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Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge

119a Whitepark Road, Ballintoy BT54 6LS, Northern Ireland
+44 28 9024 6609
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Ranked #2 of 4 attractions in Ballintoy
Type: Amusement/ Theme Parks
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North East, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

The old rope bridge had rotted wooden plank walkway and only a single handrail. It was terrifying. I walked across to the island and quickly turned around and walked back--otherwise fear would have set in and I would NEVER have walked back. The new bridge is safe but still thrilling. The views are amazing and well worth the short walk... More

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

We came here as part of the Extreme Ireland Giant Causeways tour. From the car park, the walk to the rope bridge is about 20 minutes on a gravel path and then there are stone steps leading to the rope bridge. The views are very nice. It is very close to the Giant Causeways and definitely worth a visit.

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

A nice fairly gentle wall to the bridge and back . Good views over to Rathlin Island and Kintyre, Islay and Jura. The walk across the bridge was fun. But the island was closed off to allow plants to grow, fair enough, but they could at least have said whenyou paid your money. The island is tinybut to only get... More

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Alberta
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

This was spectacular...views were incredible, bridge a little scary maybe but, it's not very long so certainly doable. This is a "don't miss" if you are in the area. It is about half mile walk, a little steep ion places, and certainly don't recommend for small kids.

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Birkirkara, Malta
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

We visited Dublin on St Patricks last year in March.. We took a daytrip which included a visit to Ballintoy (Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge).. The weather was decent so that helped a lot.. The view is breath taking and with all the greenary around you.. I'm not afraid of heights or anything so it was fun going crossing the bridge.. There... More

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

We got here after the bridge's hours ( I didn't expect a bridge to have operating hours!) which we thought was kind of silly. We walked over the to bridge anyways from the parking lot and found it all locked up. The walk there was lovely, but the bridge was MUCH smaller than we anticipated! Even though we didn't get... More

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Armoy, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

Great tourist attraction, ideally need a good sunny day to appreciate the fantastic views over the sea to Rathlin and Scotland.

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Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Once again me and my bruva Dmac were out on the pull, however this time the lucky women were at Carrick-A-Rede ropebridge, not Rathlin Island, we paid an awful fee of administration of 300 pound per person, after that infuriating encounter we continued our treck to our destiny, the walk of happiness or so we thought, we walked for approximately... More

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Hartford, Connecticut
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

It's about a 15 minute walk to the actual bridge, and the scenery is beautiful. It's on the northern coast, so the waves against the rocks are fantastic. I am a bit afraid of heights, but thought this would be a fun thing to do. It was! The bridge actually looks longer in photos but it's really not that long.... More

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Bridgend
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Even though the weather was not great, I really enjoyed my visit. The site is mostly well fenced, just a small area with none but you should be using common sense anyway when climbing around on a mountain. Lots of friendly staff. Very steep to get down to the bridge but well worth it. The bridge was quite wobbly as... More

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