What's to see? I'd take the caravan or tent and visit a few places, with the kids of course.
Up the coast to Port Rush from Larne ,nice drive.
Do the Causeway and the Rope bridge ,then if you have wetsuits there can be some good surfing and body boarding up there
Where you staying Molgrips?
Belfast notably has the Titanic center and the bus/taxi tours are worth a shout of your interested in The Troubles. Outside Belfast, the North Coast has plenty on offer - Giants Causeway/Rope Bridge and stunning scenery. Further south you have the Mournes district, again stunning scenery with plenty of activities available. And of course, our 5 trail centres.
Don't forget your flak jacket 😉
Only been to Port Stewart and Port Rush area for the NW 200, lovely place friendly people.
I'd be leaving from Cardiff
I'd probably take the caravan but maybe a tent instead, and doing a bit of a tour.
We'd be looking for countryside stuff, mountains, beaches and whatnot, but nothing hardcore cos our kids are only small. They're too young to appreciate 'culture' as such, but a day in town would be ok. Castles etc are also a hit.
Looks like it'd be much easier for us to drive to Holyhead, go to Dublin then drive up North. There's no point in sticking to political boundaries so we'd probably end up in Eire too, Donegal or Mayo maybe.
How long do you intend to visit for?
As a rough plan from Dublin you could stop at this waterpark, bit of fun after the journey
http://www.funtasia.ie/waterpark/home.aspx?AcceptsCookies=1
Then its around a 1.5 hr drive to the Mourne mountains where you could stop for a few days (beaches, mountains, hiking, biking etc)
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/mournes/
From here you could visit Belfast if you wished or start the A2 Antrim Coast Road
http://www.causewaycoastandglens.com/portals/2/downloads/ccg_map.pdf
On this notable stops would be Carrickfergus Castle
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Carrickfergus-Castle-Carrickfergus-P2814
Carnfunnock Caravan Park is great for kids
Then Giants Causeway, Carrick - a - reade Rope Bridge, Dunluce Castle etc.
You could stay a few days in Portrush or Portstewart for beaches and more traditional seaside stuff. Blairs is a good caravan park
http://www.blairscaravans.com/
After this you could go on to Derry or Donegal, possibly Glenveagh National Park.
http://www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie/
If you have any questions let me know.
Some more info on visiting Belfast on this thread
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/belfast-tips-for-things-to-see-pubs-etc
Ooh nice thanks..
If you can hang on til year you can watch the first three stages of the Giro. 🙂
Donegal is nice. Wet n windy mind.
If doing the causeway, may as well do Bushmills distillery too.