THE Gobbins coastal path in Co Antrim is set to re-open in June.
The popular tourist attraction was given a new lease of life in 2015, but was forced to close last year after extreme weather conditions caused higher levels of rock fall along the path.
But Mid and East Antrim Borough Council said the attraction at Islandmagee will re-open in June with booking lines available from early May.
However, the re-opening will come at a cost to rate-payers.
The council had budgeted around £2 million for its maintenance work, including work to restore the access path following Storm Frank in 2015 and has already spent around a quarter of that budget to date.
It also said that "a small section" at the end of the 2km path will not be opened in time for June because of "environmental sensitivities within this area and the associated planning restrictions".
But the council added it would "work on those areas during the off-peak season later in the year".
Mayor Audrey Wales said: "The Gobbins is an outstanding natural and sometimes unpredictable attraction and the only guided adventure walk of its kind in Europe. Over recent months we have been working to dislodge loose rock through scaling and the majority of that work is complete.
"We have been looking at options for the areas around the ends of the bridges, to ensure that they aren’t damaged during the scaling process and we will now move to complete that element of the maintenance work."
She added that seasonal opening "will be a feature of The Gobbins going forward and will be necessary in order for council to carry out its annual cliff maintenance work off-peak".
