Frankie Creith Art Gallery & Studio

The converted studio space on the outskirts of Bushmills holds the work of Frankie Creith, a painter whose landscapes capture the raw edge of the Causeway Coast in ways that postcards never quite manage. You're looking at oils and watercolours mostly - moorland studies, coastal light, the kind of work that makes you understand why someone would choose to live and work out here rather than chase gallery space in Dublin or Belfast.

It's intimate rather than grand. This isn't a sprawling institution but a working artist's space, which means you get a genuine sense of the studio itself - the light falling across the canvases, the working process on display. If you're the sort who finds joy in seeing how something's actually made rather than just the finished piece hung on a white wall, you'll get more from an hour here than a morning in a bigger gallery.

Walkers and landscape enthusiasts will connect with the work immediately. Families with restless children might find it a bit thin on entertainment unless they're genuinely interested in painting. The real value is combining this with the surrounding area - you're minutes from the Giant's Causeway itself, and Causeway Country Pods makes a brilliant base for exploring the whole stretch. Pop in after a coastal walk, when your eyes are still full of the landscape you've just been moving through. The paintings will mean more then.