Grange House has
3 bedrooms with
an ensuite.
Fully equipped
kitchen with
microwave,
laundry
facilities and
fridge freezer.
Convienent to
golf courses and
the beach.
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Causeway Coastal Route
Leave Belfastand
join
the Causeway
Coastal Route
at Newtownabbey
with the
beautiful Belfast
Lough providing
stunning views
to your right.
Stop at Newtownabbey’s
Loughshore Park
with spectacular
views of ships
sailing
from Belfast
(this is where
the fateful
Titanic first
sailed as she
headed out from
the famous
shipyards of
Harland &
Wolff).
A few miles on,
you’ll get to
the pretty
seaside town of Carrickfergus
with its
well-preserved
12thcentury
Normancastle.
Stroll around
the town’s
modern marina or
pop into the
newly opened
museum. Also
worth a look are
the town’s
stocks and St.
Nicolas
Parish Church!
Next on the
route is Kilroot,
where Jonathan
Swift (author of
Gulliver’s
Travels) made
his first living
as a minister.
Continue
to Larne,
gateway to the
beautiful Glens
of Antrim. Here
you can take the
loop around Islandmagee
to Portmuck
Harbour. Nearby
are the Gobbins
Cliffs, home to
a breathtaking
variety of
seabirds.
Back on the
mainland, head
northwards
through a
selection of
villages and
the Glens of
Antrim will
unfold before
you. Slip off
the side road
to Gleno where
four waterfalls
create
picture-postcard
views. Just
outside Larne,
take the famous
Antrim Coast
Road. At Carnlough,
stop to admire
the beautiful
harbour and,
close by, some
distinctive
houses and pubs,
exuding true
Irish charm.
The Causeway
Coastal Route
passes by the
foot of each of
the nine glens:
from the south
there’s Glenarm
(the army glen),
Glencloy (the
glen of the
hedges),
Glenariff (the
ploughman’s glen
and known also
as the queen of
the glens),
Glenballyeamon (Edwardstown
Glen), Glenann
(glen of the
rush lights),
Glencorp (glen
of the
laughter),
Glendun (the
brown glen),
Glenshesk (sedgy
glen) and Glentaisie
(the glen of
Taisie, the
Princess of
Rathlin
Island).
At the foot of Glenarm
there’s the
charming little
village of the
same name, set
slightly inland.
It’s the setting
of the
delightful Glenarm
Castle and the
beautiful public
parkland of Glenarm
Forest. Less
obvious – but
equally worth
discovering –
are the
traditional folk
music sessions,
which are
characteristic
of the area.
You could spend
the night here,
or drive a
little further
to Cushendall.
Here, the town’s
four-storey red
sandstone Curfew
Tower, built “to
imprison idlers
and rioters” is
surrounded by
pretty buildings
and some
convivial
watering-holes.
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The Barn
Old barn converted into luxury
accommodation in a working farm beside the owners
house. Ideal setting for family holiday, with play
area and trampoline & baby sitting service
available. Also ideal for walkers as scenic routes
nearby or fishermen. Sky TV.
