Taking the road to Limavady, home of the famous ‘Derry Air’, travel the scenic coastal road to
Mussenden Temple to hear of the wonderfully eccentric life and times of the earl bishop Frederick Augustus Hervey, including his dalliances to meet his mistress at nearby Downhill Palace. See the plantation town of Coleraine and the Victorian seaside resort of Portrush, home of the world famous North West 200 bike race.
See the ruins of Dunluce castle and the site where the Girona, one of the Spanish Armada fleet of 1588 met a watery grave. Visit Bushmills, home of the oldest whiskey distillery in the world before an extended visit to the famed Giants Causeway (UNESCO World Heritage site) where we hear of the legends of Finn McCool and his Scottish rival Bennadonner. Complete the journey with a visit to the Carrick-a-rede ropebridge -suspended 80 feet in the air and not for the faint-hearted!
Derry Blue Badge Guide 