The Portrush Tour Company

05/04/2023

Wishing you a Happy Easter. Thanks to everyone who has connected with the project from National Churches Trust. We have loved getting to know your treasured place of worship.

HUGE thanks to our funders who make Treasure Ireland possible: Northern Ireland and Historic Environment Division Department for Communities Love Heritage NI

06/11/2019

Great opportunity to see how this works.
Free event but spaces are limited.

Northern Ireland Community Archive | Discover the stories of communities across Northern Ireland

04/11/2019

Free event tomorrow in the Portrush Atlantic Hotel at 7pm.
The Archaeology of Antrim Gardens Portrush. With Atlantic Craft NI and Causeway Museum Services

28/10/2019

Free event hosted by with presenataion by archaeologist Johnny Barkley from Northern Archaeological Consultancy Ltd who excavated the site at Antrim gardens. Artefacts from the excavationw will also be on display thanks to Causeway Museum Services.
Spread the word people.

26/10/2019

How about a Halloween tour of old Ballywillan graveyard??

The Causeway Coast and Glens is home to many hauntings and spooky tales. From haunted distilleries to Celtic Vampires, check out these 10 supposedly haunted locations to explore on the Causeway Coastal Route this Halloween (if you dare!)

01/08/2019

A great way to bring history to life for kids (and grown ups!)
There is lots of evidence for Viking activity along our coast line including the finding of part of a boat burial in Ballywillan Bog, Portrush!

29/07/2019

The galleas Girona is part of the Spanish Armada legacy along our north coast. We are currently running tours from Portballintrae to Lacada Point. Pm us for details.

Spanish Armada. A fleet of 130 ships set sail in July 1588 with a mission of invading England. The Spanish Fleet was defeated by the English under the command of Drake.

28/07/2019

Great activities. Great value. Great way to learn about history.

20/07/2019

Great to see local golfing legends and featured in the History of Golf exhibition in Antrim Gardens Portrush.
Free entry and lots of fun things to do.

08/07/2019

The Legend of Fred Daly.

02/07/2019

Great to have a cafe stay open later in the summer months in Portrush.

01/07/2019

Last chance tp pick up some historic Portrush golfing history! July the 17th, Town Hall Portrush.

We are delighted to be taking over the iconic Portrush Town Hall on the 17th of July for our Antiques & Golf auction to coincide with the 148th British Open tournament!

We have some great & rare lots available, so it will be a great opportunity to grab a souvenir!

There is still some time left if you would like to consign anything for this sale, so please get in touch if you think you have something!

11/06/2019

Calling all Golfers!
Do you have any golf items that you want to clear out? With golf in the air now is the time!!!
Please see flyer for details.

09/06/2019

Helping to bring heritage alive to our young archaeologists of the future.
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22/05/2019

With golf on our mind we’ve been going through collections for and have found some very early John Aitken golf clubs!!!!
John Aitken was appointed as official club maker to Royal Portrush in 1892. He also patented several golf balls including the popular 'Portrush Lily' named after his daughter, the Aitken and the Clan.
During the week returns to Portrush (14th-21st July) North Coast Auction Rooms will be hosting a unique Golf auction. This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands on a little bit of Portrush history.
are currently looking for further items to add to this unique auction.

28/04/2019

Feeling very excited.
Thank you Visit Causeway Coast and Glens. Portrush has the most fantastic natural and historic heritage. We are proud to be able to share this with you especially during the year that the Open returns to Portrush.

Walking tours of Portrush are now available to book via our Visitor Information Centres throughout the Causeway Coast and Glens

This is a great way to experience the hustle and bustle of the vibrant seaside town, while exploring its varied and long history. ⛱🎡

From Vikings to Medieval history, World War II and World Class Golf, Portrush has it all! Learn about it all with The Portrush Tour Company ℹ️

📞📧 Visitor information centre contact details:
➡️➡️➡️ http://bit.ly/CCG-VisCent

12/03/2019

This is one of the earliest photographs of Ramore Head taken from the new harbour. If you look closely at the right hand corner you can just make out a masonary wall or structure. Is this the remains of the fort that overlooked the harbour? The map below is listed in the Calendar State Papers in 1580 and is a very early depiction of Portrush. On the map overlooking the natural harbour you can just make out the outline of a wall, possibly depicting the walls of a fort. Does the 19th Century photograph depict the last upstanding element of this fort or was it all destroyed when the new harbour was created?

Want to hear more ?
Join us on our walking tour of Portrush: Potatoes to Pirates, The Story of Portrush.

08/03/2019

Living History!
Great to have this family business still at the heart of Portrush.
Please read below about a day in the life of their shop..

07/03/2019

Inspired by the story of Mary Murphy from Portrush have created this unique and interactive way to engage people with her story.
I really hope that the event will come to beautiful, historic soon.

.. "a handsome, well-proportioned giantess who was seven feet high without her shoes, who was born in the Isle of Portrush, not far from the wonderful Giant's Causeway in the most northern part of Ireland."
The inspiration for Big Telly's 'Freak Show', Mary Murphy danced for William of Orange and found fame and fortune in the travelling freak shows of the day. Opens at the 8/9th March. Book now for a glorious dark, absurdly funny evening of freaks! https://www.ulster.ac.uk/riverside/whats-on/freak-show

23/12/2018

A wonderful story for Portrush as we approach the 75th anniversary of this remarkable wartime Christmas party.

GIs stationed in the town took children for a day out at Barry's on Christmas Day.

03/12/2018

A great opportunity to buy an historic print of Portrush. The map was comminssioned by the Earl of Antrim and shows his proposed design for Portrush. The original is in the Proni archive in Belfast and it shows a mix of existing buildings at the time it was drawn up and also the proposed plots.

Isometric perspective of the town of Portrush in the county of Antrim, Ireland. The property of the Earl of Antrim showing Building Lots to be Let and the description of the buildings proposed to be erected by Dan Hanna C.E. 1857 PRINT £30 96 by 40 cm

12/11/2018

Portstewart

This is our type of - creative, participatory, inclusive and, most important, transitory.

For more thoughts on this see our blog - http://quartocollective.com/blog/processions-2018-belfast/

02/11/2018

This event will be happening on Portstewart Strand on November the 11th from 12 to 3.30pm. Performances by Big Telly Theatre Company with refreshments from Harry's Shack.

01/06/2018

Exciting project on the North Coast. Will they find evidence of the church?

31/05/2018

Want to hear more about a community excavation taking place outside Bushmills? Tune in to the Your Place and Mine, Radio Ulster on Saturday morning from 8am to hear about how YOU can become involved in an exciting archaeological dig with Queen's University.

Thank you RathlinSound Maritime Festival. We had a great time and loved meeting everyone.
If you want to learn more about the Savage Dig, David Traill from Ballylough Living History Trust will be on Your Place and Mine, Radio Ulster on Saturday morning. Listen in to hear about the Savage Dig and lots of other exciting events at Ballylough.

31/05/2018

Great courses for environmental training with one being held in Portrush Coastal Zone
Get booking peeps!!

Bookings are now OPEN for our training courses! Book your place now before it is too late! Visit bit.ly/2LG2Lnj

23/05/2018

Looking forward to heading to beautiful Ballycastle this weekend. It's going to be hot, hot, hot! And lot's of fun. You will be able to hear about the local history of the area with Master Tour Guide Kevin McGowan.
project will also be there to tell you about how to get involved with conservation and an excavation at .
Exciting times on the north coast!!!

19/05/2018

What a day for the North West 200!!
Portrush looks BEAUTIFUL and the place is absolutely heaving with hairy men and bikes!
This is the view from our office for the day.

18/05/2018

This project will look at the archaeological evidence located at Antrim Garden's in the heart of Portrush. They plan to have a non-invasive survey to establish the extent of the archaeology. Volunteers will be able to see the experts at work and the group plans to involve local schools.

Exciting news just in!
The Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork (CAF) has been appointed as the contractor to carry out the non-invasive survey of Antrim Gardens and Lansdowne as part of our Peace IV project. You can also hear more about the project tomorrow morning on BBC Radio Ulster Your Place and Mine.

15/05/2018

Don't forget about this fantastic festival coming up in Portrush: June 30th. You will also be able to hear about The Antrim Gardens Project looking at the archaeology of Portrush.