As it was half term this was a busy place yet magical and so much more to keep walking to get the whole experience!
Be ready for a challenging walk should you have disability issues!
Visited as part of day trip. Walked from nearby the visitor centre, about 20mins walk down. Some stunning views and amazing rock formations to be seen.
We were also treated to some dolphins swimming nearby.
Walked back the coastal path, took a bit longer but worth it.
Visitors centre only for national trust members.
An absolutely must see place. The visitor centre is great for adults and kids alike. The free audio guide was wonderful too and guided us on our tour. Fantastic photo opportunities on the stones. Only wish we had been able to spend more time here!
Spectacular views. We decided to do ourselves rather than an organised trip, hired a car at Belfast City Airport and drove up to the Causeway, driving easy, signposted really well. Nothing prepared us for the location, views and friendliness of the people. A must do thing whilst in Northern Ireland and would recommend following the coast roads etc and seeing even more natural beauty.
This is one of those places you just have to see so that you can marvel at the power of nature (or giants!). We came as part of a day tour from Belfast, with this the final and main stop. Our coach tour was great in that we were given the option of a headset tour or a live guided tour as well as just doing our own thing. We went for the live guide option - Johnny was brilliant, combining storytelling and science fact with great aplomb and just the right attitude! He walked us down to the bottom, explaining all the way, then we had our own time to explore as we wished before going back up to the visitors’ centre.
The Causeway itself is just great to explore, a natural wonder with a beautiful backdrop. Don’t forget to see Fionn’s boot, house, the organ and Humphrey the camel amongst other named parts! But the stones and columns themselves are so amazingly geometric anyway.
Tips - you MUST wear good shoes if you plan to walk on the stones and even then you need to be careful. We were lucky in that it was more or less a dry day when we visited (just a short spell of rain at one point) but even so it was very windy and so hard to keep your balance on the stones because of that. It’s about 1km from the visitors’ centre to the Causeway itself, on a tarmac path, but it is partly uphill on the way back and quite hard work at times if the wind is blowing hard in your face (as we had).
The visitors’ centre is very good, with toilets, a decent gift shop and a cafe. The hotel next door also has toilets which stay open later than the visitors’ centre.
We were allocated 2 hours with our coach tour - pretty much spot on but you might like a little longer to explore if time permits.
