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Places near Portrush by type
All 221 places by distance →One day from Portrush
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:50 pm
73 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Portrush
- Dunluce Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Causeway Coast AONBnature spot · 2 hrs
- St. Patrick's Churchchurch · 30 min
- Downhill Strandbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Portstewart Strandbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Portrush
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Portrush?
Curry's Fun Park (park, about 1 km), Dunluce Castle (heritage site, about 6 km), Portstewart Strand (beach, about 9 km), St. Patrick's Church (church, about 9 km), Coleraine Museum (museum, about 9 km), Causeway Coast Vineyard (church, about 9 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Portrush?
130 places on Spotwander: 58 forts & heritage, 15 churches, 16 hill stations & viewpoints, 8 beaches & coast, 6 museums.
Which is the nearest fort to Portrush?
Corrstown Bronze Age Village, about 1 km by road; Ballwillan Parish (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Portrush?
Portstewart Presbyterian Church, about 6 km by road; St. Patrick's Church (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Portrush?
Start in Portrush, visit Dunluce Castle, then Causeway Coast AONB, then St. Patrick's Church, then Downhill Strand, then Portstewart Strand, and drive back — about 73 km by road in all.