Traditionally fishermen erected the bridge to carrick a rede island over a 30m deep and 20m wide chasm to check their salmon nets.
Belfast to carrick a rede rope bridge tour.
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One of northern ireland s best loved attractions carrick a rede boasts unrivalled coastal scenery with stunning views of rathlin and scottish islands and an exhilarating rope bridge experience.
This tour is not recommended for anyone with limited mobility.
Carrick a rede rope bridge the carrick a rede rope bridge was originally erected by salmon fishermen who cast their nets into the casm below and has been in use for 350 years.
Carrick a rede rope bridge around 1 5 hours.
This full day tour from belfast makes it possible to maximize your time combining a tour of the giant s causeway with visits to nearby attractions such as the carrick a rede rope bridge carrickfergus castle and dunluce castle.
The giant s causeway and the carrick a rede rope bridge.
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Now sit back and enjoy the relaxing drive back to dublin stopping off just after.
The original bridge was created by fishermen 350 years ago to help them catch fish and the fishermen could have never guessed that a more modern version of their bridge would become a major tourist attraction centuries later.
At 3 25pm we continue our day trip to northern ireland and head towards to the carrick a rede rope bridge this spectacular attraction is a must when visiting the north coast.
The bridge that exists now is a far distant relation of the flimsy rope bridge that the fishermen used and is completely safe to cross.
From belfast get to stop by the dark hedges and past by bushmills distillery.
The next stop on this tour is carrick a rede rope bridge.
Although this is a coach tour please note that this coach tour also includes two long walks one in the morning at carrick a rede rope bridge 2kms the other in the afternoon at the giant s causeway 2kms although there is a shuttle bus to and from the stones costing 1 each way.
Provided by our partners wild rover tours this tour takes in the giants causeway carrick a rede rope bridge belfast city titanic belfast and more.