Castlerock

Castlerock is a lovely seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is just five miles west of Coleraine and part of the Causeway Coast and Glens district. Many people love to visit Castlerock in the summer to enjoy its beautiful beaches and calm weather.

The village has a popular golf club with two courses. One course has nine holes and the other has eighteen holes. Both courses are close to the beach and near the River Bann. Visitors can also see the old and interesting buildings in Castlerock. One famous spot is the Mussenden Temple, a pretty building on a cliff that many people visit to take photos.

Castlerock has a primary school called Hezlett Primary School. The village is also where the famous author C. S. Lewis often visited as a child. He used Downhill House as inspiration for parts of his book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The actor James Nesbitt also lived in Castlerock when he was a teenager.