Visit Portrush
Beaches, walks, food and unforgettable places along Northern Ireland's stunning Causeway Coast.
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Featured Guides
The Ultimate Guide to the Giant's Causeway
How to visit the Giant's Causeway: prices, free-access options, trails, opening hours, and getting there from Portrush, Belfast, or Dublin.
Guide to Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle: opening times, ticket prices, history from the MacQuillans to Game of Thrones, and how to get there from Portrush.
Guide to Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge: ticket prices, opening times, the volcanic geology, and getting there from Portrush or Belfast.
Where will you stay?
Hotels, B&Bs, camping and glamping around Portrush.
Top Attractions
The Causeway Coast's best-known sights, in full.
Explore the Causeway Coast
Real day trips from Portrush, all within easy reach.
From Our Local Guide
Real local history, researched from Portrush's own archives.
History & Culture
The Devereux Shipwreck
A Victorian timber barque wrecked at Whiterocks in 1864, buried for over a century, then fully exposed by the 2022 storms that stripped the beach bare.
History & Culture
1831: The Year Portrush Became a Town
A schoolhouse built in a sandhill dugout, a bell once owned by the Tsar of Russia, and the Methodist minister who gave Portrush its first real building.
History & Culture
Anthony Lovell: Portrush's WWII Flying Ace
A Spitfire ace with 22 kills, killed in an accidental crash days after Japan's surrender — the last Irish airman to die in WWII.
About Us
We're glad that you're here
Welcome to Visit Portrush! As a blow-in who fell in love with the stunning Causeway Coast and decided to make it home, I've explored every nook and cranny of Portrush and its surroundings — from the well-known coastline to the charming local spots most guides miss. This site is me sharing that with you.
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