Fifty brilliant days out and not one of them costs a penny to get into. Beaches, castles, forests, film locations, museums and farms — all free, across all six counties.
- How to use it — the famous ones come first, the places you would swear charge you in, then it runs as a mix: a beach, a castle, a waterfall, a film set, so every scroll turns up something different. Dip in anywhere.
- The only-cost-is-parking rule — every single entry is free to walk into. Where a car park charges, the card says so honestly — that's the only money you'll spend. Every entry links to our full guide with the current detail.
- Beaches — flags and tides first. RNLI lifeguards patrol the big strands in July and August only; swim between the flags, and check tide times before exploring caves and cliff bases — Whiterocks and Cushendun both cut off at high tide.
- Watch the paid layer on a few. The Giant's Causeway stones are free dawn to dusk — the ticket is the Visitor Experience and its parking, so use the Bushmills park and ride. Colin Glen's walks are free but the coaster and zip lines are ticketed, and at Larrybane only the rope bridge next door costs money.
- The spread — all six counties are in: Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh and Londonderry, from the north coast to Lough Erne.
- When — this list works all year. Sun means strands and hill walks; rain means the Palm House, the museum, the market and the forest gorges, which honestly look better in a downpour.
