Must-see attractions in Counties Londonderry & Antrim

  • Setting sun over the The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

    Giant’s Causeway

    County Antrim

    This spectacular rock formation – Northern Ireland's only Unesco World Heritage site – is one of Ireland's most impressive and atmospheric landscape…

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    Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

    County Antrim

    This 20m-long, 1m-wide bridge of wire rope spans the chasm between the sea cliffs and the little island of Carrick-a-Rede, swaying 30m above the rock…

  • People's Gallery Murals

    Derry (Londonderry)

    The 12 murals that decorate the gable ends of houses along Rossville St, near Free Derry Corner, are popularly referred to as the People's Gallery. They…

  • Derry's City Walls

    Derry (Londonderry)

    The best way to get a feel for Derry's layout and history is to walk the 1.5km circumference of the city's walls. Completed in 1619, Derry's city walls…

  • Rathlin West Light Seabird Centre

    County Antrim

    This Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) centre offers spectacular views of a thriving seabird colony, where every summer thousands of…

  • Guildhall

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Standing just outside the city walls, the neo-Gothic Guildhall was originally built in 1890, then rebuilt after a fire in 1908. Its fine stained-glass…

  • Tower Museum

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Head straight to the 5th floor of this award-winning museum inside a replica 16th-century tower house for a view from the top. Then work your way down…

  • Round Tower

    County Antrim

    Antrim's 10th-century Round Tower, on the northeast edge of town, is 28m tall, and is one of the finest examples of these monastic towers in Ireland. The…

  • Old Bushmills Distillery

    County Antrim

    Bushmills is the world's oldest licensed distillery, having been given permission to produce whiskey by King James I in 1608. The whiskey is made with…

  • DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 15:  The Hands Across The Divide statue is silhouetted againts the sky on March 15, 2010 in Derry, Northern Ireland. The Bloody Sunday Inquiry chaired by Lord Saville was established in 1998 to look at the shooting dead of 14 civil rights marchers by the British Army in Derry, Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972. Lord Saville and his fellow judges have spoken to 921 witnesses during the longest legal proceedings in British and Irish history. Their report is due to be sent to the Government by the end of March 2010.  (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

    Hands Across the Divide

    Derry (Londonderry)

    As you enter the city across Craigavon Bridge, the first thing you see is the Hands Across the Divide monument. This striking bronze sculpture of two men…

  • St Columb's Cathedral

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Built between 1628 and 1633 from the same grey-green schist as the city walls, this was the first post-Reformation church to be erected in Britain and…

  • Dark Hedges

    County Antrim

    Planted by the Stuart family in the 18th century as the formal entrance to their property, these shadowy, gnarled, entwined beech trees are now among…

  • Carrickfergus Castle

    County Antrim

    The central keep of Ireland's first and finest Norman fortress was built by John de Courcy soon after his 1177 invasion of Ulster. The massive walls of…

  • Hilden Brewery

    County Antrim

    Ireland's oldest independent brewing company, dating from 1981, produces superior brews including caramel-malt Twisted Hop, Buck's Head double IPA, Barney…

  • Slemish Mountain

    County Antrim

    The skyline to the east of Ballymena is dominated by the distinctive craggy peak of Slemish (438m). The hill is one of many sites in the North associated…

  • Andrew Jackson Centre

    County Antrim

    The seventh US president's parents left Carrickfergus in the 18th century. His ancestral home was demolished in 1860, but a replica thatched cottage now…

  • Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum

    County Antrim

    The history of Lisburn's once prosperous linen industry is celebrated at this interesting museum, inside the 17th-century Market House. The 'Flax to…

  • St Columba's Church

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Outside the city walls to the southwest is Long Tower Church, Derry’s first post-Reformation Catholic church. Built in 1784 in neo-Renaissance style, it…

  • Siege Museum

    Derry (Londonderry)

    In a building adjoining the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall, this museum celebrates the role of the 13 apprentice boys who in December 1688 locked the city…

  • Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience

    County Antrim

    Built into the hillside and walled with tall black basalt slabs that mimic the basalt columns of the Causeway, the Giant's Causeway Visitor Experience…

  • Whitehead Railway Museum

    County Antrim

    There is plenty to see at this interesting museum run by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, an organisation set up to preserve and repair steam…

  • Antrim Castle Gardens & Clotworthy House

    County Antrim

    Pass through the Barbican Gate (1818), a portion of the old castle walls, and the underpass beyond to reach Antrim Castle Gardens. The castle burned down…

  • Carrickfergus Museum

    County Antrim

    The glass-fronted Museum and Civic Centre on Antrim St houses the local museum, which has an interesting collection of artefacts relating to the town's…

  • St Eugene’s Cathedral

    Derry (Londonderry)

    The Roman Catholic St Eugene’s Cathedral was begun in 1851 as a response to the end of the Great Famine, and dedicated to St Eugene in 1873 by Bishop…

  • Ecos Nature Park

    County Antrim

    Built as an interpretative centre designed to increase awareness of environmental issues and alternative energy sources, the impressive Ecos Centre…

  • Museum of Free Derry

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Just off Rossville St, this excellent museum chronicles the history of the Bogside, the Civil Rights Movement and the events of Bloody Sunday through…

  • Emigrants

    Derry (Londonderry)

    In the 19th century, Derry was one of the main ports of emigration to the USA; this is commemorated by these sculptures of an emigrant family at the site…

  • Braid

    County Antrim

    Ballymena's museum is housed in a dramatic modern building that is also home to the town hall, tourist office and arts centre. Interesting exhibitions…

  • Free Derry Corner

    Derry (Londonderry)

    The Free Derry Corner, where the gable end of a house painted with the famous slogan 'You are Now Entering Free Derry' still stands, is all that remains…

  • Ebrington Square

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Originally a 19th-century fort, and later a British Army base, Ebrington Barracks was demilitarised in 2003. The former parade ground now serves as a…

  • Peace Bridge

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Sinuous and elegant, this 2011-completed, S-shaped pedestrian and cyclist bridge spans the River Foyle, linking the walled city on the west bank to…

  • Boathouse Visitor Centre

    County Antrim

    South of the harbour, this combined visitor centre/museum details the fascinating history, culture and ecology of Rathlin Island, and can give advice on…

  • Centre for Contemporary Art

    Derry (Londonderry)

    Derry's contemporary art gallery provides a showcase for emerging artists in Northern Ireland and stages changing exhibitions of contemporary art from…

  • Bloody Sunday Memorial

    Derry (Londonderry)

    A simple granite obelisk that commemorates the 14 civilians who were shot dead by the British Army on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972.

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