A Causeway for celebration!
So, what are today’s Great Wonders Of The World?
The Taj Mahal and China’s Great Wall and Terracotta Army, might fairly expect to figure on any Top 10 Greatest Wonders list.
And they do on the latest chart from the Lonely Planet travel guide. But they’re in fourth, fifth and sixth places behind the Giant’s Causeway.
The Victoria Falls and the Great Rift Valley were the only places named higher.
It’s a testament to Northern Ireland’s natural stunner, deservedly a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
And those tempted to take a look are catered for better than ever these days thanks to a state-of-the-art visitor centre.
Opened in 2012, it’s already had a third of million people from more than 150 countries through its doors. But what everyone comes to see are the 40,000 interlocking basalt columns.
They were the result of an ancient volcanic eruption, although the legend about giant Finn MacCool and his Scots counterpart needing a causeway for a barney is far more entertaining. And there’s a lot more to see than just the causeway itself.
Right on the doorstep is Bushmills village, a conservation area with scores of Listed buildings.
More pertinently for many, though, is the world famous Whiskey Distillery, said to be the oldest licenced one in the world.
While the coastline is fiercely rugged, you’re not far from the much more peaceful Portrush.
It has been drawing generations of families for beach breaks and it has a traditional feel that really takes you back.
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