Beaches in Gorey, County Wexford

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The beach guide has 5 beaches listed in and around the town of Gorey. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).

  • Courtown Beach (3.4 miles)

    Courtown © P L Chadwick | BY-SA

    Courtown is part of a long, sandy stretch of the Wexford coastline on the east coast of Ireland. The northern end of the beach is popular for swimming and other water sports. It has lifeguard cover in the summer months. (An information board shows the times when the lifeguard is in attendance) There are attractive…

  • Ballymoney Beach (3.9 miles)

    Ballymoney © M Gray | BY-SA

    Ballymoney in County Wexford has two sandy beaches, and is one of the most popular locations in the county. The approach is attractive, tranquil, and quirky. There is plenty of sand, although much of the beach is quite rocky and visitors might want to make sure any walking activities include footwear. The beach is not…

  • Cahore South Beach (9.3 miles)

    Cahore South © David Quinn | BY-SA

    Cahore's South beach runs down the coast from Cahore Point. For all intents and purposes this vast, sandy beach goes on for ever! Much of the length of Cahore beach is backed by an extensive sand dune system, which In places reach over 50 feet in height. There are also wetlands, lagoons and grasslands beyond…

  • Morriscastle Beach (11.4 miles)

    Morriscastle © Mark Sinnott

    Also known as the "Golden Mile", Morriscastle beach is certainly that, and more. In fact the beach here is over twice that length and often claimed to be the longest beach in Ireland. Whether or not this is the case it is certainly big enough to soak up beach-goers even on the busiest days of…

  • Arklow South Beach (10.1 miles)

    Arklow South © Sarah777

    Arklow's South Beach is a sandy stretch of beach backed by large boulders and a golf course beyond. Not far from from the town centre, the beach stretches from the harbour to a quarry at the southern end of the beach.

Gorey beaches map

Map featuring Gorey beaches. Click on pins to view beach details