ANOTHER magnificent raptor, hunted to extinction in Ireland by the 20th century, features this week again after a chance sighting as it flew northeast from Lower Erne over the forests and hills around Tyrone's Lough Bradan
Saturday 3 April 2021
With a landscape that has inspired childhood classics and served as the backdrop for fantasy blockbusters, Northern Ireland has natural wonders and a fascinating historical and cultural blend within its diminutive borders. See the sights with these road trip ideas.
Causeway Coastal Route
Causeway Coastal Route
Northern Ireland’s headlining drive threads its way along a varied, 130-mile route that hugs the Antrim coast between Belfast and Londonderry. Must-see stops along the way include the remarkable UNESCO World Heritage-listed rock formations of the Giant’s Causeway and the haunting outline of Dunluce Castle on a rocky Atlantic Ocean outcrop. Leave the car behind for the leg-wobbling walk across the rope bridge and book ahead for the restored Edwardian Gobbins Cliff Path: an unforgettable meander along the coast via tunnels and trails with vertiginous views of the ocean swirling below. Work up an appetite on the National Trust-owned Portstewart Stra