I had a great Easter break this year by driving just over an hour away from Belfast and onto Northern Ireland’s dramatic north coast.
I had been a few times before but never really ventured to explore the area fully, mostly due to me being a fairly reluctant driver back then.
However, I must say getting to Ballycastle and driving the Causeway coastal routes is so easy, everything is well sign-posted and pretty simple to find.
Me and my partner Ryan looked for pet-friendly accommodation, which can be a difficult process as disappointingly there isn’t that much out there. However we found Paddy’s Barn on Airbnb, which is about four miles outside of Ballycastle town. It was a lovely small cottage and Amelia was very impressed with it.
After unpacking we decided to check out Ballintoy Harbour, which is a beautiful hidden fishing harbour at the end of a steep winding road. It has also been used as a filming location for Game of Thrones, which I’m admit I’ve never watched, but I was reliably informed that it looks pretty much the same apart from the cottage which now serves as a café.
In the evening I decided to go back to one institution I already knew about. Morton’s Fish and Chips, an unassuming little shop in the car park at Ballycastle Harbour, beside the Rathlin Ferry Terminal.
Louise in NI 