BeachEasy1 to 3 hours
Bundoran Main Beach
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About
The town beach, right below Main Street and the promenade, and the one to swim at. It is about 500 metres long and opens out to roughly ten acres of sand at low tide, with rocks at both ends and a sandbar offshore that shows at low water. Discover Bundoran says it has held the Blue Flag in every year bar one, and it has had a beach wheelchair since 2022. The lifeguard team works the main beach in the bathing season. Even here, the bathing-water profile warns that rip currents can form inside the patrolled area and that the sandbank shifts with the tides, so swim between the flags. From the beach you can watch the surfers on the Peak, the reef break off the West End, which is for experienced surfers only.
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Highlights
- ✓The town's swimming beach, below the promenade
- ✓Beach wheelchair available
- ✓Rock pools at both ends at low tide
- ✓Front-row view of the surfers on the Peak
Tips
- →Swim between the flags when the lifeguards are on; rips can form even inside the patrol area.
- →Bring a bucket: the rocks at either end are the best rockpooling in town at low tide.
- →Pay parking applies on Atlantic Way from Easter to September, per Discover Bundoran.
Best Season
Summer
