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Brown's Country House is situated in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Although compact in size, Northern Ireland has such an astonishing variety of scenery and cultural attractions that one guidebook writer says it's "a great country just pretending to be small".
We've selected some of our favourite nearby local attractions.
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Giants Causeway |
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| World Heritage site. Stunning rock formation, built by the
legendary giant Finn McCool.
Distance from Browns County House - 5.5 miles |
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Bushmills Distillery |
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The Old Bushmills Distillery is the World's oldest licensed Whiskey Distillery. King James I granted the original License to distil 'Acqua Vitae' in April 1608 and since then Bushmills has been making Irish Malt Whiskey in Bushmills for almost four hundred years. Distance From Browns Country House - 3.5 miles |
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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge |
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Indiana Jones-style rope bridge joining beautiful cliff scenery to a National Trust island and sea bird haven. This well-known precarious rope bridge that crosses an 80-foot deep chasm is a popular attraction for all ages, run by The National Trust. Visitors walk one mile along the coastal path before crossing the bridge to the peaceful island with fabulous views over to Scotland. The bridge is put up by local salmon fishermen every year. Distance From Browns Country House - 11 miles |
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Dunluce Castle |
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This spectacular castlecrowned crag on the famous north Antrim coast was shaped when the sea cut deep into the land, exploiting cracks on either side of the rock. Dunluce was set to seige by the British in the 16th Century. One night during a storm, the kitchen of the castle broke off and plunged into the sea, killing all the cooks and kitchenhands. Dunluce Castle is thought by many to be the most pisturesque and romantic of Irish castles. Distance from Browns Country House - 5 miles |
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Rathlin Island |
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Spectacular views of Northern Ireland's largest colony of seabirds - puffins, razorbills, guillemots, kittiwakes and fulmars, and free access to Kebble National Nature Reserve (managed by Department of the Environment) at all times. In 1898, under Marconi's supervision, the first wireless transmissions took place between Rathlin Island and Ballycastle on the mainland. Robert Bruce watched the spider "try, try and try again" from Rathlin's caves. Distance from Browns Country House - 16 miles |
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Glens of Antrim |
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| The Glens of Antrim are an area that is completely
unspoilt and of outstanding natural beauty. The landscape is dominated
by a high plateau cut by deep glens which sweep eastward to the sea. Above
all it is an area of contrasts; gentle bays are separated by blunt headlands,
exposed moorlands give way to gentle valleys, wide vistas to enclosed farm
lands. Distance from Browns Country House - 22 miles
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