The rope bridge has woven its way between carrick island and the county antrim mainland across the atlantic ocean carrick a rede island is the final destination and home to a fisherman s cottage steeped in history and heritage.
Carrick rope bridge to giant s causeway.
Suspended almost 100ft 30m above sea level the rope bridge was first erected by salmon fishermen 350 years ago.
Translink uk operates a bus from aird giants causeway the nook to ballintoy carrick a rede rope bridge 5 times a day.
Enjoy fantastic coastal views from carrick a rede island.
They fished for atlantic salmon and for a long time a flourishing industry marked this place.
Carrick a rede rope bridge and the dark hedges.
Explore giant s causeway cross the carrick a rede rope bridge visit dark hedges spend some time in belfast see causeway coastal route on the way.
The carrick a rede rope bridge was originally erected by salmon fishermen who cast their nets into the casm below and has been in use for 350 years.
Included entrance fees and round trip transport means you ll save time planning ahead and convenient transport between dispersed landmarks such as the giant s causeway and the carrick a rede rope bridge allows you to focus on the scenery rather than the roads.
The rope bridge at carrick a rede was first erected by fishermen more than 250 years ago.
The causeway coast walking route is 16km long 4hr and is one of ireland s most scenic and varied coastal walks from the carrick a rede rope bridge to the giants causeway.
Tickets cost 2 4 and the journey takes 17 min.
Full day giant s causeway and carrick a rede rope bridge tour from dublin venture across the carrick a rede rope bridge without paying extra enjoy a spectacular drive along the coastal route and over the glens of antrim make your way to one of the game of thrones filming locations at the dark hedges.
The bridge that exists now is a far distant relation of the flimsy rope bridge that the fishermen used and is completely safe to cross.
On this tour you will also visit the dark hedges and belfast.
And because this is an incredible part of the world we also take you to two other impressive places.