Wild edges,
warm welcomes.
Six counties. Eighty-five miles of glens and basalt cliffs, lake-stitched farmland, painter's-light cities. Nowhere is more than ninety minutes away — so you don't have to rush.
Six places to start,
none to rush through.
Most of Northern Ireland is within ninety minutes of anywhere else. We've grouped the country into six honest regions — pick one to anchor your trip, and treat the rest as day trips.
Causeway Coast
Antrim · 35 miles of basaltThe road from Ballycastle to Portstewart is one of the most extraordinary drives in Europe — basalt steps into the Atlantic, ruined castles on every headland, and the world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery just inland.
Mourne Mountains
Down · twelve summitsGranite domes rolling down to the Irish Sea — the high Mournes are quieter than they should be. Most people stop at Newcastle and never look up. The mountains that inspired Narnia.
Belfast & Cathedral Quarter
A small city, big shouldersPainted murals, Victorian arcades, the world's best Bushmills bar in a bonded warehouse. The Titanic was built here. Stay two nights minimum, three if it rains — and it usually rains.
Fermanagh Lakelands
Fermanagh · 154 islandsLough Erne is the slow secret of Ireland. Take a boat, find an island monastery, eat trout that was swimming an hour ago. Belleek pottery and round towers older than the Vikings.
Sperrin Hills
Tyrone & Derry · the empty quarterNorthern Ireland's least-visited region, and our favourite. Heather, peat, dark-sky observatories, sheep, and silence you can hear. Best in late August when the heather turns.
Glens of Antrim
Nine valleys, one roadGlenariff is the "Queen of the Glens" — but every one of the nine rewards. Old roads, waterfalls, pubs that still light real fires, and the ferry to Rathlin Island for puffin season.
A short list, well-walked.
Every place below has been visited by someone on the team in the last twelve months. We update it regularly and remove anything that's gone off — closures, crowding, prices that no longer feel honest.
Build a route, your way.
Tap any place on the map to add it to your route. Reorder, remove, play with the days — when it feels right, save it. We'll fill in accommodation, food and transit on the next page.
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