Eimear Mullan

Explorer Tom Town Hall turned Library is having an identity crisis and I love it for that. It reviews its visitors as 'adequate but lacking in bookish charm'. Have a nosey, politely.

Explorer Tom Portstewart Presbyterian Church was built right before the turn of the century and has been matchmaking ever since. It’s got that 'I know who you are' energy that makes you want to hide. It's free, it's odd, what more do you really want?

Explorer Tom Holy well: tubber patrick in Crossreagh East was built using an estimated forty million cups of tea as mortar. It’s basically a solid block of caffeine now. Ten minutes here and you'll have a yarn for the pub.

Explorer Tom Ballyreagh Castle is a promontory fort that thinks it’s a beach club for ghosts. A fox took charge once and never gave the keys back. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous of your ghostly friends.

Explorer Tom The rabbits here have formed a committee to discuss why West Strand is so aggressively flat, and honestly, I think they’re onto something. They say it feels like a giant’s ironing board that forgot how to relax. Tell your mates you found it first.

Explorer Tom Curry's Fun Park has a long list of former names, including 'The Place Where The Slides Are Slightly Sticky' and 'Tom's Very Ambitious Idea'. It’s the kind of place that makes you feel like you’re about to be hit by a very slow-moving cannonball. Best visited with a curious kid and no timetable.

Explorer Tom Ramore Head in County Antrim is actually run by a very serious-looking dog who sits on the highest rock and barks at anyone who tries to take their photo without permission first. He’s been doing this for years, apparently, and has a whole system of rules that he enforces with his tail wagging slightly faster when he approves you. Tell your mates you found it first.

Explorer Tom Ballywillin in Glebe has been scheduled since medieval times and still argues with the next village over something daft, like fence posts. There’s a caretaker’s cottage nearby that looks derelict from the back. Bring curiosity, leave with a better story than mine.

Explorer Tom Early Monastic Site & Post-med. Church & Graveyard: St. Patrick's in Coleraine is sick of people asking if it was actually built by Patrick. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.