Travelling with 3 women

Are you actually allowing time for the tent to be put up! The jump from giants causeway after everything else that day is a big one especially after all that walking.

The biggest tip I have is watch out at carrick-a-recede and giants causeway, the national trust will like to remove the contents of your wallet. If you are not a member you will pay for the car park at each site plus each person. At the giants causeway you can avoid the extortionate price by not entering the building. You will pay the car park but walk around or over the building, you will understand this when you see it, as they only own the building not the causeway and cannot charge to view it. It's a long walk down and seems longer up so pay for the bus at the top as you can't pay and get it at the bottom! This will save you £8.50 each, it might sound as if I'm a bit of a miser but the visitors centre is crap and not worth it. I went when a member of the national trust and was glad that I didn't have to pay as I was out in two minutes bored.

Carrick-a-reede you have to pay as it's for the maintenance of the bridge.

Folks he won't have any time to visit National Trust properties as he's doing a Circuit of Ireland.

The eagles in Ballymote are brilliant , I also heard the bog train is stopped enjoy the trip a lot of driving though

Apparently if you join the Scottish NT it is cheaper then the English one but you get exactly the same benefits

http://www.antaisce.org/membership gives reduced entrance fees at some NT sites - I think !

Well I survived,just. Had a fabulous time but North of the border was frustrating. All we saw were places that we want to go back to and spend more time exploring. Left Wexford at 6am and got to Newgrange around 9. I would advise anyone visiting during the peak tourist season to arrive as early as possible. They only take small numbers at a time into the chamber and it cannot be booked in advance. By midday people were not staying because they would have had to wait until late afternoon before their turn came. Then on to Loughshore camping park outside Belfast. Lovely little campsite, see reviews, and very handy for the Titanic exhibit. I could have spent a couple of days at the Titanic. brilliant.We did part of the Antrim Coast Road on the way to Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge. Beautiful driving, the only problem with it is it's not in Wexford. If you had never stood on anything higher than the footpath outside your door then you'd probably get quite a buzz from crossing the bridge. It's interesting and I'm glad I saw it and at least the car park was free. I'd love to cross over in a North East gale but as soon as the weather gets interesting the NT closes the bridge. We spent so much time at the Titanic that we hat to forget about The Giant's Causeway, it's on our list for when we return. A lot of driving but well worth it, and we'll be back to finish the Antrim Coast Road and explore some of the lovely spots that we saw on our trip. We saw a lot of flags out, did someone tell them we were coming? I even spotted one flag flying upside down, perhaps they were in distress. A lovely part of the country especially when the weather behaves.

Well said Hilton, let's encourage tourism for Norn Iron and not scaremonger potential tourists re prices,many people think it's worth the money . A little guidance is acceptable but do not go overboard.