Bushmills is a village near the coast of County Antrim, 60 miles north of Belfast. It's best known for its whiskey distillery - the flavour is distinctive. It's connected by a narrow-gauge steam train to the Giant's Causeway so many visitors combine the two attractions on a day-trip.

Get in

This small distillery village is well-served by buses from Coleraine and there is a fun little steam train running in the summer from Bushmills to the Causeway. Portrush, also with train station and bus connections is 6 miles to the west along the A2 road.

See

• 1 Old Bushmills Distillery, 2 Distillery Rd,, ☏ +44 28 2073 3218. the oldest whiskey distillery in the world.  

Do

• 1 Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway. 2 mile long narrow gauge heritage railway (updated Jan 2017)

Eat

• 1 The Flash In The Pan, 77 Main St, ☏ +44 28 2073 1630. Fish and Chips (updated Jan 2017)
• 2 The French Rooms, 45 Main St, ☏ +44 28 2073 0033. licensed café (updated Jan 2017)

Sleep

• 1 Bushmill's Inn, 9 Dunluce Rd, ☏ +44 28 2073 3000, mail@bushmillsinn.com. Very nice and strongly Irish themed. It is about 10 minutes' drive from the causeway. (updated Oct 2016)
• 2 Bushmills Hostel, 49 Main Street, ☏ +44 28 2073 1222. open daily March - Oct, and weekends rest of year. Youth hostel near the Bushmills distillery. from £15. (updated Nov 2016)

Go next

• Portrush
• Giant's Causeway
• Coleraine