Discover Ballintoy

Ballintoy combines impressive coastal paths with special nature experiences and a rich local history. Those planning a trip can choose between a walk along the Causeway Coast Way, a private boat tour and cultural and historical discoveries. This combination helps you choose the right accommodation not only based on location, but also on your personal holiday interests.

Coastal paths offering different perspectives

The section of the Causeway Coast Way from Ballintoy Harbour to Ballycastle is 12.6 km long. Take this distance into account when planning your day and decide how important a longer walk should be in your travel programme. A section of the Causeway Coast Way also leads via a footpath and a path to the car park at Ballintoy Harbour.

From Ballintoy Harbour, the Carrick-a-Rede Coastal Walk can be reached via a path leading to the coastal trail. This provides another opportunity to explore the coastal landscape on foot. The various sections of trail serve as practical reference points if you are looking for holiday accommodation in Ballintoy as a base for active days without committing your trip to a single route.

Experience the coast from the water

The private group tour operated by Ballintoy Boat Tours offers a different perspective. It starts at Ballintoy Harbour on the Causeway Coastal Route and passes rugged cliffs, hidden caves and secluded beaches. During the tour, there is an opportunity to see seals, dolphins and seabirds.

For your travel planning, this means that you can experience Ballintoy both via paths along the coast and through an experience on the water. If you are travelling with several people, the private group tour provides a separate activity alongside the walks. Accommodation in Ballintoy can therefore suit a travel programme that combines nature watching, coastal scenery and shared experiences.

Early history, church and film history

There are also notable destinations away from the coastal paths. The Druid Stone in Ballintoy is a simple passage grave and an Early Neolithic monument. It adds a cultural and historical dimension to the landscape, which is of interest to visitors who want to discover not only nature but also early evidence of human history while travelling.

Ballintoy Parish Church is located above the coast of North Antrim in the Ballintoy Conservation Area. A cube sundial is mounted on a high corner of the church. It has one face pointing south and one pointing west. Ballintoy Harbour, in turn, served as the filming location for Lordsport, the main harbour of Pyke, in the series Game of Thrones®.

Which accommodation suits your plans

When looking for a holiday apartment or other accommodation in Ballintoy, it is worth deciding on your preferred mix of activities first: should the focus be on the 12.6 km section of the Causeway Coast Way, the coast from the water or historical and film-related discoveries? This keeps your choice of holiday location closely connected to the experiences you actually want to include in your travel plans.

More destinations for your travel planning

This travel overview also includes Bushmills, Ballycastle, Waterfoot.

To the overarching travel overview: Moyle.