Giant’s Causeway
Follow in the legendary footsteps of giants at Northern Ireland’s only iconic UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Giant’s Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills.
Flanked by the wild Atlantic Ocean and a landscape of dramatic cliffs, for centuries the Giant’s Causeway has inspired artists, stirred scientific debate and captured the imagination of all who see it. Northern Ireland’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn how the Causeway was formed with an award-winning storytellers by booking a Visitor Experience tickets. Guided tours run every hour or you can pick up an audio guide and unlock the secrets of this landscape at your own pace, with information available in 11 languages and options to suit all ages.
Visitors can walk to the stones for free, but on-site car park is reserved for those buying tickets for the Visitor Experience, which includes a guided tour, use of the audio guides, access to the shop, cafe and exhibition. The onsite car park is reserved for Visitor Experience ticket holders, members and local community pass holders.
The Causeway Coast Way Car Park is available, up the Causeway Road, for walkers to access the Causeway Coast Way. It operates a PayByPhone system and the car parking charge is £5. Location code 805951. This car park is open 24 hours per day.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 02820731855
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