With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore all that Portrush, 25 miles away, has to offer. Among your first few stops here ought to be Royal Portrush Golf Club, Old Bushmills Distillery and Dunluce Castle. The locals are also likely to point you toward Bushmills, 30 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, make sure it’s Royal Portrush Golf Club. (But we’re also big fans of Old Bushmills Distillery and Dunluce Castle.)