Well done for one of your guesses Hugo!
2nd guess is the correct one.
We went to Giant's Causeway about 7.30 one evening. Only a very few people there then although i believe that is gets very crowded.
We were watching the sun go down when a sudden squall of rain came across and we got soaked. It was freezing cold and windy and the steps were incredibly slippery.
The visitor centre was closed when we were there in the evening so we warmed up in the Causeway Hotel next to it which despite looking uninviting from the outside was very warm and cosy inside and is also run by the National Trust as is the visitor centre.
I think the building has been very controversial with the locals especially, a bit like the skip but I thought it was well done apart from the fence at the top.
However I think that the National Trust have got themselves in trouble with this one because unless you are members as we are you have to pay £9 per adult to park the car whilst the access to the Causeway itself is free. There are a lot of complaints about the fee on TripAdvisor.
The trip was a Christmas present from Mr H. I knew we were going to Northern Ireland but didn't know where. He is a brave man booking hotels for me but we enjoyed it all apart from maybe the freezing cold, windy weather. It is great going to places you have never been before and exploring lots of new things.
