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Dunluce Castle

1 ha
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Dogs welcome1 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-throated Diver and Jackdaw
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Red-throated Diver, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Red-throated Diver, Jackdaw, Herring Gull +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Wall-rue +26 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Wall-rue +26 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Green-veined White +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Green-veined White +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Causeway Coast WayWalking route53 km
Named routeLength 53 kmRegional walking route
Green Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route700 m

Accessible trail with views of the Giant's Causeway along the way and on most days you can see Scotland and the Inishowen Peninsula. Compacted path with some loose bits of aggregate, steep in places and tarmac road.

Named routeLength 700 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Blue Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route1.2 km

Formal hard-core footpath with kerbstones, steep gradient in places, some rest stops with seats. The causeway stones can be slippery and dangerous when wet – always heed the advice of our rangers. There are also occasional rock falls.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Red Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route3.7 km

Formal path, hard core gravel surfaces, uneven in places, single track in places, 162 steep stone steps ('Shepherd's Steps') with handrail, uneven and with various depths. Please be aware of unfenced cliff edges, high winds, steep steps and rock falls.

Named routeLength 3.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Yellow Trail, Giant's CausewayWalking route7.7 km

A section of the Causeway Coast Way managed by the National Trust, starting at Runkerry Head & ending at Hamilton's Seat. The walk follows the clifftop (not the shoreline). Variety of surfaces, including hardcore, grass & gravel with steps.

Named routeLength 7.7 kmDuration 02:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 93Cycling route

"National Route 93 of the National Cycle Network is formed of sections of traffic-free route between Derry and Larne." (most of the route was de-designated in Summer 2020)

Named routeRef 93Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Causeway Coast cycle routeCycling route

"This stunning 23-mile cycle route runs along the North Atlantic coast from Castlerock to the Giant's Causeway via Coleraine and takes in part of National Cycle Network Route 93. "

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 93Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route119 m
Named routeLength 119 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 93Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 93Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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C9041 : Dunluce Castle, County Antrim

C9041 : Dunluce Castle, County Antrim

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