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Northern Ireland
3 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: May to September
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Welcome
Northern Ireland, in a few days
From the basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway to Belfast and its Titanic museum, Northern Ireland packs dramatic coastline, Game of Thrones filming locations and a history that still shapes the place.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Giant's Causeway free · about 1 h 30Some 40,000 interlocking basalt columns left by ancient volcanic activity, a UNESCO site on the Antrim coast; the cliff path gives the best view.
- Afternoon · Titanic Belfast · 2 to 3 hA museum on the slipways where the Titanic was built, telling the story of the ship and of industrial Belfast.
🛏️ Where to sleep · The Bushmills Inn Hotel ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€180 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Dark Hedges free · about 30 minAn avenue of 18th-century beech trees near Ballymoney, made famous by Game of Thrones; now closed to cars, and best seen early.
- Afternoon · Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge · about 1 hA rope bridge strung about 30 metres above the sea to a small island once used by salmon fishermen; timed tickets apply.
🛏️ Where to sleep · The Bushmills Inn Hotel ↗€180 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Dunluce Castle · about 1 hThe ruins of a medieval castle on the edge of a basalt cliff above the sea, on the Causeway Coast road.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Fish and chips: white fish fried in crisp batter, with thick chips, salt and malt vinegar.
- Sunday roast: roast meat with potatoes, vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy, the long pub lunch of the weekend.
- Full English breakfast: eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, tomatoes and toast. North of the border it becomes a full Scottish, with black pudding and often haggis.
- Haggis: sheep's offal, oatmeal and spices, served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potato).
- Shepherd's pie: minced lamb under a baked crust of mashed potato.
- Cream tea: scones with jam and clotted cream, a tradition of Devon and Cornwall.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Skip the crowded pubs around Leicester Square: expensive, and rarely good.
- Look right first when you cross the road: traffic drives on the left.
- On Tube escalators, stand on the right and leave the left for people walking up.
- Do not pay to enter the national museums: most are free, with a donation box at the door.
- On single-track roads, pull into passing places to let others by, and never park in them.
Getting by
Words that help
🗣️ English is the main language here, so there is nothing to learn by heart.
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyPound sterling (GBP, £)
BudgetAbout €110 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to September
PlugG · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
Tipping10 to 12.5%, often added to the bill
Emergency999 / 112
EntryA passport is required: EU ID cards are no longer accepted. EU, US, Canadian and Australian visitors travel without a visa but must apply online for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before departure. Irish citizens need neither.
HealthNo vaccination required. Make sure tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date. In the Highlands in summer, bring repellent against midges.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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