{"id":23134,"date":"2024-08-22T10:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=23134"},"modified":"2024-08-22T10:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:58:01","slug":"embracing-giant-sights-through-little-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2024\/08\/embracing-giant-sights-through-little-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing giant sights through little eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourism NI\u2019s young \u2018Adventure Ambassador\u2019 enjoys some of Northern Ireland\u2019s world class attractions and experiences<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From exploring the depths of the Marble Arch Caves to the world-renowned Giant\u2019s Causeway and even the stars above at the OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory, Northern Ireland is perfect for making core family memories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"You\u2019re only a small step away from giant experiences as Tourism Northern Ireland\u2019s \u2018Adventure Ambassador\u2019 eight-year-old Anna McGuinness and her family have been discovering.<\/p>\n

Having won TNI\u2019s Giant Memory Making competition earlier this year, Adventure Ambassador Anna, and her family, have been busy enjoying fun-filled day trips and short breaks across Northern Ireland and have put together a host of videos showcasing their giant adventures.<\/p>\n

Narrated by Anna, the three videos provide a showcase of the McGuinness family\u2019s trips to County Tyrone, County Armagh, County Fermanagh and the Causeway Coast.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been great fun exploring Northern Ireland with my family,\u201d said Anna.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many amazing places to see and things to do here and they\u2019re all just a short journey away from our home.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister (Bonnie) and I have had an amazing time so far and we can\u2019t wait to continue our giant adventures across counties Armagh, Down and Londonderry with our mum, dad and dog Pepper.\u201d<\/p>\n

In County Tyrone, the intrepid explorers enjoyed zip-lining and mountain climbing at Todd\u2019s Leap Activity Centre<\/a>, stepped back in time at the Ulster American Folk Park<\/a> and learning all about the night sky at OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory<\/a>. They also came face to face with a giant when they met Ceold\u00e1n: The Stargazer<\/a> at Davagh Forest, part of the Sperrin Sculpture Trail.<\/p>\n

On the Causeway Coast they spent time at Broughgammon Farm<\/a> before departing Ballycastle harbour for a tour along the North Coast with Kintra Boat Tours. The family enjoyed lunch with Pepper at the Marine Hotel Ballycastle<\/a> and stopped at Dunluce Castle<\/a>. They learned about the legend of Finn McCool at the Giant\u2019s Causeway<\/a> and then dipped their toes in the water at Whiterocks Beach before heading to dinner at Ramore<\/a>, Anna recommends the brownie.<\/p>\n

Before heading to County Fermanagh, the McGuinness family stopped by Portadown to enjoy the Orchard County at Long Meadow Farm<\/a>. After they tasted the fresh apple juice and treats, they made their way to a lakeside lodge at the Killyhevlin Hotel<\/a> before exploring Devenish Island<\/a> and Enniskillen Castle<\/a> on the Erne Water Taxi. The Marble Arch Caves<\/a> were also a hit with the young family.<\/p>\n

Watch on to find out what else they got up to on each of their short breaks and for more information, and other family-friendly giant adventures in Northern Ireland, visit discovernorthernireland.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism NI\u2019s young \u2018Adventure Ambassador\u2019 enjoys some of Northern Ireland\u2019s world class attractions and experiences \u00a0 From exploring the depths of the Marble Arch Caves to the world-renowned Giant\u2019s Causeway and even the stars above at the OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory, Northern Ireland is perfect for making core family memories. You\u2019re only a … Continued<\/a><\/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\/23134"}],"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=23134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23136,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23134\/revisions\/23136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}