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