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The Kingsroad & Iron Islands
Dark Hedges & Ballintoy Harbour, Northern Ireland
The tunnel of 18th-century beech trees known as the Dark Hedges is the Kingsroad. Ballintoy Harbour on the Causeway Coast became Lordsport on the Iron Islands. Both are 1.5 hours from Belfast.
Plan your visit
What you need to know before you go
- Best time to visit
- May–September (long daylight, mild weather)
- How to get there
- Rent a car in Belfast and do a Causeway Coast loop. The Giant's Causeway is on the same route.
- Suggested stay
- Plan 1–2 days here, or build it into a wider regional trip.
- Good to know
- Bring layers, comfortable shoes, and a camera. See our country guide below for restaurants, cafés and more places nearby.
