Northern Ireland Made for Golf - Discover Northern Ireland

Giant’s Causeway, Causeway Coastal Route, Co.Antrim
Golf itineraries
1 Causeway Coast
Day 1
Play Castlerock Golf Club
Visit the nearby Mussenden Temple and
Downhill Demesne. The iconic Mussenden
Temple was inspired by the Temple of Vesta
in Tivoli, near Rome. Built by the Earl Bishop
of Derry as a summer library it occupies a
dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the
picturesque seven mile Benone Strand.
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Day 2
Play Portstewart Golf Club
Take a tour of The Old Bushmills’ Distillery,
the oldest whiskey distillery in the world.
Discover the craft of whiskey making honed
over 400 years using the same traditional
methods to create the finest Irish whiskeys.
www.bushmills.com
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Day 3
Play Ballycastle Golf Club
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is an
exhilarating rope bridge challenge over a
20 metre wide chasm. Originally erected by
salmon fishermen it is open all year (weather
permitting) for a truly breathtaking experience.
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Day 4
Play Royal Portrush Golf Club
Visit Ireland’s number one tourist attraction,
the Giant’s Causeway, a World Heritage Site.
The extraordinary geometric columns were
formed as a result of volcanic activity over 60
million years ago. The exciting new Giant’s
Causeway Visitor Experience interpretive
centre tells the stories both factual and
mythical about the causeway stones.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
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