Gobbins Visitor Centre

Local nameGobbins Visitor Centre
LocationIslandmagee, UK

The Gobbins is a cliff-face path at Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the Causeway Coastal Route. It runs across bridges, past caves and through a tunnel, along The Gobbins cliffs. The cliffs are recognised for their rich birdlife, important geology and notable species.The Gobbins was created by an Irish railway engineer called Berkeley Deane Wise. He designed and built the path as a tourist attraction for the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Company. The path first opened to the public in 1902, with visitors paying 6d to enjoy a ‘perfect marvel of engineering'. The Gobbins drew worldwide acclaim, with newspapers declaring that 'the varied beauty of this cliff path baffles all description'.

Thousands of people visited The Gobbins in the first few decades of the 20th century - advertisements of the time declared ‘the new cliff path along The Gobbins Cliffs, with its ravines, bore caves, natural aquariums ... has no parallel in Europe as a marine cliff walk'.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gobbins

Official Website https://thegobbinscliffpath.com/

Address 68A Middle Road, Ballystrudder BT40 3SX, United Kingdom

Coordinates 54°46'51.798" N -5°42'29.139" E

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