The Gobbins Cliff Path: Good to Know


Belfast ligt achter je en het is tijd om je reis langs de Causeway Coastal Route te beginnen. Na 32 kilometer (20 mijl) heb je al iets opmerkelijks gevonden; maak kennis met de Gobbins.

Hangend vanaf basaltkliffen pal boven de Ierse Zee, is het Gobbins-klifpad een uit liefde gemaakt Edwardiaans werk. De Gobbins werd in 1902 ontworpen door spoorwegingenieur Berkeley Deane Wise, maar werd gesloten in 1954, oor de depressie van de jaren 30 en het gebrek aan materialen na de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Na een grondige renovatie is de Gobbins nu heropend en inmiddels is het al een enorm populaire halte langs de magnifieke Causeway Coastal Route geworden.

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