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Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim Walking Holiday in Northern Ireland
A 53 mile walking trail combining the Causeway Coast Way and the Moyle Way, walking between Portrush to Ballycastle, and through the Glens of Antrim to Cushendall. This route can be walked in either direction.
This is one of our Coastal Walking Holidays in UK and Ireland and also one of our Northern Ireland Walking Holidays.
Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim walking holiday
7 nights and 6 days walking
A 53 mile self-guided Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim walking holiday on the Ulster Way walking trail around Northern Ireland, situated in the sheltered waters of the North Channel between Northern Ireland and the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. The trail in the Glens of Antrim is known as the Moyle Way.
This magnificent self guided walking holiday combines many varied habitats, a fascinating mixture of seaside towns, small harbours, tidal beaches and rolling hills. The Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede rope-bridge, a day trip to Rathlin Island and the Glens of Antrim are among the many highlights.
You can walk this hiking tour over 6 days at about 9 miles per day and in either direction:
Our self-guided walking holidays are designed with your comfort and enjoyment in mind and can be tailor-made to your own personal requirements.
The routes are clearly way-marked to provide reassurance on your hiking vacation.
We use a selection of guest houses, inns or small hotels with en-suite or private bathroom to ensure you are well rested each night after a busy day hiking and sightseeing. Rest assured that all our accommodation walking holiday providers are hand-picked and offer you that famous British hospitality.
Special diets can be catered for, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free.
We organize the luggage transfer so your bags are at your next accommodation when you arrive. We try to get your bags delivered by 4pm, but this may be delayed due to road conditions.
Let’s Go Walking has developed one of the largest selection of walking holidays.
Our offices are staffed 9am to 9pm during our walking season (March to September) to ensure your walking holiday runs without a hitch.
All our walking holidays are self-guided and you must be a confident map reader and able to navigate from a compass bearing. The weather in the UK and Ireland can change quickly effecting visibility and underfoot conditions. It is important to carry a selection of clothing with you on your hike each day to cope with changing weather conditions. If you are not confident of completing any days walk, do not set out.
This walking holiday in the UK operates March to September and in either direction.
The daily distances are only a suggestion. If you would like to walk longer or shorter distances, we can arrange that too.
Our stated distances include mileage to the accommodation or pickup point and so may not agree with the guide book mileages.
Rest days can be taken in any location.
Why not combine this walk with a hiking tour in another part of the UK or Ireland. Our staff will be happy to advise on necessary transfers.
Online booking available.
A deposit of £85 per person is required to secure the booking, with the balance due 6 weeks before departure.
Optional extra days and accommodation upgrades can be added during the booking process online.
Please wait for the confirmation of your holiday before making final travel plans just in case your holiday is not available for your requested date.
from Portrush to Ballycastle to Cushendall
in Northern Ireland
(west to east)
8 day itinerary
6 days walking and 7 nights
Suggested Itinerary
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Belfast | |
| Day 1: | arrive Portrush | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Portrush | |
| Day 2: | Portrush to Bushmills via Giants Causeway | 8 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day at Giants Causeway | |
| Day 3: | Bushmills to Ballintoy | 10 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Ballintoy | |
| Day 4: | Ballintoy to Ballycastle via Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (optional) | 8 miles |
| Day 5: | day trip to Rathlin Island | 2-14 mileage to suit |
| Day 6: | Ballycastle to Orra Beg | 12 miles |
| Day 7: | Orra Beg to Waterfoot or Cushendall | 14 or 17 miles |
| Day 8: | depart Cushendall | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Belfast |
8 day itnerary 7 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2025 | £910 | £1,603 | £1,743 |
All prices subject to change
Extra nights from £64.00 per person
depending on location
Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
Causeway Coast Way
Can be added when booking online
Subject to availability Supplement per person per night
Portrush
Atlantic Hotel
double/twin
£45.00
single
please ask
Magherabour Hotel
£45.00
please ask
Royal Court Hotel
£54.00
please ask
Causeway
Grays Hotel
double/twin
£29.00
single
£88.00
Causeway Hotel
£75.00
please ask
Ballycastle
Marine Hotel
double/twin
£55.00
single
£128.00
Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim Walking Holiday
Suggested Tour Duration:
7 nights, 6 days walking
Total Distance:
53 miles
Min/max daily distance:
8/17 miles
Average Daily distance:
9 miles
Grading:
easy/moderate
Features:
Giant’s Causeway
Bushmills Irish Whiskey Distillery
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Rathlin Island
Glens of Antrim
A 53 mile walking trail combining the Causeway Coast Way and the Moyle Way, walking between Portrush to Ballycastle, and through the Glens of Antrim to Cushendall. This route can be walked in either direction.
This is one of our Coastal Walking Holidays in UK and Ireland and also one of our Northern Ireland Walking Holidays.
from Cushendall to Ballycastle to Portrush
in Northern Ireland
(east to west)
8 day itinerary
6 days walking and 7 nights
Suggested Itinerary
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Belfast | |
| Day 1: | arrive Cushendall | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Cushenalll | |
| Day 2: | Cushendall or Waterfoot to Orra Beg | 14 or 17 miles |
| Day 3: | Orra Beg to Ballycastle | 12 miles |
| Day 4: | day trip to Rathlin Island | 2-14 mileage to suit |
| Day 5: | Ballycastle to Ballintoy via Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (optional) | 8 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Ballintoy | |
| Day 6: | Ballintoy to Bushmills via Giants Causeway | 10 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day at Giants Causeway | |
| Day 7: | Bushmills to Portrush | 8 miles |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Portrush | |
| Day 8: | depart Portrush | |
| Optional Day: | optional extra day in Belfast |
8 day itnerary 7 nights
| Double or Twin Occupancy | Single Occupancy travelling with others | Solo Traveller |
|
| 2025 | £910 | £1,603 | £1,743 |
All prices subject to change
Optional Accommodation Upgrades for
Causeway Coast Way
Can be added when booking online
Subject to availability Supplement per person per night
Portrush
Atlantic Hotel
double/twin
£45.00
single
please ask
Magherabour Hotel
£45.00
please ask
Royal Court Hotel
£54.00
please ask
Causeway
Grays Hotel
double/twin
£29.00
single
£88.00
Causeway Hotel
£75.00
please ask
Ballycastle
Marine Hotel
double/twin
£55.00
single
£128.00
Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim Walking Holiday
Suggested Tour Duration:
7 nights, 6 days walking
Total Distance:
53 miles
Min/max daily distance:
8/17 miles
Average Daily distance:
9 miles
Grading:
easy/moderate
Features:
Giant’s Causeway
Bushmills Irish Whiskey Distillery
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Rathlin Island
Glens of Antrim
A 53 mile walking trail combining the Causeway Coast Way and the Moyle Way, walking between Portrush to Ballycastle, and through the Glens of Antrim to Cushendall. This route can be walked in either direction.
This is one of our Coastal Walking Holidays in UK and Ireland and also one of our Northern Ireland Walking Holidays.
Please note the following events in the area:
The Giants Causeway trail run will take place Saturday 12th Apr 2025.
The North West 200 Bike Race takes place 5th to 10th May 2025.
The Northern Ireland AirShow will take place Sat 7th and Sun 8th Sept 2024 (dates for 2025 to be confirmed).
The Giants Causeway Marathon will take Sat 21st June 2025.
This will affect your enjoyment of the area, the availability of accommodation in the entire area and our ability to deliver your luggage.
Therefore when booking your walking holiday on Causeway Coast Way we suggest you avoid this area around these dates.
What’s included
in your Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim Walking Holiday in UK
- accommodation at high quality guest houses, inns or small hotels on a bed and breakfast basis
- room with en-suite or private bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities
- daily luggage transfer
- support should there be any problems on route
- detailed itineraries
Optional Extras
for your Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim Walking Holiday in UK
- upgrade to the region’s most elegant, prestigious and famous hotels, where available
- transfers back to car or station
- parking facilities
- rest days
- inn to inn walks
What’s not included
in your Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim Walking Holiday in UK
- day trip ticket to Rathlin Island
- lunches and dinners
- travel insurance
- entrance to Giants Causeway (National Trust)
Lunches and Dinners
These are not included.
Evening meals
These are available at overnight locations, either at your accommodation or in the town/village.
Packed lunches
These can be provided by your accommodation or can be obtained from a local store, or cafe or inn along the route.
Holiday Travel Insurance
We require that you take out holiday insurance as Let’s Go Biking Ltd accepts no liability for the following:
cancellation, personal accident, illness, loss/theft of personal possessions and/or money, and any unforeseen circumstances, especially travel delays.
This is in addition to our existing
booking conditions.
Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim Walking Holiday:
How to get there
- By Plane to Belfast or Londonderry where we can arrange transfer to Portrush or Cushendall
- By Sea to Belfast or Larne
- By Car to Portrush or Cushendall where parking is available
- By Train / Bus to Portrush or Cushendall
We have Coastal Walking Holidays in the UK in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands.
This is one of our categories of walking holidays.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Arran Coastal Way in Scotland
- Causeway Coast Way in Northern Ireland
- Causeway Coast Way and Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland
- Channel Islands
- Cleveland Way part of the England Coast Path
- Cumbria Coastal Way part of the England Coast Path
- Dingle Way in Ireland
- England Coast Path
- Fife Coastal Path in Scotland
- Great Gardens of Cornwall
- Great Gardens of Devon
- Guernsey, Herm and Sark in the Channel Islands
- Hebridean Way in Scotland
- Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path part of the Wales Coast Path
- Isle of Man
- Isle of Mull
- Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall
- Jersey Coastal Footpath in the Channel Islands
- Kerry Way in Ireland
- Lecale Way in Northern Ireland
- Lleyn Peninsula, part of the Wales Coast Path
- Norfolk Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- Northumberland Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- Pembroke Coast Path part of the Wales Coast Path
- Rye to Ramsgate on England Coast Path
- Solent Way part of the England Coast Path
- Somerset Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- South West Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- Suffolk Coast Path
- Tarka Trail in Devon
- Wales Coast Path
- Yorkshire Coast Path part of the England Coast Path
- Cleveland Way
- Coleridge Way in Somerset
- Copper Trail in Cornwall
- Cumbria Way passes through the Lake District
- Dales Way
- Dartmoor Way in Devon
- Glens of Antrim on the Moyle Way in Northern Ireland
- Glyndwrs Way in Wales
- Hadrians Wall Path
- Hebridean Way in Scotland
- Herriot Way
- Isle of Man Coastal and Moorland Footpath
- Macmillan Way West
- Mourne Way in Northern Ireland
- Richmond Way
- Tarka Trail in Devon
- Two Moors Way in Devon
- West Highland Way in Scotland
- Wicklow Way in Ireland
- Yorkshire Wolds Way
