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What’s there
- Parking
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Dunluce Castle is one of the most picturesque and romantic of Irish Castles. With evidence of settlement from the first millennium, the present castle ruins date mainly from the 16th and 17th centuries. It was inhabited by both the feuding McQuillan and MacDonnell clans. Historical and archaeological exhibits are on display for public viewing. The purpose-built viewing platform offers panoramic views of the Causeway Coast. Made famous as a Game of Thrones filming location (House Greyjoy/Pyke).
Summer opening, 1 March to 31 October 2026: 9.30am-5pm daily, last admission 30 minutes before closing. Neither the Department for Communities' own page nor Discover Northern Ireland publishes a winter timetable for the site, so no year-round weekly pattern can be stated — phone the castle for November-February hours. Closed at Christmas and New Year. In extreme weather the monument may shut at short notice for staff and visitor safety.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Audiobook or story CD
- Kitchen roll
- Picnic blanket
- Folding stool
- Bottle or beaker
- Dummy and a spare
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