hotel between belfast and giants causeway

Elaine08

hi,
i was wondering could anybody recommend a hotel halfway between the giants cuaseway and belfast. We want to go to giants causeway and i read its 2 & 1/2 drive from belfast so i dont want top stay in belfast and waste a day driving. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thansk

coylemj

Inland that would put you probably in Ballymena which isn't necessarily the friendliest town to stop over in for someone from the south. On the coast it would be towns and villages like Cushendall or Carnlough. However the towns and villages in rural Antrim tend to be a deep shade or either blue or green and you will find that you are on your guard a lot of the time. I remember driving through one village and you couldn't help but notice that the biggest building in the village had 'xxxx (name of the village) Glasgow Rangers Supporters Club' painted on the gable end. Needless to say I kept the foot firmly on the gas and we didn't stop in that village!

I think you'd probably be better staying a night up on the north coast of Antrim where tourist facilities are better and there are more hotels and restaurants, think of staying a night in Bushmills, Portrush or Portstewart.

sweetie

Elaine08 wrote: »

hi,
i was wondering could anybody recommend a hotel halfway between the giants cuaseway and belfast. We want to go to giants causeway and i read its 2 & 1/2 drive from belfast so i dont want top stay in belfast and waste a day driving. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thansk

there's a scenic route and motorway route. I think the motorway is only 90 mins and the scenic route is a nice drive anyhow. We stayed in the culloden just outside the city and it was grand.

coylemj

sweetie wrote: »

there's a scenic route and motorway route. I think the motorway is only 90 mins and the scenic route is a nice drive anyhow.

It's a 'nice drive' for the passenger, not the driver who has to keep his/her eyes firmly on the narrow roads and doesn't get to enjoy the views!

Passenger: Oh look, there's Scotland.

Driver: Would you shut the fcuk up, I'm driving.

Carawaystick

I don't think it's so far to bushmills from Belfast
Maybe an hours drive or so

I'd either stay in Portrush and amble back along the coast by Dunluce castle Carrick a rede, and fair head, and the towns at the mouths of the glenns

Or stay in Belfast and head on early in the morning

The Antrim coast is very pretty and wild, well worth going to see

Elaine08

thanks everyone for your help very much appreciated. as we both drive we could share the driving so each of us gets to enjoy the views

ballooba

I used Allens Tours for a day trip recently from Belfast. GBP 16 per person, a bargain.

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The area was covered on Newstalk last night as it happens

http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/programmes/all-programmes/the-right-hook/coming-up-on-right-hook-travel-northern-ireland/