Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry.

Get in

• 1 Castlerock railway station. On the Belfast-Derry between Coleraine and Bellarena  
• Bus services from Limavady and Coleraine

See

• Downhill forest. The National Trust managed, was part of the Bishop's Palace, and although the Palace is now a ruin the gardens are a wonderful place full of strange hidden lakes and gloriously tended flower gardens.  
• 1 Mussenden Temple. bizarre , built by an 18th century Anglican bishop (and slave trader) on top a precipitate cliff and overlooking Donegal in one direction and Scotland in another.  
• 2 Hezlett House, Mussenden Road, BT51 4RP, ☏ +44 28 7084-8728, downhilldemesne@nationaltrust.org.uk. 17th-century thatched cottage (updated Jan 2017)

Do

• 1 Castlerock Golf Club, 65 Circular Rd, ☏ +44 28 7084 8314. (updated Jan 2017)

Eat

• 1 Bertha's Bar & Grill, 6 Sea Rd, ☏ +44 28 7084 8209. (updated Jan 2017)

Drink

• 1 Crusoes Coffee Shop, 29 Sea Rd, ☏ +44 28 7084 9618. (updated Jan 2017)

Sleep

• 1 Downhill Beachhouse, Mussenden Rd, ☏ +44 28 7084 9077. hostel handily situated near Castlerock railway station on the Coleraine / Derry line and in a dramatic setting at the foot of the cliffs which Mussenden Temple sits atop. 
• 2 Carneety House, 120 Mussenden Rd, ☏ +44 28 7084 8640. B&B (updated Jan 2017)

Go next

• Coleraine
• Limavady
• Portstewart