Visit the Gobbins

You’ve left Belfast behind, and now it’s time to start your journey along the Causeway Coastal Route. And already, just 32km (20 miles) in, you’ve found something remarkable. Let us introduce you to The Gobbins.

If you have always wanted to walk on water, this may be just about as close as you get.

The Gobbins path wraps its way around the cliffs over County Antrim’s Irish Sea coastline – a stunning architectural feat, given its creators erected this over 100 years ago.

Hanging from basalt cliffs directly over the Irish Sea, the Gobbins Cliff Path is an Edwardian labour of love. Designed by the railway engineer Berkeley Deane Wise in 1902, the Gobbins has been closed since 1954 when the depression of the 1930s and lack of materials post-WWII had caught up with this one-of-a-kind visitor experience. After extensive renovations, the Gobbins is open again, and it’s already proving a hugely popular stop along the stunning Causeway Coastal Route.

At one point along the path, the walk bends like an elbow out into the Irish Sea, creating a “natural aquarium of seawater” (above). Take a moment to see if you can spot some of the many species of fish swimming below.

There is more....Modelled on the original, the Tubular Bridge is an exposed tubular walkway hanging some 10 metres above the chilly Irish Sea. And the weight of this metal behemoth? An impressive 5.4 tonnes. Ans then there's Wise’s Eye, named after the path’s creator over 100 years ago, this was made to provide access to “the most spectacular section of the original path… over crashing waves to sunken caves and sheer cliff faces.”

Learn about it in the information centre (above) or WATCH THIS VIDEO.....

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