Tour boost for north Antrim

MOYLE Council's Tourism Development Officer Kerrie McGonigle has been involved in developing two new tours which are set to provide a boost for north Antrim.

A Council report said she attended the Northern Ireland Tourist Board's 'Days Out Fair' in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum which was attended by 400 group organisers and coach companies from throughout Northern Ireland.

The report said the Moyle officer was 'promoting two of the four new tours that she has developed for the district, namely 'Coast and Glens Hidden Gems' and 'Culture and Craic on the Causeway Coast'.'

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The report added: 'The event was very successful and new coach and group tour business is expected as a result of our participation'.

As part of the 'Coast and Glens Hidden Gems' tour it was stated it starts in the Londonderry Arms Hotel in Carnlough followed by a guided tour 'sprinkled with enchanting folk stories and tales of strange events in the Glens'.

The journey visits Glenariff Forest Park and lunch is sampled in Cushendall before the tour continues through Cushendun and on to Ballycastle stopping at the 'Vanishing Lake' and Bonamargy Friary.

In the 'Culture & Craic on the Causeway Coast' tour the day starts off in the Marine Hotel, Ballycastle, before leaving on a 'guided myths and legends tour'.

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It starts at the 'haunted' Bonamargy Friary, and continues up Glenshesk past Breen (fairy) Wood to Armoy, stopping at Armoy Round Tower, the oldest round tower in north Antrim.

Then it is back to Ballycastle, past the 'cursing stone' and towards the Giant's Causeway passing by Kinbane Castle and stopping at Portaneevy viewing point and on to Ballintoy for lunch.

'The tour concludes with an afternoon of cultural activities in a local ceili house,' said the report.

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