Please help the next visitor by writing a few lines about the beach, are there toilets? Is it shallow? Is there a jetty or maybe a kiosk?
Beaches close to Loughshinny Beach
Rush North Beach is a sandy beach with a large dune area at the back, gently sloping and bordered by Rush Harbour on the South and a rocky headland on the North.
South Beach Rush is a sandy beach with a sloping landscape and a large sandy dune area in the rear. The beach is partially sheltered by a rocky headland to the North.
Skerries South Beach is a lengthy sandy shore that gradually slopes towards the sea. The beach's northern edge is demarcated by the Red Island headland rocks.
Portrane Brook Beach is a sandy beach on the seaward side of the Portrane Peninsula, with a gradual slope. It extends to the north, becoming Burrow Beach where sandy dunes can be found. However, strong currents are present at the northern end of the beach.
Donabate Balcarrick beach is a gently sloping and spacious sandy beach that faces south-east, and is surrounded by a large sandy dune area.
Balbriggan Front Beach is a compact sandy beach that is adjacent to a functioning harbor.
Velvet Strand Beach is an east-facing, gently sloping beach with a long, open stretch. Behind the beach are dunes.
Burrow Beach is a north-facing, gentle-sloping sandy beach located near Baldoyle Estuary, which is a significant wildlife habitat.
Howth's Claremont Beach is a gently sloping northward facing sandy beach.
Laytown/Bettystown is a stunning beach with fine sand and sand dunes that is home to a links golf course. The area to the north is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC site code 001957), known as the Boyne Coast and Estuary, while the south is a designated Special Protected Area (SPA site code 004158), specifically the River Nanny Estuary and Shore. Visitors can partake in a variety of beach activities, including sandsculpting and kitesurfing, and Laytown/Bettystown has also hosted the National Sand Sculpting and Sandcastle Competition. An annual event, the Laytown Strand Race, takes place on the beach, which has a bathing area approximately 1.5 km long and 0.6 km2 in size.
