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The Causeway coast is truly a golfers paradise. Literally on the doorstep of the apartment are Portrush’s famous links golf courses. The 1st tee of Rathmore golf Course (The Valley) is about an eight iron away as is the 17th green and 18th hole of the world famous Royal Portrush (Dunluce), home of the Open Championship in 1953 and the Irish Open in 2012. Golf Magazine ranked Royal Portrush 12th in their list of the Top 100 Courses in the World and it is ranked 4th best course in the world, outside the USA by Golf Digest.
Even closer than the 1st hole at Rathmore Golf Course, is the fun, but great test of your short game, Skerries Par 3 course.
Just a 15 minutes drive round the coast is the stunning Portstewart Golf Course. A heading through Coleraine towards Donegal, is another fabulous links course Castlerock. Heading east from Portrush, there is another testing Links at Ballycastle.
http://www.royalportrushgolfclub.com/
http://www.rathmoregolfclub.co.uk/
http://www.portstewartgc.co.uk/
http://www.castlerockgc.co.uk/
If golf isn’t your thing, there are plenty more strenuous activities to keep you busy on the Causeway Coast. The most popular of these is probably surfing. There are several established and well run Surf Schools which operate throughout the year.
Alive Surf School – www.alivesurfschool.com
Long Johns Surf Academy – www.longjohns-surfacademy.com
Troggs Surf School – www.troggssurfschool.com
Portrush Sea Tours operates a fast Stormforce 11 Rib offering sea tours around the coast from Portrush Harbour. The rib takes up to 14 passengers and offers trips ranging from 1.5 hours (to the Giants Causeway) to all an all day trip to the beautiful Jura island.
Dunluce Castle is a must see spot on the Causeway Coast just a few miles outside Portrush heading towards Bushmills. Dunluce Castle offers a fantastic photo opportunity sitting proud on the cliff with the backdrop on the beautiful White Rocks beach as you look back towards Portrush.
There cant be many visitors to Portrush who haven’t visited Barrys Amusements. Opened in 1925, many generations of children and adults have had good holiday fun on the many rides including the cyclone, ghost train, bumper cars, hobby horses, big apple, free style and the big dipper.
Not surprisingly, there is a wealth of places to eat and drink at in Portrush. Two of the most popular are 55 degrees North, with great views over the East Strand Portrush and the Causeway headland and the famous Harbour Bar and its very popular 4 associated restaurants at the Harbour in Portrush.
The Bushmills Distillery is just 6 miles away, either a 10 minute drive, or a beautiful walk, taking the East Strand beach (just 2 minutes from the apartment) to White Rocks beach, then along the coast road, past Dunluce Castle to the town of Bushmills. It is well worth a visit to the shop or take in the tour of the distillery.
If you stay at the apartment, this walk is a must. You can quickly get to the East Strand Beach, by walking straight out of the doorstairs door, then cut between the end of the block and the last block of apartments, cut through the rough of the pitch and putt course, through the fence and across the football pitch, across the car park, and you will be at the beach in 2 minutes. The walk along the beach to the white rocks is stunning and about 1.5 miles long.
