Portrush and the Antrim Coast - Ireland 2014 - page 568

point of interest on the route) takes 45 minutes. Pick up a Rambler bus schedule at the
TI, and buy the ticket from the driver (in Portrush, the Rambler stops at Dunluce Avenue,
next to public WC, a 2-minute walk from TI; operated by Translink, tel. [phone],
www.translink.co.uk ) .
By Bus Tour: If you're based in Belfast, you can visit most of the sights on the Antrim
Coast with a McComb's tour (see here ) . Those based in Derry can get to the Giant's
Causeway and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge with Top Tours (see here ).
By Taxi: Groups (up to four) can reasonably visit most sights (except the more distant
Carrick-a-Rede) by taxi. One-way from Portrush, it's roughly £6 to Dunluce Castle, about
£8 to Old Bushmills Distillery, and about £10 to the Giant's Causeway. Try Andy Brown's
Taxi (tel. [phone]), Hugh's Taxi (mobile [phone]), or North West Taxi (tel.
028/7082-4446).
Portrush
Homey Portrush used to be known as “the Brighton of the North.” It first became a resort
in the late 1800s, as railroads expanded to offer the new middle class a weekend by the
shore. Victorian society believed that swimming in salt water would cure many common
ailments.