Great that you went to Cushendall, that bit of the coast is neglected by the NI Tourist Board and they've renamed the Antrim Coast Road to The Causeway Route. This makes coaches and people in cars take the shorter inland route to the causeway and the east coast is ignored. It was only recently that Cushendall was put on the NI Tourist Board Map, in the wrong place but it's finally named. The people on the streets of Cushendall for their International Food Day, which is part of a week long festival called The Heart of the Glens Festival.
We live in Northern Ireland and really enjoyed your video. If you liked Portstewart Strand you should have stopped off at Benone Beach which is only a few miles up the road in the direction of Derry/Londonderry. You get a spectacular beach that you can wildcamp on AND a waterfall as a backdrop. What more could you ask for! Got your Ireland book for this years adventures outside the 6 counties!
Thanks for the tips! Benone is of course listed in the book, I just didn’t quite have enough time to visit on this particular trip! Absolutely love NI though 👍
Love your video, just one tiny critique. Maybe not shake your right hand throughout the whole video as much. Very distracting. But thank you for the wonderful video the content is great!
Great wee start. Would highly recommend Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demense. Also I know you mentioned Ballycastle being busy when you were there but a visit to Pans Rock is a must. Oh and also the Lost Village of Galboly should be visited also. Sorry to go on and I know I’m biased but it’s a seriously good road trip. I just love it. Oh and don’t forget Waterfoot Beach next time also. Ok I’ll stop now. Looking forward to the next episode 👏👏
Thanks Winston - absolutely agree with the other recommendations which are all in the Ireland book. Time was a wee a bit short to get to all of them this time but I’ll be returning to NI in the new year 😀
Thanks🙏Most places they were allowed but a couple of locations such as the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and Giants Causeway would have left me struggling to look after them whilst recording and doing my own exploring 👍😀
The causeway route is hardly unknown.The WAW is a republic initiative by Failte they have of course no jurisdiction to promote the causeway route.Northern Ireland Tourism is responsible for promoting the route.However there is a cross border initiative to make it part of the WAW thats probably a few years away though.Not really comparing like it like anyways the WAW is much longer,the ring of kerry is a better comparison to the causeway route.Counter intituitively the causeway and carick a rede probably take the shine away from it rather than the opposite
Most people I’ve spoken to about the route had no idea it existed, I’ve had a lot of messages on social media also asking about the route, where as, they’d all heard of the WAW. That’s where my basis of the ‘unknown’ road trip has come from.
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Great that you went to Cushendall, that bit of the coast is neglected by the NI Tourist Board and they've renamed the Antrim Coast Road to The Causeway Route. This makes coaches and people in cars take the shorter inland route to the causeway and the east coast is ignored. It was only recently that Cushendall was put on the NI Tourist Board Map, in the wrong place but it's finally named. The people on the streets of Cushendall for their International Food Day, which is part of a week long festival called The Heart of the Glens Festival.
Thanks Tom, I actually really enjoyed this part of NI, I was surprised that more wasn’t being made of the area!
We live in Northern Ireland and really enjoyed your video. If you liked Portstewart Strand you should have stopped off at Benone Beach which is only a few miles up the road in the direction of Derry/Londonderry. You get a spectacular beach that you can wildcamp on AND a waterfall as a backdrop. What more could you ask for! Got your Ireland book for this years adventures outside the 6 counties!
Thanks for the tips! Benone is of course listed in the book, I just didn’t quite have enough time to visit on this particular trip! Absolutely love NI though 👍
We were at Cranny Falls recently, really had the urge to climb over and get it. Great place.
You should have 🤩
Love your video, just one tiny critique. Maybe not shake your right hand throughout the whole video as much. Very distracting. But thank you for the wonderful video the content is great!
Now looking at ferries, feeling inspired!
Enjoy 👌
Great video……as ever 👍
Thank you 🙏
Great wee start. Would highly recommend Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demense.
Also I know you mentioned Ballycastle being busy when you were there but a visit to Pans Rock is a must.
Oh and also the Lost Village of Galboly should be visited also.
Sorry to go on and I know I’m biased but it’s a seriously good road trip. I just love it.
Oh and don’t forget Waterfoot Beach next time also. Ok I’ll stop now.
Looking forward to the next episode 👏👏
Thanks Winston - absolutely agree with the other recommendations which are all in the Ireland book. Time was a wee a bit short to get to all of them this time but I’ll be returning to NI in the new year 😀
Great vid as always! Didn’t see the dogs on some of the sites/places you visited. That by choice or due to them not being allowed?
Thanks🙏Most places they were allowed but a couple of locations such as the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and Giants Causeway would have left me struggling to look after them whilst recording and doing my own exploring 👍😀
Robbie, love it, just started planning process, for Ireland, there's are A big help. Thank you.
Happy to help 😚
Excellent video and content Robbie ...
Thank you 🙏
Currently on the nc500 with your book in hand. Will be picking this book up
Thank you 🙏
Just bought South west and Ireland books. Did NC500 last year with your book. Are you local to Cannock at all?
That’s awesome! I’m actually based in Rugeley 👍😀
The causeway route is hardly unknown.The WAW is a republic initiative by Failte they have of course no jurisdiction to promote the causeway route.Northern Ireland Tourism is responsible for promoting the route.However there is a cross border initiative to make it part of the WAW thats probably a few years away though.Not really comparing like it like anyways the WAW is much longer,the ring of kerry is a better comparison to the causeway route.Counter intituitively the causeway and carick a rede probably take the shine away from it rather than the opposite
Most people I’ve spoken to about the route had no idea it existed, I’ve had a lot of messages on social media also asking about the route, where as, they’d all heard of the WAW. That’s where my basis of the ‘unknown’ road trip has come from.