Portrush, Northern Ireland

August 9-11, 2022

I never expected sandy beaches with azure waters in Northern Ireland. But beaches near Portrush are broad and inviting and the town itself feels plucked from my childhood with a ferris wheel and arcade games on the boardwalk. The stunning Anterim coast nearby boasts the Giant’s Causeway – with more tourists than hexagonal columns – and the less known but more fun cliffside rope bridge, Carrick-a-Rede.

Photo Gallery - Portrush

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On the boardwalk

Beachside apartments in Portrush

Curry's Fun Park

Crazy Frog at Curry's Fun Park

Top of the Ferris Wheel

Antrim Coast

Giant's Causeway

The Organ Pipes at the Giant's Causeway

Portrush train bridge

More than a century of brisk tourism at the Giant's Causeway

Downtown Portrush

Carving at Crookston Castle (on way to Northern Ireland)

Snacks on the Stena Line Ferry (from Scotland to NI)

Photo Gallery - Panoramas

Portrush Sunset

Near Giant's Causeway

Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge

Glencoe in Scotland (on the way to Northern Ireland)

Crookston Castle in Glasgow (on way to Northern Ireland)