Booking your visit to the Giant's Causeway

If you're visiting the Giant's Causeway this autumn, pre-book your Visitor Experience tickets in advance of your visit to avail of the best rates. Pre-booking in advance helps the team to prepare for your arrival and to spread visitor numbers more evenly throughout the day, improving everyone's experience.

Accessibility requirements?

If you have any accessibility requirements, Visitor Experience ticket holders and National Trust Members can also make use of a range of accessibility equipment, including motorised scooters, wheelchairs and sensory bags. This equipment is available on a first come, first served basis.

Please speak to a member of staff at the VIC Desk within the Visitor Centre if you would like to borrow equipment to aid the enjoyment of your visit to the World Heritage Site. You can also visit our listings on AccessAble to find out more details to help plan your visit here.

Translink Accessible Bus

The Translink Accessible Bus shuttle service is in operation at the Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site, running from the rear of the Visitor Centre to the Grand Causeway and return. This shuttle service is operated by our partners at Translink and there is a separate charge of £1/1.20 Euro for use of this service, intended for visitors who could not walk independently to and from the stones themselves.

We ask that priority is given to visitors in need of this service. National Trust members can use this Accessible Bus service for free on production of a valid membership card.

This shuttle service accepts both cash and card payments, and is accessible by wheelchairs, with priority seating areas to the front for passengers requiring easy access

Campervan/motorhome arrivals

If you're planning to visit the Giant's Causeway this autumn in your campervan/motorhome, please head straight to the Park and Ride facility in Dundarave Car Park in Bushmills.

Park up and purchase your Green Ticket from within Bushmills Visitor Information Centre. Your Green Ticket includes admission into the Visitor Experience and your Translink bus fare to the World Heritage Site.

Please note that overnight parking is not permitted in either location.

For National Trust Members and Blue Badge Holders arriving by campervan/motorhome, there are limited spaces available in the main Visitor Centre car park, where we will try our best to accommodate you.

Things to see at the Giant's Causeway this autumn

As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, the Giant's Causeway takes on a quieter, more contemplative beauty. Whilst many insects retreat for the winter, autumn brings a different kind of wildlife spectacle to the World Heritage Site.

Dolphins remain a highlight all-year round, often seen leaping playfully through the waves. Their acrobatic displays delight visitors who are lucky enough to catch a glimpse from the Grand Causeway.

October marks the arrival of winter migrants, with family groups of whooper swans, having travelled all the way from Greenland, begin to pass overhead. These elegant birds are joined by other seasonal visitors, adding movement and sound to the skies above.

Along the wildflower-rich edges of the coast, flocks of linnets and goldfinches gather to feast on seeds. Occasionally, they're joined by their rarer cousins, the twite - a treat for keen birdwatchers. These flocks are sometimes boosted by migrants, creating a lively mosaic of colour and song.

In the sheltered bays near the Causeway, a lone curlew has become a familiar winter resident. Recently, it's been joined by three elegant little egrets, their bright white features standing out against the rugged coastal backdrop.

Also, keep your eyes peeled for our friendly robins, our furry stoats or down at the shoreline, you commonly will see oystercatchers, eider ducks or the Northern gannet.

We have a special 'Birds of the Causeway' worksheet available to collect from the VIC desk within the Visitor Centre, if you would like a handy guide on identifyling some of our most common birds.

Explorer Pass

If you're planning a trip in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this year, buy a National Trust Explorer Pass to enjoy entry to most of the places in our care. With 4-, 8- and 14-day options available, the pass can be tailored to fit your trip. Discover where you can visit with the Explorer Pass and how to buy yours here.

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