Ballinesker

Ballinesker is a beach in the county of Wexford. Life guard is present at bathing season. There are toilets and a parking lot near the beach. Dogs must be kept on a leash. Guests with impairments can access the beach. Beach wheelchair is available. Contact Curracloe Holiday Villas 053-9137241. June to August inclusive.
Ballinesker is a serene rural beach with fine soft sand and a gentle slope. Wooden walkways may be covered with sand due to the wind. The beach is protected by sand-banks and sand dunes extend up to 70m behind the beach. However, there is no significant vegetation growth in the waters near the beach. It's popular for fishing and used by few surfers, windsurfers, and canoeists. The bathing area spans around 1 km with an area of 0.2 km².
Activities;Ballinesker beach is also a popular fishing spot. Spring and autumn nights are the best time to catch bass, smoothhound, flounder, codling, whiting and dogfish. The beach is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. Facilities;Public car parking is provided at the beach with approximately 70 spaces at Ballinesker with a further 430 parking spaces available at the adjacent White Gap. There are 4 and 2 disabled spaces at White Gap and Ballinesker respectively. Access to the beach is from car parks to wooden sleeper walkways to White Gap/Ballinesker/Culletons Gap beaches. Culletons Gap has steps at the end of the Wooden walkway which are sometimes buried. The boardwalk at Ballinesker is best for wheelchairs and nearly flat. At Culletons gap it is very steep. White Gap is less steep but can be buried in sand at the beach entrance. Soft sand makes it challenging once you depart the boardwalk. Male, Female and disabled toilet available at White Gap, Male and Female only at Ballinesker. Opened Bank holiday weekends October to May. All 7 days/week May – October Opening hours 8am - 9pm. Universal key is required to gain access to the accessible toilets. Life guards are on duty on site at Ballinesker during summer months. There is a children’s playground beside Hotel CurracloeA nature trail runs through the beach dunes at White Gap and continues for 5 km to Raven Point, passing through the beautiful peninsula which constitutes Raven Nature Reserve.
Location;The beach is part of a continuous stretch of wide sandy beach from Raven Point to Ballyconnigar near Blackwater. There are very few buildings located near the beach as a large part of the area surrounding the continuous stretch of beach is an SAC made up of an Internationally important dune system stretching along the coastline backing the beach itself. Ballinesker beach is one of three main entrances known locally as Ballinesker, White Gap and Culletons Gap running north to south, White Gap being the largest. Culletons Gap is bordered by the Raven Nature Reserve and forestry. A safe rural fine-sand beach, Ballinesker has had Blue Flag status since 2015. The best access is via the R742 and Curracloe VillageThe movie, “Saving Private Ryan”, was filmed here. Extent;The bathing area is approximately 0.25 km long. The bathing water is approximately 0.05 km2 in area.
;A safe rural peaceful fine-sand beach, Ballineskerhas had Green Coast Award status since 2001. The sand type is soft and wind blown and often covers the wooden walkway. Deposition offshore into a series of sand-banks offers protection to the beach.