Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway
The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a 3 ft narrow gauge heritage railway operating between the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The line is two miles long.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Email: infogcbr@btconnect.com
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Heritage Railway in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Bushmills”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giant’s Causeway and Old Bushmills Distillery.
Giant’s Causeway
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giant's Causeway is a spectacular series of rock formations on the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The site stretches for 2-3 miles, with some 40,000 basalt columns rising out of the sea.
Old Bushmills Distillery
Distillery
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Bushmills Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, established in 1784 and owned by Proximo Spirits. Old Bushmills Distillery is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway.
Dunluce Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dunluce Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, the seat of Clan MacQuillan. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim, and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. Dunluce Castle is situated 2 miles west of Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bushmills and Portballintrae.
Bushmills
Photo: Ryan kirk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bushmills is a village historically in County Antrim, near the coast 60 miles north of Belfast. Its two big attractions are the Old Bushmills Distillery within the village, and Giant's Causeway 3 miles northeast, so in summer it's very touristy.
Portballintrae
Village
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portballintrae is a small seaside village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is four miles east of Portrush and two miles west of the Giant's Causeway.
Dunseverick
Hamlet
Photo: Pdean, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dunseverick is a hamlet near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The name is also the alias for the townland of Feigh. It is most notable for Dunseverick Castle. Dunseverick is situated 4 miles northeast of Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway.
Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway
- Categories: heritage railway, station, and transportation
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.20759° or 55° 12′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.52985° or 6° 31′ 48″ westOperator
Giant’s Causeway & Bushmills RailwayOpen location code
9C7M6F5C+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 3102965859OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q5558325
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Japanese—“Giant’s Causeway and Bushmills Railway” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Ferrovia del Giant’s Causeway e Bushmills”
- Japanese: “ジャイアンツ・コーズウェー・アンド・ブッシュミルス線”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bushmills Orange Hall and The Diamond.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bushmills Primary School and Dunluce School.
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