's Causeway 3.9 km from Bushmills 4 km from the last stop
  3. Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience 3.1 km from Bushmills 1 km from the last stop
Lunch
Bothy Coffee 3.9 km from Ballintoy
On the way
Runkerry House 1.9 km from Portballintrae

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Ballintoy

Day 4 · the Causeway Coast

  1. Carnduff Hill 2.5 km from Ballycastle
  2. Dunaneeny Castle Scheduled monument, 1.2 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
  3. Sheskburn Recreation Centre in Ballycastle, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Cellar in Ballycastle, just outside the area
On the way
Holy Trinity Church Grade A listed, in Ballycastle, just outside the area

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Ballintoy

Day 5 · the Causeway Coast

  1. Pairc Mac Uilin 1.5 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area
  2. Bonamargy Friary Scheduled monument, 1.2 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
  3. Ballynaglogh Standing Stones 3.3 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
O'Connors Bar in Ballycastle, just outside the area
On the way
Ramoan House Grade B+ listed, 1.3 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Ballintoy

Day 6 · the Causeway Coast

  1. Ballintoy Harbour 1.0 km from Ballintoy
  2. Cairn, White Park Scheduled monument, 2.2 km from Ballintoy 2 km from the last stop
  3. Dunseverick Falls 5.1 km from Ballintoy 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
Carrick-a-Rede Bar & Restaurant in Ballintoy

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Ballintoy

Day 7 · the Causeway Coast

  1. Colliery Airway and Drainage Tunnel- Ihr03749-001-00, Broughanlea Scheduled monument, 2.5 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area
  2. Court Tomb, Ballyvoy Scheduled monument, 4.5 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
  3. Cairn 4.5 km from Ballycastle, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
Lunch
Boyd Arms in Ballycastle, just outside the area

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the Causeway Coast's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in the Causeway Coast?

Ballintoy. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Ballintoy: 2 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Old Bushmills Distillery in Bushmills, Lissanduff Earthworks and Dunluce Castle: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full

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