Benone Strand

This stretch of golden beach and rising cliffs runs for 7mi (11km) between Magilligan Point and Downhill, where the 18th-century Mussenden Temple overlooks the sea, as well as the nearby remains of a Georgian house. If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you may recognise the area as the site where the Dragonstone scenes were shot; it’s only 45 minutes by car from Derry, or 1hr 15 minutes from Belfast.