Ireland day 0426. Monday 28 November 2022- Antrim2201 *

Ireland day 0426. Monday 28 November 2022- Antrim2201

Today’s summary	Drove up to Ballintoy in Co Antrim for a couple of days holiday in a B&B. Visited the Bushmills distillery on the way and late in the evening faintly saw the Northern Lights
Today’s weather	Bright, sunny and dry all day. Light westerly breeze. Appx 8C

Today’s overview location (The blue mark shows the location of our route)		Close-up location (The green line shows where we walked) (Click button below to download GPX of today’s walk as recorded, or see interactive map at bottom with elevations corrected): White Park Bay

Commentary

(Summary blog only. Last full blog was Day 0368).

The first of a couple of days’ holiday in Antrim – today visiting the Bushmills distillery (which was excellent) followed by a short walk to the beach at White Park Bay.

Easy driving – took under three hours to get here from Malahide. Staying in a B&B near Ballintoy, near the Carrick-a-Rede rope suspension bridge.

Ate at the Fullerton Arms in the evening and faintly saw the northern Lights at around 10pm.

Today’s photos (click to enlarge)


Outside the distillery. You can’t use electronic devices inside because of the risk of sparking in the alcohol rich atmosphere (improbable but true!!). So no photos inside	Starting off on the tour. Bushmills is the oldest Whiskey distiller in Ireland and is currently expanding massively. The brand is very successful in America

A spot of tasting at the end. Unfortunately my options were a bit limited as I was driving 🙁	Seasonal decor just coming to life in the gathering gloom

Overlooking White Park Bay – a vast deserted beach though I imagine it gets busy in the summer	On the beach looking west towards Portbradden Harbour

In the tasting room. The copper still is non-operational