The area stretches around from the
River Roe near
Bellarena on the shores of
Lough Foyle, with
Magilligan Point with
Benone Strand on the
Atlantic Ocean, and
Mussenden Temple perched on the cliffs to
Castlerock. At Castlerock the first of the seaside resorts the estuary of the
River Bann is reached with crossing points located upstream at
Coleraine. From the River Bann the coast includes seaside resorts of
Portstewart and
Portrush. Further along there is
Dunluce Castle,
Portballintrae and the town of
Bushmills. Whilst
Bushmills (home to the world's oldest licensed distillery which has produced the famous Irish whiskey "Bushmills" since 1608). The
River Bush is crossed beside the
Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway, and the
Giant's Causeway is nearby. The next place are
Ballintoy, and onwards to
Ballycastle The area is popular with tourists and includes some of the best-known physical features of Northern Ireland: the
Giant's Causeway (a
World Heritage Site), the
Glens of Antrim and
Rathlin Island, which lies 7 miles off Ballycastle. The coast includes
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and the small
Dunseverick Castle, and the more isolated seaside resort of
Ballycastle, with a ferry to
Rathlin Island across the
Straits of Moyle. From Ballycastle the coastline veers southwards around
Fair Head and continues with the
North Channel and the settlements of
Cushendun, then
Cushendall and finally
Waterfoot. ==Causeway Coast and Glens District Council==