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Visitors cross Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge in Northern Ireland.

Visitors cross Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge in Northern Ireland.

Why visit Northern Ireland

An exploding food scene, hip cities and the stunning Causeway Coast: there's plenty to pull visitors to the North. When you cross from the Republic into Northern Ireland you'll notice a couple of changes: the road signs are in miles and the prices are in pounds sterling – you're in the UK. At the time of research, there was no border checkpoint and not even a sign to mark the crossing point.

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