Downhill Beach is part of an 11 km stretch of sand and surf offering a wealth of activities including water sports, scenic walks and facilities for that perfect family day out. Downhill is a Blue Flag Award Beach 2015. Cars are permitted on this beach throughout the year.
Downhill is an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) and is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) offering opportunities for nature walks and sightings of bird life amongst a backdrop of cascading waterfalls, extensive sand dunes, and the prominent Mussenden Temple, one of the most photographed buildings in Northern Ireland. The Temple offers breathtaking views of the North Coast and dramatic 18th century ruins waiting to be explored.
This stretch of beach is one of the most scenic in Ireland and visitors can enjoy views to Counties Donegal, Antrim and Londonderry (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6hVaFXAF_Y).
The nearest town to Downhill Beach is Castlerock, a small coastal town offering accommodation, pubs, restaurants, and excellent rail and transport links to Coleraine, Belfast and Dublin. Other nearby destinations includes the seaside resorts of Portrush and Portstewart (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD73BZpr0hg).
Downhill Beach is used in the filming of Game of Thrones as Dragonstone, where the Seven Idols of Westeros were burned and Melisandre, flames dancing into the night sky, proclaimed: “For the night is dark and full of terrors.”
Facilities include:
free car parking
Lifeguard Service (July and August 11am-7pm daily)
dogs allowed (restrictions apply 1st June - 15th Sept)
horse riding (restrictions apply 1st May – 30th Sept, permitted before 11:00 and after 19:00)
toilets
Did you know?
There are two tunnels between here and Castlerock, ‘Downhill Tunnel’ 307 yards and ‘Castlerock Tunnel’ 668 yards long. On the 8th June 1846, the removal of the short section of rock at Portvantage between the two tunnels, involved 3,600 lbs of gun powder and was referred to as ‘The Great Blast’. This event attracted great crowds to the area and concluded with a banquet for 500 specially invited guests in one of the tunnels!
This is one of the different locations that appeared in Game of Thrones filming in Northern Ireland and if you want to know about some of the others then you could check these videos:
- Lough Neagh or the Smoking Sea (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COUaQZJ8-kI)
- Game of Thrones Tapestry (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bt58MUuWOU)
- Larrybane and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RXOUknZ5N4)
- Binevenagh Mountain, Londonderry (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQXeJm4D2o)
- Cushendun Caves (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7dNEReGod4)
- Toome Canal, Toomebridge (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD73BZpr0hg)
- The Dark Hedges (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmAKfkn11Qc)
- Ballintoy Harbour (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwkPhKBbi84)
These are the regular outdoor locations which were used in filming the movie series but there are also the 10 doors which appeared throughout the movie series and every one of these doors was filmed in a restaurant, hotel or a bar that is found somewhere around the country as well.
The doors which we managed to reach out to and film include:
- Door number 3 in the Percy French Restaurant in Newcastle (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONv66SEr5FQ)
- Door number 4 in the Blakes of the Hollow pub in Enniskillen (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqCYN1_pI-E)
- Door number 6 in the Fullerton Arms Hotel in Ballintoy (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZdoJdaWkg)
- Door number 8 in Mary McBride's Bar in Cushendun (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyDD3LdIHu4)
- Door number 9 in Ballygally Castle Hotel (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SnEqs1sBIU)
- Door number 10 in The Dark Horse Bar in Belfast (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEU1fHE50Sk)
If you happen to be a fan of Game of Thrones then visiting these different locations in order to check where the movie was filmed will be the perfect trip for you.
The Downhill Beach in Castlerock appeared in the movie series but what is making it much more important is being a beach place where visitors are allowed to come to and receive different services and where they could also enter the place with their cars - this might be one of the different positive things about those who might not be going there to have a dip in the sea but instead to sit around in their cars, have something to eat with their loved ones and then go back home once again.
If you are considering a nice beach in the area of Castlerock town then Downhill beach is the one for you where you will also get some wonderful views of county Londonderry, Donegal and Antrim.
Have you ever been to Downhill beach before? Let us hear your story and know your experience!
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