Luxury holidays in Portrush

When to go

For consistent surf, April is best. Summer brings family-friendly bustle and warmer beach days. For fewer crowds and a gentler pace, aim for summer’s fringe months, in May or September, say.

Getting there

• Planes

  City of Derry and Belfast International are the nearest airports, with Belfast offering a wider range of direct international flights. Both are around an hour’s drive from Portrush.

• Trains

  Translink runs daily trains to Portrush from both Belfast and Derry/Londonderry; each journey takes around 90 minutes and tends to require a change at Coleraine.

• Automobiles

  Although Portrush is reachable by train, a car is useful for exploring further afield — from castle ruins to distilleries, to the dramatic Causeway Coastal Route.