Attractions in Northern Ireland

Albert Bridge

Three-arch bridge over the River Lagan, completed in 1890 and named after Prince Albert Victor.

• Titanic Quarter & East Belfast, Northern Ireland

Albert Memorial Clock

Clock tower in Queen's Square, completed in 1869 and one of Belfast's well-known landmarks.

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Annalong Cornmill

Restored corn mill beside Annalong Harbour, near the foothills of the Mourne Mountains.

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Ballintoy Harbour

Small fishing harbour at the end of a steep road down from Ballintoy village, near the Carrick-a-Rede turn-off.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Central Library

Public library on Royal Avenue that opened in 1888, one of the first major public library buildings in Ireland.

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Belfast City Hall

Grade A listed civic building in Donegall Square, home of Belfast City Council.

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Belfast Entries

Narrow historic alleyways around High Street and Ann Street, with Victorian and older pubs.

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Belleek Pottery

Porcelain maker in Belleek that began trading in 1884, known for thin, slightly iridescent Parian ware, with a visitor centre.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Boa Island

Largest island in Lough Erne, about five miles long and narrow, near the north shore of Lower Lough Erne.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

C. S. Lewis Square

Public square on the Newtownards Road with bronze sculptures of Narnia characters by Maurice Harron.

• Titanic Quarter & East Belfast, Northern Ireland

Carrick-a-Rede

Rope bridge, about 20 metres long and 30 metres above the rocks, linking the mainland to Carrickarede Island.

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Castle Archdale Country Park

Former estate on the shore of Lower Lough Erne, now a country park with a countryside centre and war museum.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Castle Coole

Late-eighteenth-century neo-classical mansion in a 1,200-acre wooded estate, cared for by the National Trust.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Castlewellan Forest Park

State forest park of about 450 hectares north of the Mournes, with a 40-hectare lake.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Cliffs of Magho

Nine-kilometre limestone escarpment above Lower Lough Erne, with a viewpoint reached by a forest drive.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Clifton House

Eighteenth-century Grade A listed building, built as a poor house and now home to a heritage centre.

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Connswater Community Greenway

Linear park of walking and cycling routes along the Loop, Knock and Connswater rivers through east Belfast.

• Titanic Quarter & East Belfast, Northern Ireland

Craigavon Bridge

Double-decker road bridge over the River Foyle, one of only a few in Europe.

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Crom Estate

National Trust nature reserve and estate on the shores of Upper Lough Erne.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail

Boardwalk and path across blanket bog on Cuilcagh mountain, with a viewing platform; the official listing offers online booking.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Custom House

B+ listed building completed in 1857 and used by several government departments, near Donegall Quay.

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Derry~Londonderry's city walls

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Devenish Island

Lake island in Lower Lough Erne with the remains of an early Christian monastic site.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Dundrum Castle

Ruined castle above Dundrum, built by John de Courcy around 1177 to control access into Lecale.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Dunluce Castle

Ruined medieval castle, seat of Clan MacQuillan, on a basalt outcrop reached by a bridge from the mainland.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Dunseverick Castle

Basalt castle remains on a peninsula near the Giant's Causeway, passed by the Causeway Cliff Path.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Ebrington Square

Public space on the former Ebrington Barracks parade ground on the Waterside, connected to the centre by the Peace Bridge.

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Enniskillen Castle

Sixteenth-century castle on the River Erne that houses the Fermanagh County Museum and the Inniskillings Museum.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Fair Head

Five-kilometre dolerite sea cliff, about 200 metres high, at the north-eastern corner of County Antrim.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Florence Court

Large eighteenth-century National Trust house and estate in the foothills of Cuilcagh, about 13 km from Enniskillen.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Free Derry Corner

Freestanding gable wall at the junction of Lecky Road, Rossville Street and Fahan Street, marking the Free Derry area.

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Guildhall

Grade A listed guildhall on Guildhall Square, where Derry City and Strabane District Council meets.

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Hands Across the Divide

Sculpture by Maurice Harron, erected in 1992 on the west side of Craigavon Bridge and symbolising reconciliation.

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

HMS Caroline

Light cruiser completed in 1914 that saw action in the First World War, now a museum ship in Alexandra Dock.

• Titanic Quarter & East Belfast, Northern Ireland

Kilbroney Park

Park near Rostrevor on a former estate, close to Carlingford Lough.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Kinbane Castle

Largely ruined castle on a limestone headland, whose name means white head, between Ballycastle and Ballintoy.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Lagan Weir

Weir across the River Lagan, opened in 1994, that ended the tidal mudflats once exposed at low tide.

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Linen Hall Library

Belfast's oldest library and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland, on Donegall Square North.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter, Northern Ireland

Marble Arch Caves

Series of natural limestone caves near Florencecourt, part of a global geopark.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Monea Castle

Castle ruin at Monea in State Care, one of the historic monuments in the county.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Mourne Mountains

Predominantly granite mountain range in County Down, including Slieve Donard, the highest peak in Ulster.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Mourne Wall

Granite dry-stone wall, 22 miles long, built between 1904 and 1922 around the Silent Valley catchment.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Murlough National Nature Reserve

National Trust nature reserve of sand dunes, wildlife and walking trails on Dundrum Bay.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Museum of Free Derry

Museum in the Bogside on the civil rights movement of the late 1960s and the Free Derry area of the early 1970s.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne

Small circular temple on clifftops near Castlerock, part of a National Trust estate with a ruined mansion.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Newcastle seafront

Seaside resort at the foot of Slieve Donard with a sandy beach and a main street running down to the promenade.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Old Bushmills Distillery

Irish whiskey distillery in Bushmills; the company that built it was formed in 1784.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, designed by Arnold Thornely and opened in 1932 at Stormont.

Booking: the venue’s own page advises booking ahead (read 25 Oct 2026). Source

• Titanic Quarter & East Belfast, Northern Ireland

Peace Bridge

Foot and cycle bridge across the River Foyle, opened on 25 June 2011, linking Ebrington Square with the centre.

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Peacemakers Museum

Museum on the journey from conflict in the Bogside.

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Portora Castle

Castle ruin built for Sir William Cole, beside the narrow exit of the River Erne into Lower Lough Erne.

• Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Portstewart Strand

Two-mile stretch of golden sand and dunes on the north coast, cared for by the National Trust.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Rathlin Island

Island off the Antrim coast, Northern Ireland's northernmost point, with 141 residents at the 2021 census.

• The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Samson and Goliath

Twin shipbuilding gantry cranes on Queen's Island, named after the biblical figures and dominating the Belfast skyline.

• Titanic Quarter & East Belfast, Northern Ireland

Siege Museum

Display on the 1689 Siege of Londonderry and the clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.

Entry: according to the venue’s own page, read 25 Oct 2026. Special exhibitions and events may be charged. Source

• Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Silent Valley Mountain Park

Reservoir and mountain park in the Mournes that supplies water to County Down and most of Belfast.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Slieve Binnian

Third-highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 747 metres, north of Kilkeel, with a broad flat summit.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Slieve Donard

Highest mountain in Northern Ireland and Ulster at 850 metres, rising behind Newcastle.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Spelga Dam

Reservoir formed by Spelga Dam in the Mournes, at over 1,200 feet above sea level.

• The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland