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Beaches in inishowen
Kinnagoe Bay
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Kinnagoe Bay is a delightful, secluded, sandy Bay on the Peninsula’s North Eastern Coast about five miles from Greencastle.
It is a perfect beach for a family day out, safe for swimming and all water activities. Take a stroll along…
Culdaff
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Culdaff boasts one of Ireland’s most beautiful beaches with its golden sands, clean, clear water plus services such as toilets and life guard patrols earning it a coveted “Blue Flag”.
The location enjoys ample car parking,…
Stroove
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
This relatively small but beautiful beach is situated in Stroove and is located on the east coast of Inishowen near the village of Greencastle.
A walk along the coast will bring you to Port- A- Doras or “Port of the Door”.…
Five Fingers Strand
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Marking the northern entrance to Trawbreaga Bay, Five Fingers Strand is located a mile or two north of Malin Town en-route to Malin Head. The strand takes its name from the five sea-stacks that can be seen, particularly at low tide, at the…
Lisfannon, Buncrana
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Lisfannon Beach runs for approximately one and a quarter miles north from the Marina at Fahan to merge with the beach known as The White Strand
A "Blue Flag" facility, popular with visitors from Derry and further afield in…
Pollan Bay, Ballyliffin
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Beautiful Pollan Bay can be found close to the village of Ballyliffin.The long stretch of sandy beach looks out onto Glashedy Island and is an ideal location for all types of water activities, particularly windsurfing.
Pollan Bay is…
leenan bay
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Within a mile of the northern foot of the Gap of Mamore this secluded beach is sheltered to the south-east by the magnificent Urris Hills. The Bay’s “off the beaten track” location leaves it largely unfrequented, a perfect…
Buncrana Shore Front
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Known from Victorian times as the “Ladies’Bay” Buncrana’s Shore Front is a sheltered cove only five minutes walk from the Town Centre. Extensive and well kept greens run down to a three hundred yard crescent of golden…
The White Strand
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
"The White Strand," as it is known, runs for some one and a half miles south from the Buncrana town boundary to connect with the northern end of Lisfannon Beach at the North West Golf Club's "Links"course.
The beach…
Porthaw Beach
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Porthaw Beach, a notable feature on Buncrana’s Shore Walk, nestles between the headlands known as Father Hegarty’s Rock and Highlandman’s Rock just a few minutes walk north of Ned’s Point Fort.
Its immediate hinterland,…
Dunree Beach
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Anciently known as “An Port Ban” and, since Napoleonic times as “Crummies Bay”, Dunree beach is located about six miles north of Buncrana in the shadow of Dunree Fort and the Urris Hills.
This perfect sandy beach,…
Stragill Beach
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Stragill Beach lies beyond Father Hegarty’s Rock and Buncrana’s Shore Path Walk. It is also accessible from the main road and enjoys ample car parking. The panorama from the beach is spectacular. It is a long sandy beach with glorious…


















