Derry is the only completely walled city in Ireland and one of the finest examples of a medieval walled city in all of Europe. The Walls were built in the early 17th Century to protect early seventeenth century settlers from England and Scotland. The walk is about a mile long, and mostly flat although there are a couple of steepish parts. Derry has some fine museums, including the workshop museum and the maritime museum, both well worth a visit. If you can, get on a guided tour.
9. Lie on the beach in Ballycastle
If you do get a good day, which does happen every now and then take the kids to the golden sanded Maguire's strand at Ballycastle, perfect sand for sand castles, and if you're feeling brave, take a walk to the rock pools at Pan's Rocks and the Devil's Churn at the far end of the beach. You'll see why there's so many legends and fairy tales about the place.
8. Enjoy the Guinness and the Craic on a Cushendall pub crawl
Take it easy, you've plenty of time to get ready. The crowds generally start arriving about 10pm, and the party gets into full swing at around 11ish. Craic, ceol agus ól (fun, music and drink) is guaranteed. Cushendall is a great place to stay when visiting Nothern Ireland.
7. Visit Barry's at Port Rush
Barry's is a small friendly amusement park and offers something for all ages. And if it's raining there's a roof. The rides are very reasonably priced compared to your average fair, and there's plenty of car parking. The highlight of the holidays when we were all young.
6. Enjoy a full Ulster Fry
The full Ulster Fry includes bacon, egg, fried potato bread, sausages, fried soda bread farls, black pudding, white pudding, vegetable roll, baked beans and fried tomatoes. All washed down with a cup of strong tea.
5. Climb a mountain
And you're really spoilt for choice, Slemish, Knocklayde, Lurig... burn off the Ulster Fry with a bracing walk up these beautiful peaks, and enjoy the breathtaking views over to Scotland and across the nine glens.
4. Visit the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
This is a massive site, comprising of many buildings from around Northern Ireland lifted literally brick by brick and rebuilt on the site. You'll find it difficult to find a better museum anywhere else in the world. It really is a living museum with staff and volunteers keeping warming traditional turf fires going on the cold winter days, and fascinating exhibitions and guided tours. There's complete streets recreated, with homes preserved to show how every class would have lived at some point in the history of Ireland. You may even find your great granddads initials carved in to the old schoolhouse Dad's and sons will love Coalisland spade mill, if it's not working the day you arrive, then the last working water-driven spade mill in daily use in the British Isles is not too far away in Templepatrick (Patterson's Spade Mill). Check out what's on at their website before you get there.
3. Three for one, visit Bushmills distillery, Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge and The Giant's Causeway all in one day.
Get to the distillery for an early tour, and then on to the Causeway and it's brand new visitors centre, if you've got time nip across for the one mile walk to Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge.
2. Glenarrif Waterfalls Walk
A beautiful way to spend the day, the specially constructed walk way takes you right up to the wonderful 60 foot waterfalls, and the views along Glenarrif are among the most beautiful in the world
1. Go and watch the hurling
No not the morning after the night before! Hurling is an Irish national passion, and a great spectator sport. You'll pick up the rules within minutes, and you'll see some great skill and brave play. The amateur ethos and strong community base has kept the game honest and honourable, and the game is especially strong on the Antrim coast.
Most importantly, don't forget to visit your relatives! Hopefully you've got some, and if you haven't you'll make some fantastic friends who'll be pleased to see you year after year. You'll never be guaranteed a warmer welcome, and I wouldn't want to be you if you forgot to pop in on your granny!
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