Courtown, North Beach

Courtown, North Beach is a beach in the county of Wexford. During the bathing season, a lifeguard is on duty. The beach is equipped with toilets and a parking lot. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times. Improved accessibility for people with disabilities. Beach wheelchair is available. Not available for 2019.Bus
Courtown North beach is an urban fine-sand beach with gentle slopes and backed by well-vegetated dunes. The beach has a viewing area and a designated spot for jet skis. It is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers, and canoeists. The bathing area spans 0.5 km in length and covers approximately 0.1 km². There is no significant vegetation growing in the waters off the beach.
Activities;There is a designated area for jet skis. The beach is also used by a limited number of surfers, windsurfers and canoeists. There is also a slipway for launching and recovery of pleasure craft in the adjacent harbour. Facilities;There is a regular bus service and trains from Connolly Station, Dublin to Gorey. Courtown and North Wexford are just 45 minutes from Rosslare Europort by car. There are extensive public car parking spaces, including disabled spaces, available both in the town and adjacent to the beach. Access to the beach is wooden ramp walkway with 1 rest area. Male, Female and disabled toilets are available in the town and opened all year round. Universal key is required to gain access to the accessible toilets. There is also a wheelchair accessible viewing area. Life guards are on duty during summer months.
Location;Courtown is approximately 7 km South East of Gorey town. Courtown Beach is one of Wexford’s most important tourist and amenity areas. The beach is narrow, particularly at its southern end and is made up of fine/medium sand on top of mixed sand/shingle material. The beach is backed by dunes which are generally well vegetated although species are more characteristic of woodland scrub than coastal dunes. Stone toe protection and rock armour now extend for some 750m metres north of Courtown Harbour. Work on the construction of Courtown Harbour commenced in 1828. However the construction work was difficult and the harbour did not come into use until about 1837. The North Beach has been a firm favourite with tourists for many years and today is extremely popular with families, walkers, water sports and sun seekers. The beach has a borough along side it which contains ideal spots for picnics and lovely woodlands for walking. The South Beach of Courtown is a much smaller beach than the north beach, but is close by so also benefits from the village amenities. It is a quieter and more tranquil beach but is not however suitable for swimming. Facing the Irish Sea, Courtown Beach is a fine-sand Blue Flag beach (2010) and has extensive coastal protection works all along the boundary between the dunes/woodland and the beach itself. The village of Courtown is located around a harbour and canal system. The beach itself is relatively narrow around the main access points due to ongoing coastal erosion but expands in width the further north you travel. Extent;The bathing area is approximately 0.5 km long. The bathing water is approximately 0.1 km2in area.
A safe urban fine-sand beach, Courtown North Beach has had Blue Flag status since 2004. The sand type is fine and wind blown. The beach is accessed from ample car parking areas by a wooden ramp walkway with 1 rest point. The beach also has a disabled accessible viewing area.