The Best Things to do in Northern Ireland on the Causeway Coast
Things to do in Northern Ireland
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Dave and Deb of The Planet D show you the very best things to do on Northern Ireland's stunning Causeway coastal route!
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From the Giant's Causeway to the Dark Hedges, the Causeway Coastal Route of Northern Ireland is one of the greatest drives in the world. ThePlanetD highlights all of the best things to see and do on their road trip through Ireland.

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VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

We’re on the Causeway Coastal trail here in Northern Ireland!

Driving the Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland is one of the greatest drives in the world

By far I would say for me the biggest highlight was the Giant’s Causeway

I’ll never forget walking out there for the first time and

my jaw dropping because there’s all these basalt columns
you know they look like they’ve been placed there by an architect

Yeah legend has it that the giant Finn McCool made a giant causeway
hence the name
over to Scotland to fight with another giant

The Carrick-A-Rede Bridge
Now this is an old bridge that the fishermen used to use back in the day
You know what it’s been modernized now for tourists

When you take this bridge over
like the bridge is a highlight yes
but when you get out there and you’re standing
on these massive massive cliffs
you know overlooking the ocean
you really feel small
I really respected mother nature
when I was standing there

Yeah this is a wild coastal route
I’m telling you the waves are pounding
the cliffs are giant
these are some of the highest sea cliffs in the world
and when you’re standing out there
you’re just in awe

If you do get a chance
I highly recommend Ballintoy Harbour
this was one of my favourite stops
you really get up close to those wave crashing
against those cliffs and it really does take your breath away
when you’re standing there
the beauty about this place too is that
tour busses can’t get down there

and for those Game of Thrones TV buffs out there
this was used as Theon Greyjoy’s home
when he sailed his ship into the harbour
well it was Ballintoy harbour

And we can’t leave out the Dark Hedges
this is another Game of Thrones reference
it’s this grove of beach trees that tower
and make sort of a tree cave
over this really long road

It’s absolutely beautiful
it’s also Northern Ireland’s most photographed
tourist site

Having a car and doing our self-drive
around the coastal route was really key
because we could get there early in the morning
when no one else was there
and we had the Dark Hedges all to ourselves


And if you like castles
Dunluce Castle is another great stop
in Northern Ireland along the Coastal Route
again they don’t dress up their castles
you know it’s just overhanging on these cliffs
and you can just imagine what life would’ve been like
there when people were living there

One place that you gotta make sure you go out to
is the Mussenden Temple
now that’s one of the last stops
or it is the last stop on the Causeway Coastal Route
and then you go back into London Derry into
the cities and everything
but this is a nice stop and Dave loved photographing it

Yeah when I read about the Mussenden Temple
I was really curious because
you walk through a small settlement
and remnants of a settlement that’s there
and you get to the edge of this cliff and there’s
this very small stone temple
that just doesn’t look like it belongs
but it’s an incredible scene to photograph

One last thing that we have to recommend
is a little side trip that you can do
and that’s going out to Torr Head Drive

Not a lot of people make this drive out
but I highly recommend it because
as you get out t this point
you stand there and
it is the closest point to Scotland
Yes it is
It feels like you could almost reach out
and touch Scotland from there

The Giant’s Causeway Coastal Route
is just one of the best things anyone can do
it’s by far one of our favourite drives
we’ve ever done
I highly recommend it

Yeah if you love road trips
don’t miss the Causeway Coastal Route
in Northern Ireland