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Ariel House Dublin
This beautifully refurbished Victorian residence offers charm, character and an unrivalled dedication to hospitality. Originally built for a wealthy merchant shipper and his family in 1850, Ariel House has stayed true to its antique roots while incorporating the best of the modern small hotel but presenting in the intimacy and warmth of a guesthouse.
White Park Bay
You’ll find that even on a busy day, this is a secluded and relaxing place to be. The beach is backed by ancient dunes that provide a range of rich habitats for bird and animal life.
Giant’s Causeway Railway
A truly heritage experience travelling on a steam locomotive along a magnificent coastal stretch of line between Bushmills and the World Heritage Site at the Giant’s Causeway.
Aunt Sandra’s Candy Factory
Step into the past with a visit to Aunt Sandra’s Candy Factory and see candy making as it used to be. All candy made by hand, some to traditional recipes over 100 years old.
Giant’s Causeway
A site of World Heritage and therefore ranked alongside Mount Everest and the Giant Redwoods of California for it’s importance .
The Giant’s Causeway is Northern Ireland’s top tourist attraction, and only World Heritage Site. A dramatic coastal landscape steeped in local mythology, the Causeway draws up to half a million visitors a year from around the world.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Spanning a chasm some eighty feet deep is the famous Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, it’s construction once consisted of a single rope hand rail and widely spaced slats which the fishermen would traverse across with salmon caught off the island. Although no-one has ever been injured falling off the old bridge, there have been many instances of visitors being unable to face the return walk back across the bridge.
Magherintemple Lodge
Magherintemple is interesting not only because of its architectural history but also because of its historical importance as the seat of the Casement family. The Gatelodge was built in the Scottish Baronial style in 1874. The gate lodge provides a fitting entrance to the estate as it echoes the style of the main house. It is of a simple three bay construction with a steeply pitched roof with sawtooth cresting.
Drumfaskey Cottage
The perfect base for anyone who would like to stay in an area of unsurpassed natural beauty. Guests are free to roam the farm tracks and observe the wildlife and fauna of the area. From the high tracks superb views of Rathlin Island, the Sea of Moyle, The Mull of Kintyre and large stretches of the Ulster countryside may be enjoyed.
Barbican
Romantic in appearance and setting, and approached by a bridge over the Glenarm River, the Barbican comprises of a three-storey main block with a taller turret staircase to the west and a lower, two-storey wing to the east. Its setting and surroundings make it an ideal romantic retreat.
Drum Gate Lodge
Drum Gate Lodge is a unique and pretty two storey gatelodge. The Gothic windows and the doorway are set in harled walls surmounted by a castellated parapet. Over the front door a tiny bull’s eye window lights the landing, to which the stairs wind up from beside the fireplace. Drum is situated on a quiet country road – and its rustic setting makes it an ideal romantic retreat.
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Antrim is the county town of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Antrim is a small town not frequently visited by tourists, yet it is one of the more historic towns in Northern Ireland with many interesting sights and buildings of historic note.
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