One of the best forest parks in the country is minutes away at the top of the Glen where you will find magnificent walks through the forest and moorlands with spectacular scenery. Maisie’s is a superb location for beach and coastal walks, Waterfoot beach is a 1 minute walk from the house where you can enjoy a 1.5km walk or play in the children’s play park. Fishing, Sailing, Golf are available Maisie’s is ideal as a touring base for visitors. It is close to the many attractions along the Causeway Coast including the Giants Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Rathlin Island The shopping town of Ballymena is only 18 miles away. There is a wide range of restaurants and pubs in the village and the immediate surrounding area with plenty of traditional Irish music The Antrim Glens are an ideal location for short breaks or longer vacations with good road links to UK international airports and ferry ports in Larne and Belfast. With panoramic sea views over the Irish Sea to The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland Maisie's is truly a wonderful place to stay. Boat Hire, Fishing Trips, Sailing Courses, Day Boating trips to the Scottish Islands is all easily organised. Please ask for more details. Nearby Cushendall is a Conservation Area and the surrounding area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Glens of Antrim contains some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere in the world.. The house is ideally located in Glenarriff with its magnificent scenery richly deserves its title "Queen of the Glens". Glenarriff - Queen of the GlensGlenarriff Forest Park lies in the heart of the world famous Nine Glens of Antrim, a designated "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty", and an area to which tourists have been coming for over a century. Glenarriff, the Queen of the Glens, is considered by many people to be the most beautiful of the nine Antrim Glens. The Park covers an area of 1185ha of which 900ha have been planted with trees. The remainder consists of several small lakes, recreation areas and open space left for landscape and conservation reasons. Bisecting the Park are two small but beautiful rivers; the Inver and the Glenarriff, containing spectacular waterfalls, tranquil pools and stretches of fast flowing water tumbling through rocky steep-sided gorges. The unique Waterfall Walkway, a popular tourist attraction since it opened 80 years ago,has been significantly upgraded along its 3 mile length which passes through a National Nature Reserve. Its three waterfalls provide a rich backdrop for photographers, as do the other Forest Trails that offer panoramic landscapes and peaceful riverside walks. A wealth of historical sites such as Red Bay Pier, The Famine Stone, The White Lady and The White Arch.Hiring a fishing boat from the harbour will allow you to get a good views of the caves dotted about the sandstone cliffs.Red Bay CastleThe ruins of this castle, which was built in 1561, are located close to Red Bay Pier on the main coast road
One of the best forest parks in the country is minutes away at the top of the Glen where
you will find magnificent walks through the forest and moorlands with spectacular scenery.
Maisie’s is a superb location for beach and coastal walks, Waterfoot beach is a 1 minute
walk from the house where you can enjoy a 1.5km walk or play in the children’s play park.
Fishing, Sailing, Golf are available Maisie’s is ideal as a touring base for visitors. It is close
to the many attractions along the Causeway Coast including the Giants Causeway,
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Rathlin Island The shopping town of Ballymena is only
18 miles away. There is a wide range of restaurants and pubs in the village and the
immediate surrounding area with plenty of traditional Irish music The Antrim Glens are an
ideal location for short breaks or longer vacations with good road links to UK international
airports and ferry ports in Larne and Belfast. With panoramic sea views over the Irish Sea
to The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland Maisie's is truly a wonderful place to stay. Boat Hire,
Fishing Trips, Sailing Courses, Day Boating trips to the Scottish Islands is all easily
organised. Please ask for more details.
Nearby Cushendall is a Conservation
Area and the surrounding area is
designated as an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty, the
Glens of Antrim contains some of
the most spectacular scenery
anywhere in the world.. The house is
ideally located in Glenarriff with its
magnificent scenery richly deserves
its title "Queen of the Glens".
Glenarriff - Queen of the Glens
Glenarriff Forest Park lies in the heart of the world famous Nine Glens of Antrim, a
designated "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty", and an area to which tourists have been
coming for over a century. Glenarriff, the Queen of the Glens, is considered by many
people to be the most beautiful of the nine Antrim Glens.
The Park covers an area of 1185ha of which 900ha have been planted with trees. The
remainder consists of several small lakes, recreation areas and open space left for
landscape and conservation reasons. Bisecting the Park are two small but beautiful rivers;
the Inver and the Glenarriff, containing spectacular waterfalls, tranquil pools and stretches
of fast flowing water tumbling through rocky steep-sided gorges.
The unique Waterfall Walkway, a popular tourist attraction since it opened 80 years
ago,has been significantly upgraded along its 3 mile length which passes through a
National Nature Reserve.
Its three waterfalls provide a rich backdrop for photographers, as do the other Forest Trails
that offer panoramic landscapes and peaceful riverside walks.
A wealth of historical
sites such as Red Bay
Pier, The Famine Stone,
The White Lady and
The White Arch.
Hiring a fishing boat from
the harbour will allow you
to get a good views of
the caves dotted about
the sandstone cliffs.
Red Bay Castle
The ruins of this castle,
which was built in 1561,
are located close to Red
Bay Pier on the main
coast road
