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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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Please be aware that recreational walking in the great outdoors can be a risk activity. The Ireland Walking Guide and Donard Media (the website's publisher) accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone using this website. Personal safety is entirely the participant's own responsibility.

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