Stunning environment...friendly people

The People

Catching the surf
Catching the surf at White Rocks, Portrush

Known for their unique charm and humour people from Northern Ireland have a tremendous sense of pride in their country coupled with a great passion for enjoying life.

Famous for the ‘craic’, they also have a reputation for being hard-working and family-orientated with a real zest for life.

The range of talent and creativity to be found in Northern Ireland is truly remarkable when set against the size of the region, one of the smallest in Europe.

This rich vein of creativity has had a profound impact on the region and many other nations to which Northern Ireland people have travelled and migrated.

Famous sons and daughters include Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, Van Morrison, Sir James Galway, Amanda Donohoe, Geraldine Hughes, and not forgetting the hugely popular children’s author C. S. Lewis. This Belfast-born writer who found inspiration for the magical Kingdom of Narnia outside his front door, is considered to be one of the most influential 20th Century Christian writers.

Step through the wardrobe and experience the charm of Northern Ireland for yourself.

The Place

Fermanagh lakelands

Known for its unique charm and humour Northern Ireland is one of the safest, friendliest and most picturesque places in Europe.

Spectacular landscapes and friendly people bring visitors back time after time. It was voted a “must see” country to visit in 2007 by the trusted travel guide The Lonely Planet Bluelist external website and in the same book Belfast was listed as one of the top 10 cities on the rise.

“The cities are pulsating, the economy is thriving and the people, the lifeblood that courses through the country, are in good spirits.” The Lonely Planet.

As well as the world-renowned Giant’s Causeway, external website a World Heritage site, Northern Ireland offers a stunning coastline, countryside of charming towns and villages and a wealth of historic sites including ruined castles, prehistoric monuments and early Christian churches.

The Antrim Coast Road external website has been ranked as the fifth most beautiful spot in the world, more spectacular than the Grand Canyon in the US or Venezuela’s Angel Falls. The 23-mile long single carriageway route is dug into cliffs and overhanging the sea.

Nightlife and entertainment are vibrant and offer something for everyone.

Leisure opportunities are limitless thanks to the excellent world-class golf courses, fresh water lakes, spectacular coastlines and sandy beaches making it a surfers’ paradise.

You can’t visit Northern Ireland without sampling a taste of Ulster. Enjoy freshly caught Portavogie prawns, or a creamy pint of Guinness with a plate of Dundrum oysters, just yards from where they were caught.

So stay a while and allow yourself to be romanced by its beauty and enthralled by its rhythm of life.


Kids visiting Derry's famous walls
Enjoying a day visit to Derry's
famous 17th century walls

CS Lewis centenary sculpture
"The Searcher"
CS Lewis centenary sculpture
was inspired by the magical
wardrobe from the Chronicles
of Narnia

East strand, Portrush
East strand, Portrush

Antrim Coast road
Antrim Coastal road

Carrick-a-rede rope bridge
Carrick-a-rede rope bridge

take a closer look