{"id":14644,"date":"2017-07-20T14:12:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T13:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=14644"},"modified":"2017-07-20T14:12:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T13:12:37","slug":"explore-the-secrets-of-the-causeway-coast-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/07\/explore-the-secrets-of-the-causeway-coast-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore the secrets of the Causeway Coast this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Whether you are a regular visitor or a first-time day tripper, the National Trust and the Causeway Coast &amp; Glens Borough Council have teamed up to offer you the inside track into the Causeway Coast this summer with a hidden gems map as well as Hosts on the ground providing you with all the latest information.<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14645\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14645\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/press2-24-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eleanor Rafferty-Killough, Duty Operations Manager for Learning &amp; Visitor Experience, National Trust; and Kerrie McGonigle, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council; are pictured with some of the Causeway Coast Hosts and the new Secrets of the Causeway Coast Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Causeway Coast Hosts will be in various locations including Portrush, Portstewart, Bushmills and Ballycastle for seven weeks from 7th July. As well as giving out the new pocket sized \u2018Secrets of the Causeway Coast\u2019 Map, they will have the ability to give up-to-the minute information about the award-winning Giant\u2019s Causeway, Northern Ireland\u2019s first World Heritage site and the neighbouring Rope Bridge about parking spaces and availability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the summer activity Eleanor Rafferty-Killough, Duty Operations Manager for Learning &amp; Visitor Experience, National Trust, said, \u201cWe are now in the middle of another busy summer and we want to provide visitors with as much information as possible to allow them to plan and maximise their time. The Causeway Coast hosts will be aware of how busy the Giant\u2019s Causeway and Carrick\u2013a\u2013Rede are on any given day and will be able to brief visitors on the timed ticket process at Carrick\u2013a\u2013Rede as well as suggesting alternative attractions to visit along the coast using the new Secrets of the Causeway Map.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe great thing about discovering the secrets of the Causeway Coast is that visitors are helping us look after these special places for years to come. We look after over 100 miles of Northern Ireland\u2019s coastline and we are encouraging people over the summer to share their stories and hidden gems with us using #causewaysecrets\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the partnership The Mayor, Councillor Joan Baird OBE from Causeway Coast &amp; Glens Council, said, \u201cThe Council and the National Trust own and manage significant stretches of the areas coastline. Often visitors are drawn to the honey pots of activity and this initiative will not only assist visitors with the major areas of interest on the Causeway Coastal Route, but signpost visitors to the less well known gems to see in our area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about the National Trust visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/ni\">www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/ni<\/a> and to vote for the Giant\u2019s Causeway site as the UK\u2019s Best Heritage Attraction in the British Travel Awards please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bit.ly\/causewaybta17\">www.bit.ly\/causewaybta17<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are a regular visitor or a first-time day tripper, the National Trust and the Causeway Coast &amp; Glens Borough Council have teamed up to offer you the inside track into the Causeway Coast this summer with a hidden gems map as well as Hosts on the ground providing you with all the latest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/07\/explore-the-secrets-of-the-causeway-coast-this-summer\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14644"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14646,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14644\/revisions\/14646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}