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Beaches in Ireland

Irish coastal walking locations

There are almost 300 beaches dotted around the Irish coast which provide walking opportunities for visitors. We have compiled a list of these beaches and plotted their locations on the handy interactive map below to help you find Ireland's best low-level coastal walking locations.

These beaches offer great walking opportunities all year round, however we particularly recommend paying them a visit during the summer months when weather is likely to be more favourable and transport links are most reliable. We also promote beach walking as our monthly theme for January.

#JanuaryBeachWalk
 

All-Ireland map
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​Each marker on the map represents the location of an Irish beach. Click on a marker for further information about that beach.

All the beaches marked on this map have also been listed in alphabetical order below.

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Alphabetical list
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  • ​​Annestown Beach
  • Aphort Strand
  • Ardmore / Ballinamona Beach
  • Ards Beach
  • Back Strand
  • Baginbun Beach
  • Balbriggan Beach
  • Ballinacourty Bay Beach
  • Ballinesker Beach
  • Ballinoulart Beach
  • Ballinskelligs Beach
  • Ballybranigan Beach
  • Ballybunnion Beach
  • Ballycastle Beach
  • Ballyconnigar Beach
  • Ballycrennane / Ballywilling Beach
  • Ballycroneen Bay Beach
  • Ballydonegan Beach
  • Ballydowane Beach
  • Ballyferriter Beach
  • Ballyhealy Beach
  • Ballyheigue Beach
  • Ballyhiernan Beach
  • Ballyhillin Beach
  • Ballyholme Beach
  • Ballyhornan Beach
  • Ballyloughane Beach
  • Ballymastocker Beach
  • Ballymoney Beach
  • Ballynamona Beach
  • Ballynamona Strand
  • Ballyquin Beach
  • Ballyquin Beach
  • Ballyvaldon Beach
  • Ballywalter Beach
  • Baltray Strand
  • Banna Strand
  • Bannow Island Beach
  • Barley Cove Beach
  • Barrow Beach
  • Beal Strand
  • Benone Strand
  • Benvoy Beach
  • Bertra Beach
  • Bettystown / Laytown Beach
  • Bharr an Doire beach
  • Bishops Quarter Beach
  • Blackhall Beach
  • Blackrock Beach
  • Blind Strand
  • Booley Bay Beach
  • Booterstown Strand
  • Boyce's Bay Beach
  • Bray Beach
  • Brittas Bay Beach
  • Broadstrand Bay Beach
  • Browns Bay Beach
  • Buckroney Beach
  • Bunatrahir Bay Beach
  • Bunbeg Beach
  • Buncrana Beach
  • Bundoran Beach
  • Bunduff Strand
  • Bunmahon Beach
  • Bunowen Bay Beach
  • Burrow Beach
  • Cappaclough Strand
  • Cappagh Beach
  • Carne Beach
  • Carnivan Bay Beach
  • Carrickart Beach
  • Carrickboyle Beach
  • Carrickfinn Beach
  • Carrowmore Beach
  • Carrowniskey Beach
  • Castle Cove Beach
  • Castlegregory Beach
  • Castlerock Beach
  • Churchbay Beach
  • Claggan Island Beach
  • Clifden Beach
  • Clogga Beach
  • Clogher Strand
  • Clogherhead Beach
  • Clone Strand
  • Clonea Strand
  • Cloughey Beach
  • Cloughglass Bay Beach
  • Coolagh Bay Beach
  • Coolmain Beach
  • Coral Strand
  • Coumeenoole Beach
  • Councillors Strand
  • Courtmacsherry Beach
  • Courtown Beach
  • Cranfield Beach
  • Crawfordsburn Beach
  • Cross Beach
  • Cruit Island Beach
  • Culdaff Beach
  • Cullenstown Beach
  • Curracloe Beach
  • Curragh Bay Beach
  • Cushendall Beach
  • Cushendun Beach
  • Derrymore Strand
  • Derrynane Beach
  • Dogs Bay Beach (Trá Chuan an Mhada)
  • Dollar Bay Beach
  • Dollymount Strand
  • Donabate Beach
  • Dooey Beach
  • Doolough Beach
  • Doughmore Beach
  • Downhill Strand
  • Downings Beach
  • Dugort East Beach
  • Dugort West Beach
  • Duncannon Beach
  • Dunmoran Strand
  • Ennereilly Beach
  • Enniscrone Beach
  • Falcarragh Beach
  • Fanore Beach
  • Fenit Island Beach
  • Fenit Strand
  • Feohanagh Beach
  • Feorin Beach
  • Fintragh Beach
  • Five Finger Strand
  • Forenaught Beach
  • Fountainstown Beach
  • Furbogh Beach
  • Gallarus Beach
  • Galley Cove Beach
  • Garrarus Beach
  • Garretstown Beach
  • Garryvoe Beach
  • Garylucas Beach
  • Glashagh Beach
  • Glassilaun Beach
  • Glencolumbkille Beach
  • Goat Island Beach
  • Gormanstown Beach
  • Grange Beach
  • Grattan Beach
  • Great Blasket Island Beach
  • ​Greenlands Strand
  • Greystones South Beach
  • Groomsport Beach
  • Gurteen Bay Beach (Trá na Feadóige)
  • Harbour View Beach
  • Helen's Bay Beach
  • Inch Beach, County Cork
  • Inch Beach, County Kerry
  • Inchydoney East Beach
  • Inchydoney West Beach
  • Inny Strand
  • Inver Bay Beach
  • Keel Beach
  • Keem Bay Beach
  • Kells Bay Beach
  • Kilclief Beach
  • Kilcoole Beach
  • Kilfarrasy Beach
  • Kilkee Beach
  • Killahoey Beach
  • Killard Beach
  • Killiney Beach
  • Kilmore Quay Beach
  • Kilmore Strand
  • Kilmurrin Beach
  • Kiltennel Beach
  • Kinnoge Bay
  • Kinsale Beach
  • Knockinelder Beach
  • Lackan Bay Beach
  • Lackenakea Bay Beach
  • Lady's Cove
  • Lahinch Beach
  • Lawlor's Beach
  • Leabgarrow Strand
  • Leenakeel Bay Beach
  • Lettergesh Beach
  • Lisfannon Beach
  • Long Strand
  • Loughshinny Beach
  • Lurga Point East Beach
  • Lurga Point West Beach
  • Maghera Beach
  • Magheramore Beach
  • Magheraroarty Beach
  • Maghery Beach
  • Malahide Beach
  • Mannin Bay Beach
  • Mannin Bay Coral Beach
  • Marble Hill Strand
  • Millisle Beach
  • Morriscastle Beach
  • Mosney Beach
  • Moyrus Beach
  • Mullaghderg Beach
  • Mulranny Beach
  • Murlough / Newcastle Beach
  • Murvagh Beach
  • Mweenish Beach
  • Myrtleville Beach
  • Old Bawn Beach
  • Old Head Beach
  • Omey Island Bay Beach
  • Owenahincha Beach
  • Pilmore Strand
  • Pollan Strand
  • Poolbeg Beach
  • Pooreen Bay Beach
  • Port / Lurganboy Beach
  • Portacarn Beach
  • Portacloy Bay Beach
  • Portacurry Beach
  • Portavogie Beach
  • Portmarnock Beach
  • Portmore Beach
  • Portnablagh Beach
  • Portnoo Beach
  • Portrane Beach
  • Portrush East Strand
  • Portrush West Strand
  • Portstewart Strand
  • Quilty Beach
  • Rathmullan Beach
  • Red Strand Beach
  • Reenroe Beach
  • Renvyle Beach
  • Rinroe Beach
  • Rocky Bay Beach
  • Ross Strand
  • Rossbeigh Beach
  • Rosses Point Beach
  • Rosslare Beach
  • Rossnowlagh Beach
  • Runkerry Beach
  • Rush North Beach
  • Rush South Beach
  • Saint Finan's Bay Beach
  • Saint John's Point Beach
  • Saleen Beach
  • Salthill Beach
  • Sandeel Beach
  • Sandymount Beach
  • Seapark Bay Beach
  • Selerna Beach
  • Shanagarry Beach
  • Shankill Beach
  • Silver Strand, County Cork
  • Silver Strand, County Donegal
  • Silver Strand, County Galway
  • Silver Strand, County Mayo
  • Silver Strand, County Wicklow
  • Skerries North Strand
  • Skerries South Strand
  • Slievebane Bay
  • Spanish Point Beach
  • Spiddal Beach
  • Stradbally Cove
  • Stradbally Strand
  • Strandhill Beach
  • Streedagh Beach
  • Stroove Beach
  • Templetown Beach
  • Termonfeckin Beach
  • Tinnaberna Beach
  • Tower Bay Beach
  • Trá Bhuí
  • Trá Mhór
  • Trá Mullach Rua
  • Trá na Rossan
  • Trá Oilí
  • Tramore Beach, County Donegal
  • Tramore Beach, County Waterford
  • Traught Beach
  • Tullagh Bay Strand
  • Tullan Strand
  • Tyrella Beach
  • Ventry Beach
  • Warren Beach
  • Waterfoot Beach
  • White Bay Beach
  • White Park Bay Beach
  • White Strand, County Kerry
  • White Strand, County Mayo
  • Whiting Bay Beach
  • Woodstown Beach
  • Youghal Beach

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      • July Island Walk
      • August Way Walk
      • September Water Walk
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      • November Trig Walk
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    • Collaborative projects
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      • Irish Parkland of the Year
      • Irish Woodland of the Year
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      • Irish Island of the Year
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