The Gobbins: Dramatic Islandmagee coastal path reopens after revamp
This walk is not for the squeamish. Its reopening reminds us of the huge and dramatic potential of the British landscape in terms of adventure and white knuckle aspects of modern tourism. The article tells us:
A dramatic cliff face walk in County Antrim that was built more than a century ago has reopened to the public after multi-million pound revamp.
The Gobbins coastal path in Islandmagee was the brainchild of Irish railway engineer Berkley Deane Wise.
It first opened in 1902 and quickly became famous as a white knuckle walk.
Edwardian era visitors were able to have a close encounter with waves and wildlife.
The path, which is carved into black basalt cliffs, was an engineering triumph – it’s connected by a network of walkways and bridges – the most iconic of which was the tubular bridge.