Recommendations for Driving Dublin to Giant's Causway?

Question

Hi, 6 of us are taking a trip to Ireland, will be in Dublin for most of it, but we will be renting a minibus to drive to Belfast for two nights and then to the Giant's Causeway, for one night, before going back to Dublin

We would like to be leisurly in our drives and make some stops along the way, certainly for lunch, are there any places we should consider in particular? A couple towns that stood out from my initial reasearch were, Carlingford for the Dublin-Belfast leg, and Ballycastle for the Belfast to Causway leg, also what would be the most scenic routes to take, thanks!

Answer 1

Hi, It is best to start out from Dublin via the M1 motorway heading north.  This will bring you as far as Dundalk (it's not finished the whole way to Belfast yet).  Just after Dundalk you will find the turn for Carlingford.  It is well worth a visit.  Make sure to have some oysters or mussells there, they are grown just off the shore line and the water is very clean here.  Carlingford is also a natural fjiord, one of only a couple in Ireland (another is Killary harbour on the west coast). There is really only the one main road to take but if you cut off to Carlingford you will see nice scenery and you will then have to come back to the main road.  Ballycastle is also nice.

If you log on to www.aaireland.ie you will see a link to click on that says route planner.  You can key in starting and finishing places and it will give you the best route and the distances.

If you are stopping for lunch, pubs are the best bet and often better than hotels.

Oh and you can also check out www.discoverireland.ie which will give you lots of other information about ireland.

Enjoy your trip.

Answer 2

i recommed skill......ah no only kidding get on to the aa web site they will give a great print out and you can put in  any kind of options you want such as places to eat/ stay etc.. have a good and safe trip.