Ballymoney Rugby Football Club

Unless you've got a genuine interest in grassroots rugby, Ballymoney RFC probably won't be the reason you venture into this corner of County Antrim. It's a working sports club rather than a tourist attraction, the kind of place locals pop into on match days or for the clubhouse banter. That said, if you're staying at Thornfield Farm Glamping Pods and fancy seeing what community sport looks like in rural Northern Ireland, it's worth a quick look.

The club itself is modest - proper football, played by people who love the game rather than those chasing television contracts. Match days (typically Saturday afternoons during the season) bring genuine atmosphere if you fancy watching amateur rugby at a decent level. The clubhouse does the usual - food, drink, conversation. It's not going to blow your mind architecturally, but there's something honest about it.

Really, you'd only make this a deliberate stop if you're a rugby enthusiast or want to experience the social fabric of small-town Northern Ireland. The Causeway Coast offers far more obvious draws - you're far better spending your time wandering the Dark Hedges nearby or pushing on towards the coast itself. But if you're in Ballymoney anyway and there's a match on, grab a pint and watch the locals do their thing. It's authentic in a way most tourist spots never are.